The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is updating clinical guideline on the diagnosis and treatment prostate cancer.

FirstAssist Insurance Services has launched two new insurance products, Surgery Cash Plan and Simple Critical Illness.

Demand for health cover was solid in 2012 and the number of policies moved upward, according to healthcare intelligence provider Laing and Buisson.

The CII has added a level-4 protection module to its Cert CII (Health and Protection) qualification.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has seen a 179% increase in complaints about financial products and services in the first quarter of the 2013/14 financial year.

The Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) has suggested that without effective support for the 57% of older people who fund all or part of their own care (‘self funders') the entire structure of social care is at risk.

Foresters Friendly Society's investment Bond can now be written on a joint life, second death basis, it said better suits the requirements of both adviser clients and consumers transacting directly with the company.

Friends Life will offer customers the option to benefit from free Fracture Cover on new Critical Illness and Critical Illness with Life Cover Protect+ policies.

Private medical insurers should look at ‘pooling' their SME flex risk, according to Jelf Employee Benefits.

The Ministry of Justice is holding a summit today to discuss the "predatory" conduct of claims management companies offering payment protection insurance claims management.