Westfield Health has increased its policyholder numbers and new sales to record levels, according to its latest annual results announced today.

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has received Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accreditation from the Chartered Insurance Institute.

The Government must review capital gains tax, winter fuel payments and pension credits in order to introduce and pay for a long term care lifetime cap of between £50,000 and £60,000 pounds, a report has suggested.

The Coalition Government is to insert clauses supporting the Dilnot recommendations into the care and support bill later this year.

The Department of Health (DoH) has announced £5 million of funding, in the form of two competitions, for businesses to design products or services that will help those with mental health illnesses and people at the end of their life.

English Councils are frustrated over delays in announcing their funding allocations for public health responsibilities.

Exeter Family Friendly has noted an influx of new advisers into the protection arena post RDR.

The transfer of public health from the NHS to local government in April may see the unfit and obese lose council benefits if they do not improve their lifestyle.

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) is launching a new General Insurance (GI) portal giving advisers access to products underwritten by a range of leading UK insurers.

Whatever 2013 holds, we need to return to the art of actually selling, says Mark Dennison