The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries has identified lack of clarity about how to plan for future long term care needs and a lack of reliable sector data as barriers to market development.

Aviva has overhauled its approach to large case underwriting, to make the process quicker and easier.

Cigna UK HealthCare Benefits has issued two free guides on work absence caused by upper limb disorders.

www.letstalkgrouprisk.co.uk has been launched in response to increased interest from advisers in group risk issues.

Disabled people living in residential care will continue to have their additional mobility needs met, the Government has announced.

Global health services company Cigna has finalised the acquisition of FirstAssist Insurance Services.

IFAs will now be able to compare, quote, and apply for LV='s budget income protection (IP) product through the Avelo Exchange.

Patients have been dragged into a dispute between Bupa and hospital group BMI Healthcare.

Mistakes are commonly made when using life expectancy figures, as real lifespans are likely to be higher than quoted examples of life expectancy, the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries has pointed out.

The private sector will find opportunities opening as the UK moves NHS secondary healthcare services out of hospitals and into community based settings, according to Laing & Buisson.