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Prime Minister David Cameron said the government had "listened" and "learned" as he announced significant changes to the Health and Social Care Bill.

Employers are still finding the timely return to work of absent employees challenging - yet Government plans are likely to make this harder.

The protection industry has made progress in communicating with consumers but more needs to be done and now maybe the time for product innovation, Swiss Re has said.

More than half of those with life cover fail to upgrade after significant changes in their circumstances, according to Sainsbury's Life Insurance.

Income protection (IP) sales have continued to slide despite an overall rise in the volume of term assurance products sold, according to Swiss Re.

The majority of brokers feel penalties for insurance fraud should be higher and have called for a central database of fraudsters, research has found.

Competition can be a good thing for the NHS but private companies should not be allowed to cherry pick certain patients, according to the NHS Future Forum.

Gay people are taking out higher sums assured for life insurance, according to new research.

Cancer patients could lose up to £94 a week in benefits as the government cuts costs, Macmillan Cancer Support has warned.

Cirencester friendly has added big T underwriting to its IFA application process.