News

The NHS in Scotland could charge patients for services if plans recommended by an influential adviser to the Scottish Parliament finance committee are implemented.

Friends Provident is adding mastectomy cover and five new ABI+ conditions to its critical illness (CI) product.

International medical insurance provider ALC Health has formed a partnership with the Arab Orient Insurance Company to underwrite its worldwide health plan for companies and residents in the United Arab Emirates.

Retirement solutions should have the flexibility to provide both decent pensions and meet long-term care costs if necessary, the Association of Consulting Actuaries says.

Advisers are optimistic about the future of the income protection (IP) market despite overwhelmingly expecting fewer IFAs to be practising in the sector and fewer products being available, new research says.

Aegon is halving the number of its UK sales centres as part of a restructure designed to cut operating costs by 25% by the end of next year.

Aviva has increased its critical illness (CI) claims payment rate to 93% in the first six months of 2010.

Friends Provident has launched an absence tracking system to help employers tackle the £16.8bn cost of absence.

Bupa's individual protection offering is now available to members of the First Complete network.

Protection providers have forgotten consumers in making products too complicated, according to LV=.