The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) and the Institute of Insurance Brokers (IIB) have confirmed they are in formal merger discussions with an aim to complete them by the end of the year.

Surgeons have condemned plans by Bupa to demand pre-operation second opinions as "unacceptable" and "potentially harmful to patients" while criticising the provider for not working alongside them.

Voting and nominations for the COVER Excellence Awards is open.

Cirencester friendly has increased both premium income and membership in the last year.

Gail Maltby, chief executive of Paycare, and Neil Armitage, marketing director at Foresters Friendly Society, explain the reasons behind the growing trend of mutual societies working together.

MPs have condemned some of the coalition's most controversial plans for welfare reform and called for them to be scrapped in two early day motions (EDMs).

The British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) has unveiled a private medical insurance (PMI) proposition for its members wishing to supply the product.

Cost is still a deterrent to visiting a dentist with a fifth of people viewing it as a luxury despite NHS dentistry becoming more accessible, according to new research.

The National Institute for Health Clinical Excellence (Nice) has provisionally rejected three commonly used leukaemia drugs for being too expensive compared to the benefit they bring.

One of the most commonly cited reasons for poor protection sales is that most of the country is unaware of the availability of these products and what support they can provide.