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Living on statutory sick pay (SSP) for just three months would result in significant financial hardship for the majority of UK workers and could even force some to move home, according to new research.

The NHS has been banned from attempting to save money by enforcing minimum waiting times for patients following referrals.

The government has been ordered to publish a report it attempted to keep secret that details the risks of its NHS reforms.

Ageas Protect has overhauled its critical illness (CI) product to include15 ABI+ condition definitions and extended its relationship with Best Doctors.

The Work and Pensions Secretary has vowed that employment and support allowance (ESA) claimants appealing their ineligibility decision will not have their benefit payments stopped.

Advisers have relied too much on mortgages and should be exploiting the opportunities in protection, said a top mortgage boss.

Choosing the right provider is key to advisers considering the business protection market Defaqto has said in a new guide to the sector.

Figures from the Government Statistical Service (GSS) have shown no increase in cancelled operations over this time last year.

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) has banned another breast cancer drug from routine NHS use.

Julian Adams, director of the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) insurance division and soon to be in role at the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), has moved to address concerns that the new regulator would be overseeing the banking and insurance...