Defaqto has published a free guide highlighting opportunities in the critical illness sector for advisers.
A commission has been launched to look at improving dignity and care to older patients in hospitals and care homes.
The government has extended its NHS choice agenda to include community and mental health services.
Simplyhealth has appointed a new underwriting and pricing director.
Consumers are becoming more confident in shunning specialist financial advice and purchasing financial products online, according to new research.
Holloway Friendly has launched a new adviser website including a range of tools to aid the application process.
Research has shown advisers assess product attributes over any pricing consideration when advising on protection.
Aviva has reduced the turnaround time for life cover medical evidence assessments with all underwriting decisions now being made within 24 hours.
A 'read-across' of the retail distribution review (RDR) to the protection space remains a possibility and intermediaries must continue to lobby hard to prevent it, an industry consultant said.
Sesame and Bankhall have launched an online client feedback service to network members and directly authorised customers.