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Changes to the way insurers question applicants over HIV-related issues are overdue, according to Ri...

Employers must pay greater attention to business and employee wellbeing if they wish to tackle the rising cost of sickness absence in the workplace, according to Tim Ablett, chief executive at FirstAssist.

A predicted 70% of underwriting will be done electronically

How can insurers help employers cut sickness absence costs? A more integrated solution is needed, says Tim Ablett

Early intervention needed to stop rising incapacity benefits

It is likely a person who has been newly diagnosed with epilepsy would not be considered for life or...

A new Government initiative will provide patients with greater choice on the hospital in which they receive treatment. In the third of our series on private hospitals, Dominic Leahy asks how this will impact the sector

With 440,000 epilepsy sufferers in the UK and an average of 81 people diagnosed with the condition every day, it make sense for advisers to learn the implications epilepsy can have on life cover and protection. Sandra Wood explains