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AXA PPP healthcare has introduced a new physiotherapist service for members of its SME healthcare plans to make it easier to access diagnosis and treatment for musculoskeletal conditions.

Payingtoomuch has warned that the Ebola Virus could adversely impact new life insurance policies if the virus became more easily transmitted.

LV='s head of protection Mark Jones has left the insurer.

Delegates who registered to attend the 2014 COVER Protection and Health Forum were asked by UnderwriteMe to complete research into adviser processes.

Legal & General (L&G) has welcomed the Liberal Democrat's pledge to reduce waiting times for mental health patients.

The Care Quality Comission (CQC) has issued handbooks on care quality assessment as the chief inspector admitted parts of the care industry were 'awful'.

Ellipse's charity initiative 'You quote, we donate' has chosen its three charities for the remainder of 2014.

Chief executive of the Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) Steve Gazzard has hit out at the advice sector, saying it "hasn't worked", and that financial planning is much more important than advice.

A campaign encouraging parents to make plans for their children's inheritance should they die prematurely has been launched by the Childhood Bereavement Network and is sponsored by insurer Ellipse.

Patients with mental health problems in England are to be given greater priority for treatment when waiting time targets are introduced in April.