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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...

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will in two weeks announce whether pension term assurance (PT...

The Big V - launched amid claims of scaremongering, hypocrisy and over-complication - has already created a stir. Johanna Gornitzki looks at industry reaction to Virgin's cancer-only cover

Advisers studying for Institute of Financial Services (IFS) professional qualifications can book the...

A rise in buy-to-let purchases during a turbulent five years in the housing market means rising property sales no longer signal a boom in the protection market, writes Peter Madigan