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The ABI critical illness (CI) working party has released its new Statement of Best Practice - here its chairman, Nick Kirwan, answers questions on what it contains and the future of CI

With few initial symptoms, hepatitis C is often not diagnosed until the appearance of chronic liver disease and liver cancer, making screening an option for insurers, says Jon Lambert

Advisers are facing a battle to make employers and workers realise employee assistance programmes are more than just a telephone counselling service, writes Peter Madigan

The Government's latest goal - outlined in a Green Paper - is getting a million Incapacity Benefit claimants back to work. But is this easier said than done, asks Peter Madigan

A new layered pricing system could mean the end of the public's reliance on NHS dentists - and present advisers with a great chance to sell dental insurance, writes Kirstie Redford

LifeQuote's Intelligent Protection lets advisers calculate quotes based on clients' insurance needs and outgoings, writes the firm's managing director, Michael Ward

Although there are strict limits on insurers using genetic testing, the health of an applicant's immediate family can provide valuable clues to their future well-being, writes Sandra Wood

Should expensive drugs be offered free of charge - either on the NHS or by private medical insurers? Johanna Gornitzki takes a closer look at the Herceptin debate

Exeter Friendly Society has unveiled a private medical insurance (PMI) product which it claims will ...

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has launched a Faculty of Underwriting to support workers in...