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NHS: Thousands of patients facing long waits for non-urgent, diagnostic tests are soon to be offered the choice of going to an alternative hospital for earlier treatment, it has been revealed.

Industry: Lincoln Financial Group has become the latest provider to join the Special Risks Bureau (SRB) panel.

WPA has won best customer care provider at this year's British Insurance Awards (BIA).

Four in five intermediaries believe current private medical insurance (PMI) plans need to evolve if the market is going to survive, according to COVER's latest web poll.

CI:Skandia has become the latest provider to reveal its declined critical illness (CI) claims statistics. The move comes three months after Standard Life became the first insurer to unveil how many CI claims it had turned down over the past year.

PMI:Changes to the NHS may pose a threat to the private medical insurance (PMI) market, according to Laing and Buisson's latest report.

Industry: The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has moved to reassert its position ahead of a consultation into whether multi-tied and whole of market advisers should be admitted to the association.

Terrorism: Industry promises to assist victims following the attacks on the capital

This is the last call for entries to the COVER Excellence Awards for Intermediaries. There are four awards in this category: protection intermediary of the year, healthcare intermediary of the year, e-business award and marketing initiative of the year....

Industry: Friends Provident has announced changes to its guaranteed critical illness (CI) rates, with some premiums being reduced by up to nearly 11%. The new rates became available on 19 July.