Insurer reveals county job cuts
Some 190 jobs will be axed at two of Zurich's general insurance offices in Hampshire, it is revealed.

Car insurance fraud '£5m a week'
Insurers uncovered £5m a week of fraudulent motor insurance claims last year, says the industry body.

Project aims to change US healthcare
A new healthcare scheme in Massachusetts aims to kick-start reforms in the US huge health care system, says Jill McGivering.

Japan wrestles with ageing problem
The Japanese authorities are starting to take tough decisions to deal with the growing burden of an ageing population.

Canaries could cost Cullum £56m
Norwich City give insurance billionaire Peter Cullum a £56m asking price to take over at Carrow Road.

Third of Britons 'unable to save'
A report by life insurer Scottish Widows shows one in three Britons cannot afford to put aside any savings for their retirement.

Travellers warned over insurance
A consumer watchdog claims British standards are being applied unfairly overseas as a basis for rejecting claims.

Q & A: The new Equality Bill


Spireites appoint vice chairman
Insurance broker David Jones is appointed as Chesterfield's new vice chairman.

Law 'will ban age discrimination'
Ministers are set to unveil new laws to tackle age discrimination and the gender pay gap in Britain, the BBC learns.

The healthcare system in Scotland


How to complain about private healthcare


Insurance firm creates 400 jobs
Admiral Insurance is opening a new office in south Wales creating 400 new jobs.

New online help for PPI customers
People who want to buy payment protection insurance can now get some advice from the website of the FSA.

Warning on private pension choice
A pension adviser says thousands of people may have lost out by choosing private pension funds.

With-profits oversight 'failing'
The Financial Services Authority is failing to protect policyholders in with-profits funds, says a report by MPs.

Insurers demand action on floods
More than half a million homes in England may soon become uninsurable against floods, insurers warn.

Floods 'leave houses uninsurable'
Homes could become uninsurable unless they are adequately protected from flooding, insurers warn.

Bernanke warns of healthcare bill
US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says rising healthcare spending may harm the US economy.

Forty charged in bogus crash case
Police investigating an alleged £5.3m car-crash insurance fraud charge 40 people after dawn raids.