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Independent consultancy Jelf Group has acquired Yorkshire and the Midlands-based general insurance broker, The Insurance Partnership (TIP), in a bid to expand into the regions.

Getting financial advice on long-term care (LTC) is a welcome part of the latest Care Bill, however, it is not essential that advice is independent, trade body Symponia has said.

Knee pain sufferers are being let down by lack of treatment choice, Bupa has said.

Babies and young children are facing serious delays in receiving life-saving treatment because symptoms are being missed by frontline health professionals, Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT) figures have shown.

Partnership Assurance is to float on the London Stock Exchange.

Laing & Buisson has updated its directory of long-term care facilities with financial information, following the Department of Health announcement that the Care Quality Commission will now oversee financial stability of the largest care homes.

Price wars between providers are "as full on as ever", CIExpert has stated following reports that some critical illness (CI) premiums are lower than pre-G-Day rates.

Adviser network Pink is set to host a series of business development conferences across the UK in a drive to build relationships between advisers, lenders and protection providers.

Victims of asbestos-related cancer in the workplace will receive increased financial support and benefit from a simpler claims process under a new Bill introduced by the government.

Bupa has warned that poor cost control has made the private medical insurance sector "unsustainable" and risks piling further pressure on struggling NHS services.