PruHealth has announced the transfer of its servicing operation from South Africa to the UK has now taken place, resulting in the creation of 150 new jobs.

Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have introduced a fast-track system to reduce the time it takes to pay out on life cover claims.

Broker JLT posted total revenues up 10% to £487.2m for the first six months of 2013, boosted by strong organic revenue growth of 7%.

Bupa has opened a ‘multi-million pound' health centre in the City of London, specialising in musculoskeletal conditions, cardiology, diagnostic tests and dermatology.

Distributors ‘would welcome' new entrants into the protection market to integrate new business processes, research has found.

Universal Provident is to increase the maximum age for children, at which it will pay accommodation charges for their parents, during hospital stays.

Nearly 2,000 advisers de-registered at the beginning of 2013 while those who remain are focusing on wealthier clients, research has found.

Scientists have identified a protein that could play "a crucial role" in recognising whether bowel cancer patients need chemotherapy and could lead to personalised treatment and drug development.

Financial advisers could wind up paying more towards the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) unless it re-thinks proposals designed to reduce the volatility in the amount firms pay, the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has...

Two-thirds of people are 'risking' their retirement plans as they have no means of securing income should they be unable to work, new research has revealed.