Individuals who wrongly paid long-term care fees must reclaim them urgently, warns IFA firm Almary Green.
Insurance brokers have raised concerns about Financial Services Authority (FSA) plans to increase their compensation threshold under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).
The new managing director of Bright Grey and Scottish Provident has admitted the provider has "taken its eyes off the ball" with underwriting speeds.
The elderly and their families need to seek professional advice on long-term care funding, Partnership has urged.
Advisers and self-funders can be confident that the importance of long-term care financial advice has been recognised by the government, Partnership has claimed.
A group of MPs has found only 4% of the 40% of people who would benefit from investing in a financial product to fund care do so.
Fiona Murphy asks whether the white paper on long-term care is effective enough and what more needs to be done
The government's failure to set out cost principles for the funding of long-term care will slow new solutions from the private sector, according to Just Retirement.