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Most small firms are failing to protect themselves against the threat of losing a key worker despite worrying about its impact, new research has found.

Members of the House of Lords have criticised the European Court of Justice ruling on gender discrimination in insurance policies and annuities.

Bupa grew its overall revenues and underlying pre-tax surplus by 9% last year.

LV has overhauled its income protection (IP) and critical illness (CI) offerings, including extending coverage on both to age 70.

Healthcare providers will not compete for NHS contracts on price following a clarification from the government.

IFA Eldercare and equity release specialists Laterliving have signed a working relationship agreement in expectation of changes in the care funding system.

Defaqto believes the onus is on insurers to make the new ABI critical illness (CI) statement of best practice a success.

Multiplex Healthtrust has announced a joint venture with New Vision Healthcare to administer its corporate private health trust schemes.

LifeSearch has called on the ABI and Treasury to halt the European Court of Justice's (ECJ) "ignorant" ruling to ban gender-based underwriting.

The government is proposing to make it illegal to discriminate against older people, which would ban insurers using age to judge risk unless they have "solid evidence" it would make a difference.