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BMI Healthcare has warned over the potential impact of the Competition Commission's investigation into the UK Private Medical Insurance (PMI) market and said the group will defend its position against any ‘unnecessary or disproportionate remedies.'

Life assurer Resolution is in talks over a possible sale of its European private and corporate client wealth planning division, Lombard.

True Potential has said it is planning to offer protection products, including an investment-linked proposition, via its platform.

The amount of experienced occupational health therapists available is "not enough to meet the timescale" of the government's new health and work scheme, an independent occupational health adviser says.

The British Insurance Brokers' Association is revisiting research it conducted in 2011 on regulatory cost for brokers with plans to expand its scope to include key insurance markets outside the UK and Europe.

Barclays has launched a new feature within its mobile app, Barclays Pingit, giving businesses such as insurers the ability to pay individuals using their mobile phone numbers.

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) is claiming a key victory in the fight for fair regulation of advisers following news that European Union ministers have dropped a proposal to cap fees for advice.

Insurer Zurich has made close to $1bn from the sale of its stake in Chinese insurer New China Life (NCI).

Non-domiciled UK clients holding whole of life insurance policies with a UK insurer may need further advice due to a change of view from HMRC, a provider has urged.

Councils will experience a "surge of enquiries" as over 320,000 people contact them for assessments as the care cap is introduced, Partnership has warned.