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One in four (23%) of the 325,000 newly diagnosed cancer patients in the UK - an estimated 70,000 patients each year - lack support from family and friends during their treatment and recovery, according to Macmillan Cancer Support.

Friends Life is launching of a suite of online tools for advisers to assist them in advising clients on long term care solutions, particularly those receiving or about to receive care.

Just under a quarter of employers would like to provide international health insurance to staff abroad but simply cannot afford to, according to a report.

The government is set to impose a £95,000 "stealth tax" on inheritance to help pay for care for the elderly, according to the Sunday Times.

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and the Financial Services Authority (FSA) will be meeting with insurers and protection industry individuals to provide clarity on recent short-term income protection product (STIP) final guidance.

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued draft clinical guideline on managing acute heart attacks for public consultation.

AXA PPP has apologised for the "human error" mistake that prevented pay out at the point of claim for a Health on Line policyholder suffering from prostate cancer.

The economic downturn has adversely affected workplaces yet job satisfaction has improved, three-quarters of UK managers have said.

European leaders are set to announce a long-term deal that would see the EU budget cut, in real terms, for the first time since the European Union was created.

A cash plan provider has launched tiered cover linked to medical procedure recovery time.