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WPA has begun work with the first of a series of IFAs doing business through the insurer's franchisee network.

Insurers are increasingly influencing private medical practice and threatening consultants with being taken off their books, doctors have said.

Only 56% of companies procuring staff benefits use a broker, yet 90% of those who do think it is money well spent, Denplan has found.

Patients experience persistent and widespread variations in the chances of undergoing surgery for common medical conditions on the NHS such as knee and hip replacements, a new study has revealed.

Medicare International has launched an online purchase option allowing clients to buy cover directly from its website.

GPs routinely see patients dismissed from their job during illness, as employers struggle with workplace health and absence, legal & General (L&G) has found.

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has implored the Treasury to apply an "appropriate, proportionate and cost-effective approach" to regulating insurance brokers.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has warned the introduction of new financial authorities could lead to dual regulation for its members.

The Dilnot Commission on Funding of Care and Support has released a summary of responses to its consultation.

Government plans to give care workers and patients more control over their care will be tested with the announcement of six trial areas.