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FCA and PRA ditch HBOS investigation and take no action against senior managers
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have ditched their joint investigations and will not be taking action against former senior HBOS managers employed during the bank's collapse...
Read moreKKR-led consortium pulls A$20bn bid for Ramsay Health Care
A consortium led by private equity firm KKR has pulled out of a A$20bn (£11.7bn) bid to buy Ramsay Health Care. The Australian healthcare provider confirmed it had been told by the...
Read morePrivate patient demand rising as failed Spire takeover pushes Ramsay to loss
Ramsay Health Care said demand from private patients was continuing to grow in the UK as it narrowed its loss in the second half of the year after the failed Spire Healthcare...
Read moreSoaring energy prices underline case for EAPs as cost of living worries intensify – Reid
Soaring energy cost and inflation further the case for cash plans and comprehensive employee assistance programmes, according to Marcia Reid, non-executive director at Sherwood Healthcare. Earlier today regulator Ofgem announced its new...
Read moreGallagher buys Louisiana-based insurance and benefits adviser
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co has acquired Louisiana-based insurance and benefits specialist Watkins Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2008, Watkins Group offers employee benefit solutions as well...
Read moreFamily First Life agrees Ethos partnership to meet $1bn premium target
Insurance marketing organisation (IMO) Family First Life has partnered with field marketing organisation (FMO) life insurance company Ethos. Family First Life said with the partnership in place it expected to reach its...
Read more‘Ticking time bomb’ with 10% fall in regular NHS dental check-ups
The UK is facing a "ticking time bomb" as new data points to a significant decline in the number of adult patients being seen by NHS dentists year-on-year and a rise in...
Read moreMajority of employers interested in IP but only a quarter offer it
Income protection (IP) is the most desired group risk or healthcare benefit for employers but it is also one of the least commonly provided in schemes, according to research. In contrast more...
Read moreGP report delays hitting applications and claims risk eroding confidence in protection industry – analysis
Ensuring application, underwriting and purchasing processes are as efficient as possible is vital for advisers to support their product recommendations to clients. But a cocktail of issues such as increased wait times...
Read moreNatWest provides Peppy menopause support to UK and Ireland workforce
NatWest Group has launched menopause support through health app Peppy to its 39,000-strong workforce and its partners in the UK, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Republic of Ireland. The banking group...
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