Over a third of IFAs (38%) have said they will focus more on group risk and employee benefits after the Retail Distribution Review comes into force in December 2012.

IFAs are feeling positive about the future, with 54% reporting an increase in revenue in the first quarter of the year, according to new research.

Ranking people in affordability terms for long term care (LTC) would open the market to insurers actuaries have been told.

Long term care needs cannot be assessed by an estimation of meeting costs the International Longevity Centre (ILC) has said.

AXA PPP International has added a medical case management service for existing individual and corporate subscribers to its International Health Plan.

In the first of a series of planned announcements over the next six weeks, Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have revealed their sales teams will be promoting each others products.

Unum has ceased writing new business in the individual critical illness (CI) market.

As stress takes its toll, 33% of public sector employers said their average employee takes more than five days off sick per year, compared to 15.9% in the private sector.

Aegon is to launch a series of underwriting seminars, running from 14 June until 5 July, at numerous locations across the UK.

ALC Health has increased the annual limits of its Premier, Classic and Ibérica plans in its Prima range.