Health Shield has joined an industry group dedicated to tackling the growing problem of healthcare fraud, such as medical negligence, benefit cheats and scams, becoming an associate member of the Health Insurance Counter Fraud Group (HICFG).

Short term income protection products are set to be the big seller over the next ten years, according to the protection industry.

Redress paid to customers who complained about the sale of payment protection insurance (PPI) has now reached £3bn, according to the FSA.

If you have a moment, PruProtect is interested on your views about tax changes, combined with the gender directive.

The Government's overhaul of the long term care sector has been delayed at least 18 months, according to papers seen by the Financial Times.

Private companies are to bid for contracts to run all aspects of people's long term care (LTC), including medical care, at six pilot sites, under a new Government scheme.

The Income Protection Task Force has completed a draft Charter setting out the obligations and opportunities of companies selling Income Protection.

The Chartered Insurance Institute has launched an Insurance Competency Framework enabling businesses and individuals to determine the competencies individuals need to effectively fulfil their job roles.

Failure to reform the long term care (LTC) system could force the closure of parks, libraries and public toilets the leaders of every major council in England and Wales have warned.

With the exception of pensions, over a third of employers never communicate with their staff about core financial employee benefits, and another quarter do so less than once a year.