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A research project exploring the link between poor oral health and cardiovascular disease has been awarded funding as a result of a Simplyhealth media drive.

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) is reviewing the existing standards and eligibility criteria for corporate chartered titles (CCT) to ensure they continue to underpin customers' expectations of a chartered firm.

Bupa has seen member complaints increase by 50% as PMI complaints have jumped to a two-year high for a number of major insurers, The Competition Commission has revealed.

The emergence of a profits-before-ethics culture in financial services skewed employees' view of the industry's purpose and prevented them from challenging immoral behaviour, the Financial Conduct Authority's enforcement boss has said.

Nuffield Health has raised £18.6 million for its Nuffield Health Bond, surpassing its initial target of £15m.

The Department of Health (DH) is "seeking views" on a cut in medical drug prices of between 10% and 20% and changing how drugs are assessed for value.

Most elderly people will be required to sell their homes in order to afford to fund care costs, according to care fees planning advisers.

Nearly one in five (19%) of people in the UK aged 16 and over have displayed some forms of anxiety or depression, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has found.

A quarter (25%) of UK employees did not use all of their holiday allowance in 2012, with one in 10 (11%) feeling too guilty to use all of their annual leave, new research has shown.

A think tank is recommending mandatory protection insurance for personal and small business loans, a proposal CUNA Mutual is taking up.