News
Long Term Care
The cost of dealing with the country's ageing population will increase government spending by about 4% of GDP - or £61bn in today's terms - by the 2060s, according to government projections.
17 July 2013
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PMI
Pension provider Mattioli Woods has launched a private medical insurance (PMI) service, Your Choice.
17 July 2013
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Insurer
PruHealth and PruProtect have announced a new joint venture between their parent company, Discovery Limited (Discovery) and AIA Group Limited (AIA) to introduce Vitality to the Asia-Pacific region.
17 July 2013
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Adviser / Broking
Regulatory service provider The Consulting Consortium (TCC) has launched an analysis service aimed at helping financial adviser firms review client files for potential unsuitability.
17 July 2013
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Critical Illness
FirstAssist Insurance Services has launched two new insurance products, Surgery Cash Plan and Simple Critical Illness.
17 July 2013
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Cashplans
Take-up of employer funded cash-plans increased by 15.4% as ‘polarised trends' dominated the cash plan market, Laing and Buisson has revealed.
16 July 2013
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PMI
Demand for health cover was solid in 2012 and the number of policies moved upward, according to healthcare intelligence provider Laing and Buisson.
16 July 2013
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Employee Benefits
The employee assistance programme (EAP) sector has grown by 69% since 2008 totalling a current value of £69.13m, research reveals.
16 July 2013
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Adviser / Broking
The CII has added a level-4 protection module to its Cert CII (Health and Protection) qualification.
16 July 2013
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Regulation
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has seen a 179% increase in complaints about financial products and services in the first quarter of the 2013/14 financial year.
16 July 2013
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