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National Friendly has today launched 'Assisted Living Insurance', specifically aimed at supporting older people to extend independent living in their own home in later life.

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking views and evidence of the challenges firms face in providing travel insurance for consumers who have, or have had, cancer, and the challenges for these consumers in accessing insurance.

Now Healthcare Group (NHG) has received a minority investment from health cash plan provider Medicash of £4m.

Has faced criticism during his tenure

COVER is providing an extension to intermediaries who wish to submit an entry into this year's COVER Excellence Awards.

Over half (54%) of employee benefits specialists say they 'don't know' what the top three health and wellbeing priorities are for their employees despite 81% having a health and wellbeing strategy in place, according to Simplyhealth.

LV= has announced the launch of its new pre-underwriting tool, in partnership with UnderwriteMe, in a bid to improve the underwriting process for advisers.

Holloway Friendly's Short Term and Purely Income Protection policies will be available on The Right Mortgage Network from mid-June 2017.

iPipeline has appointed former Synatic Software relationship manager Stephanie Hydon as national account manager, a new position in the company.