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Men are more likely to take out health insurance and consider it as important while people in Scotland are least likely to prioritise it, according to a new survey.

Fraudulent insurance claims should allow the immediate cancellation of a policy, according to industrywide representations.

Canada Life is updating to its online business portal to include new and redesigned electronic reports for advisers.

The Federation of Independent Practitioner Organisations (FIPO) has welcomed the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) decision to launch a study of the private healthcare market.

NHS drugs could be bought on a value-based approach if proposals from the government are approved.

Westfield Health has released an iphone app that allows policyholders to access real-time information on benefit balances, renewal dates and recent claims.

Healix has more than doubled its spending with private hospitals and other private medical service providers in the UK over the last year.

Primary care trusts (PCTs) will suffer a real terms funding cut as the government revealed it is not increasing direct spending to match inflation.

Westfield Health has reported a record operating surplus for the last financial year.

The first products to be developed as part of a government drive to introduce 'simple' financial products with standardised features should be deposit savings and life and income protection (IP) insurance products, Treasury financial secretary Mark Hoban...