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The number of financial advisers operating in the UK has increased 5% in the last year as the industry edges closer to pre-Retail Distribution Review (RDR) levels, according to the latest data.

Seven Families, the charity-led campaign with Disability Rights UK, has ‘considerably helped to raise awareness of income protection' (IP) amongst advisers, according to an adviser poll.

People with a serious mental health condition are more likely to die before the age of 75 from a range of treatable physical illnesses, a report has found.

AXA PPP healthcare is offering medium and larger-sized businesses a private medical insurance (PMI) scheme, AccessHealth, which the insurer says will provide affordable health cover and support for the whole workforce.

Health insurers are supporting the latest Competition and Markets Authority provisional findings released following an appeal of its final report into the private healthcare market, despite concerns the inquiry could rumble on for several more years....

VitalityLife is offering up to 30% off its income protection (IP) premium rates on new Vitality Optimiser sales.

The majority (55%) of employers feel rising costs will force them to change medical insurance arrangements within the next three years.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that a lack of price competition is 'harming customers' after re-examining private healthcare in central London.

Cases of oral cancer are increasing and are now the tenth most common cancer in men according to new figures released by Cancer Research UK.

Zurich has confirmed proposals to cut up to 440 jobs in its UK general insurance business as part of a programme to reduce costs in the organisation and simplify its operating structure.