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APRIL UK has partnered with Spire Healthcare to launch a private medical insurance (PMI) plan aimed at helping individuals and families bridge the 'affordability gap.'

Wealth manager Towry will accelerate its acquisition programme in 2014, with plans to buy as many as ten businesses, its head of wealth advice has said.

Legal & General has announced it is backing The Stroke Association's annual awareness month and awareness campaign.

Adviser group risk software firm Group Risk Connect has launched its portable master trust as a completely stand-alone service.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) plans to freeze the levy it collects from firms and cut its budget by 20% over the coming year.

Prevention is the key to sustainable employee healthcare and reducing the associated long term costs and absence levels, according to Jelf Employee Benefits.

The vast majority of HR managers at larger firms have no confidence in the government's new Health and Work Service (HWS) despite it not being formally launched, a survey finds.

PMI adviser-consolidator Chase Templeton has revealed it is planning a fresh round of ‘significant' acquisitions this year.

Bupa International has announced a strategic partnership with America's largest health insurance group in a deal expected to create the largest global healthcare provider network.

Advisers have stressed they are keen to become more involved in long-term care (LTC) advice, with a desire to be included in council referral lists, Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) research finds.