The announcement of additional funding for local authorities to cope with long-term care reforms was ‘good news' but further savings and access to financial advice are needed, Partnership has said.

Zurich has enhanced its Critical Illness (CI) product including improved protection for patients with breast cancer and partial payments on 6 medical conditions.

Over £3 billion a year will be spent on integrated health and social care, chancellor George Osborne pledged today in the 2013 Spending Review.

While Global premium growth resumed in 2012, European markets have contracted, Swiss Re's latest study on global life insurance has shown.

Aegon UK has launched its online simplified life protection offering, Simply Life.

eValue has launched Protection Planner to allow advisers to illustrate how a client's sudden death would financially effect their dependents.

Nuffield Health has announced a three year partnership with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to undertake fitness tests of prospective recruits for the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Air Force.

The majority of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have no key worker protection in place, despite death of a business owner emerging as the most disruptive potential scenario a business can face.

The British Medical Association (BMA) has passed a vote of no confidence in health secretary Jeremy Hunt, at its annual conference.

Allianz Global Assistance has revealed it is shifting its focus to make its brand as well known in the UK as in Continental Europe.