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Fortis is introducing discounts for new customers who purchase more than one cover.

Customer service, we are constantly told, is a prime way to differentiate between insurance providers.

Older people are overwhelmingly failing to plan for later life and haven't woken up to the impending care crunch, according to new research

Munich Re has announced Andrew Rear as its new chief executive responsible for UK, Irish, African and Australian life reinsurance markets.

Standard Life agreed to sell the only stake it held in an IFA business because it wanted to put "clear blue water" between itself and independent advice models, distribution director Stephen Ingledew says.

The NHS in Scotland could charge patients for services if plans recommended by an influential adviser to the Scottish Parliament finance committee are implemented.

Various types of exclusions are found in life and health insurance policies. James Shattock explains why they exist and that discounts for underwriting exclusions are now here to stay

With change in the air for the NHS, Ian Talbot discusses the importance of absolute clarity when advising clients on private healthcare

Paul Robertson talks to Gen Re's head of marketing

David Houghton-Brown discusses the universal lessons and pitfalls learnt from Medicals Direct's foray into European markets