The Budget's lack of detail on what the Diverted Profits Tax means for the reinsurance industry by Colin Graham UK insurance tax leader at PwC.

An online programme used to predict suitable treatments for breast cancer has underestimated the death rate of women under 40 from the disease by 25%, a study has found.

There has been a second fall in the numbers of long term sick people between November 2014 and January 2015, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed.

‘Strong governance and clear accountabilities' are needed for future ‘novel or high-risk ventures' in the NHS, The Public Accounts Committee (PAC)'s report into Hinchingbrooke hospital has said.

Leaked documents from the upcoming 2015 Budget have shown that the threshold for inheritance tax (IHT) is set to rise for the first time since 2009.

The Health Select Committee has called for social care at the end of life to be made free to avoid people dying in hospital.

Mazars' has produced a wishlist for the budget, including reducing the rate of insurance premium tax (IPT) to 0%.

CIExpert has described Friends Life's changes to its critical illness (CI) product as offering 'a number of significant improvements'.

Legal & General (L&G) has launched an online trust hub to simplify the process of setting up a trust for protection policy holders.

Canada Life has announced it will offer a master trust for new group life clients through its online administration platform CLASS.