At a joint event with REFORM think tank, Cicero Consulting, director and chief corporate counsel Iain Anderson, has called for the oversight role of HM Treasury to be enhanced in the new UK regulatory framework.

The Department of Health's Commission on Funding of Care and Support has called for evidence and fresh perspectives on the future funding of care and support.

The UK's largest ICOBS adviser has applauded the FSA's plan requiring advisers to review protection sales methods.

The reporting of medical events in NHS hospitals is seriously affecting the ability to make informed decisions about where to receive treatment, medical analysts have found.

Engage Mutual has acquired Provincial Hospital Services Association (PHSA), a not for profit specialist in health cash plans and private medical insurance.

Insurers LV=, Zurich, Friends Provident and Fortis are among this year's Gold Standard Award winners.

Private clients in care homes are charged more than those paying under local authority arrangements, a situation set to worsen, Partnership has found.

Insurer Genworth Financial has warned consumers risk debt problems and lowered standards of living due to inadequate protection levels.

Bupa has delivered a strong response to news that concerns over health insurers' doctor payment schedules are to be reported to the FSA.

Improvements have been made in cancer care since 2007, however, lack of information on costs and outcomes inhibits improvements, according to an National Audit Office (NAO) report.