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ALC Health, the international private medical insurer, has opened an office in Gibraltar.

The proportion of complaints against advisory groups found in favour of the consumer is significantly below the average for the sector, the Financial Ombudsman Service's (FOS's) latest data shows.

Portus Consulting has announced its Graduate Trainee Academy will receive its first graduates this month.

Now Health International has introduced a free out-patient medical appointment service for customers in Mainland China.

A paper commissioned by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found ‘problems at every stage' in the way firms deal with vulnerable consumers.

Ellipse, the digital group risk insurer, has made key changes to its approach to individual assessments with 73% of individuals accepted without the need for further medical information.

Zurich has revealed it paid out 93% of income protection claims to over 687 customers during 2014.

The government has sold a further £500m of Lloyds Banking Group shares through a trading plan launched in December, taking the total amount of money recovered for the taxpayer from the bank to just under £8bn.

Richard Bowden, managing director of Bupa UK has written an essay calling for the integration of health and social care.

Swiss Re saw a loss of $462m on its life and health reinsurance business, which it attributed to changes in its US business.