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The amount spent on social care has fallen nationally by £1.1bn since 2010/11 and £1.4bn since 2005/6, after accounting for extra money from the NHS, Age UK has found.

Royal London has called for a ‘shake up' in the over 50s life insurance following a Which? Report which found whole-of-life policies offered better cover.

National advice firm Lighthouse Group has launched a "holistic" mortgage and protection advice service in response to demand from clients.

UKIP's health spokesperson has said the party would reject its leader Nigel Farage's support of a private insurance model to replace the NHS.

The most common benefit request among expat workers is private medical insurance (PMI) with 25% of expat staff asking employers for it;research by Expacare has found.

Universal Provident has announced changes to its TravellersCare policy including an increase in maximum trip duration from 31 to 60 days.

LV= has been voted the top insurer for customer satisfaction in the 2014 UK Institute of Customer Service Satisfaction Index (UKCSI), and seventh across all sectors.

Restricted adviser network Sesame would be broke and unable to trade without the continued financial support of its parent company Friends Life, Aviva has said in a note to shareholders ahead of its planned acquisition of the provider.

Aviva's merger with Friends Life will see 1,500 staff removed out of the combined workforce of 31,500 people.

Patrick McIntosh, a chartered financial planner and director at adviser firm KMG has reached the South Pole on his expedition to raise funds for charities.