Stress had a noticeable impact on businesses in 2012, according to nearly half (42%) of senior managers of SMEs, Zurich has found.

A fifth of workers who experienced problems with stress in 2012 were too afraid or embarrassed to ask for help, Canada Life has said.

The government's plan to introduce a £75,000 cap on care costs in 2017 will by no means remove the burden on private payers and their families, according to Laing & Buisson.

Jelf Employee benefits had urged government to listen to what employers need before making employee benefits tax-relief decisions.

Several industry players have voiced concern over failures of perception raised by the Government announcement of a cap on long term care fees.

Personal Group has made changes to its Voluntary Group Income Protection (VGIP) plan, increasing the maximum benefit and improving its occupation definition to Own Occupation.

Peter Barnett examines the consequences of the Governments Long Term Care announcement

One in four (23%) of the 325,000 newly diagnosed cancer patients in the UK - an estimated 70,000 patients each year - lack support from family and friends during their treatment and recovery, according to Macmillan Cancer Support.

Plan Money is one of the first small IFAs to form business ties with an aggregator site. Peter Chadborn explains why

Friends Life is launching of a suite of online tools for advisers to assist them in advising clients on long term care solutions, particularly those receiving or about to receive care.