Senior figures from the NHS, private and third sectors are calling on the Secretary of State to reform the healthcare procurement system, encouraging joint working between public and private sectors.

Simplyhealth is to base its entire private medical insurance business in Bristol, to close its Letchworth office and will delay the launch of its new product, Simply Employee Health.

The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) is not currently financially viable and looking to change its constitution to bring providers into the membership, its chairman has said.

In a bid to encourage entrants to the financial services sector, Capita Financial Software is to provide free advice tools to Manchester Metropolitan University.

Eight out of ten corporate customers are choosing Bupa's Open Referral service for their employees, according to the insurer's figures.

Brokers across the country could soon be expected to comply with an official British Insurance Brokers' Association code of conduct.

One third (32%) of the UK's working population has called in sick to work due to stress, 52% of those in the last year.

Bupa is in "discussions" with advisers about reopening the adviser market for individual PMI products after going direct to consumer in July, COVER can exclusively report.

With the Consumer Insurance act coming into force in March 2013, advisers should ensure their medical assessment approach is compliant and defensible, Morgan Ash has warned.

Symponia, the network for care fees planning advisers, is launching a sister company, Symponia Blu, designed to serve the needs of the ‘children' of elderly clients - often elderly themselves.