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Failure to act on the Dilnot Commission would be 'catastrophic', according to the ABI, Society for Later Life Advisers (SOLLA) and other bodies in the long term care (LTC) sector.

IFAs fall behind friends, family and the internet as the main source of financial advice while young people are especially disconnected from the advice process, new research has revealed.

Patients have branded Bupa's strategy to review knee surgery as ‘risking the integrity of the doctor-patient relationship' and ‘not in line with best clinical practice'.

Jonathan Rees, director general of the Government Equalities Office, has reassured insurers there will not be a ban on age-based insurance pricing in the near future.

Zurich has amended its critical illness (CI) plans and produced a multi-media pack to help advisers promote the benefits of the product's cover.

A North Carolina man attempted to rob a bank for $1 so he could get access to health insurance in prison.

US Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 1.9% in Q1 2011, marginally up from its previous estimate of 1.8%.

The Money Advice Service (MAS) is ready and able to improve consumers' financial education and the burden will not fall solely on advisers, FSA chief executive Hector Sants has said.

The Bank of England's new Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has urged the FSA to monitor Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) more closely.

Five key developments this week, summarised below...