Intermediary London and Country Mortgages (L&C) will be integrating the UnderwriteMe comparison service into its sales teams.

Aviva Health and VitalityHealth have formed a joint venture company for the procurement of hospital treatment on behalf of their private medical insurance (PMI) and healthcare trust customers.

Andrew Wibberley adds his views to the SARs debate and what underwriting will look like in the future.

The Exeter has appointed former Friends Life protection managing director Steve Payne as a non-executive director.

Legal & General paid out over £8.5 million to women who had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014.

Bupa UK has launched a self-referral service for breast and bowel cancer so customers can have access to the right specialists without needing a GP referral.

F&TRC has launched product ratings for income protection and family income benefit to help advisers and employers make suitable protection recommendations for their clients.

Deaths are higher in cancer patients whose GPs do not regularly send patients through the two-week urgent referral route for suspected cancer, according to a Cancer Research UK and National Institute for Health Research funded study.

Punter Southall Health & Protection has launched a 24/7 GP facility for employers in a bid to tackle the growing issue of access to GP services.

Fergus Bescoby writes about the symptoms and life cover implications for ME.