Industry experts are calling for the formation of a specialist trade body to fill the need in the protection industry for a unified voice.

NHS centralisation and increasing transparency on prices and services will significantly narrow the range of mental health services available, Laing and Buisson has warned.

Loose central bank policies could threaten global financial stability when interest rates rise as lenders become "addicted" to central bank financing, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned.

Bupa has announced completion of its acquisition of the largest private healthcare provider in Poland at a price of £325.5m.

The insurance industry needs to build packages that are more accessible to lower earners and smaller workers to help bring rising sickness absences down, Dame Carol Black has said.

A long-term care specialist adviser has joined forces with a solicitors' office to launch a joint services brand.

Medicash has published its health insurance claims statistics for 2012.

Jelf Employee Benefits is advising the Federation of Small Businesses on PMI options following a new three-year deal.

There must have been more than a few sweaty brows last week when the HBOS disaster broke wide open in all its gory detail.

Bright Grey and Scottish provident have published income protection claims statistics for the first time.