Analysis

Last year the government launched its consultation on simple financial products and a summary of responses has now been published.

Earlier this week the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) released a report declaring the public was massively disconnected from the reality of long-term care (LTC) costs.

Every time the NHS comes under pressure in the UK, the voices for a move to a co-payment system supported by private medical insurance (PMI) come to the fore.

In his Mortgage Solutions blog, Connells mortgage services director Ross Bowen argued that protection covers more than just borrowers, helping lenders and brokers too.

The Dilnot Commission report, set up by the Government to recommend a fair and sustainable funding system for adult social care in England, is to be welcomed.

The BMA are still objecting to the Government's NHS reforms - despite "winning" they seem to want humiliation.

Long-term care (LTC) has always been in the ‘too difficult' box, as successive government reviews and think tanks have advocated varying roles for the private insurance sector.

This week the Strategic Society Centre put out a proposal for a National Care Fund to fund the personal care of older people, which could be administered and underwritten by the private sector.

What could the recent spending review mean for the Health Insurance industry? Richard Walsh highlights likely scenarios.

The remortgage market showed signs of recovery after the Conveyancing Alliance reported a 48% increase in mortgage instructions, over the last quarter.