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Westfield Health has increased its policyholder numbers and new sales to record levels, according to its latest annual results announced today.

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has received Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accreditation from the Chartered Insurance Institute.

Royal London has joined Sesame Bankhall's restricted advice panel to provide personal and business protection through Bright Grey, and pensions and retirement products through Scottish Life.

The Government must review capital gains tax, winter fuel payments and pension credits in order to introduce and pay for a long term care lifetime cap of between £50,000 and £60,000 pounds, a report has suggested.

The Coalition Government is to insert clauses supporting the Dilnot recommendations into the care and support bill later this year.

LV= is "intensely" monitoring gender split risks after reporting massive sales figures in the run up to G-Day.

Members of parliament are due to vote on Tuesday on controversial government plans to place a 1% cap on annual rises in some benefits and tax credits for three years.

The Coalition has remained tight-lipped on any long-term care funding plans in its mid-term review, despite reports that it is set to introduce a £75,000 care cap structure.

The final cost to the country's banks for payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling is likely to be about £25bn, according to The Times.

The Department of Health (DoH) has announced £5 million of funding, in the form of two competitions, for businesses to design products or services that will help those with mental health illnesses and people at the end of their life.