Minnesota based CieloStar is to become a distribution partner for MediCheque Cash Plans offering the company's Medical Recovery Insurance plans across the US.

t last week's Cover Forum John Ritchie, the Ellipse chief executive, commented on panel debate that insurers in the UK are addicted to complexity, is he right?

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has claimed it has developed a quick and easy system for identifying families who have a clear need for income protection.

The adult social care system is "fundamentally broken" and "unfit for purpose" Birmingham City Council and the University of Birmingham have warned.

The number of Personal Finance Society (PFS) members who have qualified for associate, fellowship or chartered status has more than doubled over the last year, reaching 1,570 graduates in the 18 months to June this year.

Psychological techniques can help insurance applicants and claimants give insurers fuller information, according to Philip Graves, one of the world's leading experts in consumer behaviour.

The financial benefit cap came into place across the country at the end of September the Government has announced.

New research suggests tradespeople are amongst the nation's fittest workers, typically exercising for 16.4 hours each week, over six times the NHS' minimum recommendation of 2.5 hours exercise per week.

The Financial Conduct Authority has stated that "there is no consistency" in the way insurance companies use private investigators (PI).

To help raise awareness during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Aegon has shared previously unpublished figures on breast cancer claims in 2012.