Protection

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) has taken responsibility for helping the NHS to optimise its use of medicines with its absorption of the National Prescribing Centre (NPC).

F&TRC has initiated a statement of best practice to address the complexity of processes used by providers when collecting online application signatures.

Former financial services secretary Lord Myners has called for a review into the minimum capital requirements for IFAs not holding client money.

NHS revenues from private patients have stalled over the last year, according to Laing and Buisson.

LV= has announced its protection business grew 34% last year as part of strong overall results for the mutual.

Andy Curran, former intermediated distribution director at Prudential, is to join Aviva as UK Life retail and partnerships director.

Ken Hogg has left the FSA to join reinsurer RGA.

Barclays was hit with more than 276,000 customer complaints in the second half of last year - or the equivalent of more than 1,500 per day. But how did the major insurance companies fare?

Advisers could be on the hook for millions of pounds in uninsured losses if they fail to act on the imminent A-day deadline, according to a specialist group risk intermediary.

WPA has included NHS dental care on its standalone dental plan.