Compliance & Regulation

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is calling on firms to suggest rules which could be eliminated or simplified if they are already covered by the Consumer Duty. The call comes as the...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has been told to make "radical" improvements in performance after an independent review uncovered "significant" internal failings hampering its ability to identify poor performance at hospitals, care...

Advisers and insurers may need to rethink the working hours of their employees and adapt worker contracts to comply with new right to switch off legislation. Labour's election manifesto commits to implementing...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld two separate complaints against adverts placed by Benenden Health for failing to detail treatment exclusions and waiting periods. In the case of both adverts -...

The Labour government is to introduce new work, health and skills plans for the economically inactive, led by mayors and local areas in a bid to reach an 80% employment rate. The...

Almost a year on since the first major implementation date for the regulator's Consumer Duty, the protection and health insurance sector finds itself embracing a new shared definition of what good looks...

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has appointed Ben Rose, Roger Jackson and Suzy Middleton as engagement board members responsible for London markets, financial planning and personal finance respectively. Rose is president of...

Advised pure protection product sales rose by almost 18% over the last four years while non-advised sales dropped by nearly 9%, with intermediaries increasing their market share to more than 83% of...

Young people who never smoke could spend around a decade more of their lives in good health than those who start smoking at 18 and remain lifelong smokers. This is according to...

Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) raised a further £69m for the Treasury in June 2024, according to latest HM Revenue & Customs tax receipts data. Following a record £8.1bn of IPT collections last...