Compliance & Regulation
Middle East Forum: Regulatory overhaul has much promise but leaves unanswered questions for brokers
An overhaul of rules for insurance brokers in the UAE aims to remove outliers but advisers fear they do not go far enough in tackling poor practice, writes Owain Thomas. Insurance...
Read moreLandmark Supreme Court gender ruling has implications for PMI underwriters
A landmark ruling handed down by the Supreme Court on the legal definition of a woman under the Equality Act 2010 has implications for private medical insurance (PMI) underwriters, according to a...
Read moreAbolishing commission would further descent of protection sector – Lakey
Abolishing commission would only further hasten the descent of the protection sector, according to Alan Lakey, director of Highclere Financial Services and CIExpert (pictured). He blamed the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for...
Read moreFCA to begin work on electronic death verification rules for life claims this year
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is planning to begin work this year on implementing digital service standards for electronic death verifications. It has previously floated the idea of requiring insurers to accept...
Read moreInsurance pricing review due in Q3 – FCA
An evaluation of the effects of the insurance pricing rules enacted by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the 2021-2022 financial year will be published later this year. The regulator announced the...
Read moreProtection market study will have ‘high’ impact and reach into H2 2026 – FCA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed activity for its pure protection market study will continue until at least the second half of 2026. The regulator also indicated that the review will...
Read moreCII to develop sector-wide expectations and guidance to identify customer vulnerability
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) is to set sector-wide standards baseline expectations for identifying customer vulnerability and develop practical guidance help firms move beyond identifying characteristics of vulnerability, and put customers ahead...
Read moreNHS waiting lists drops to 7.4m as slow recovery continues
The NHS waiting list continued to decline, falling to 7.40 million people in January 2025, according to the latest data from NHS England. The latest data revealed 7,402,148 people were on the...
Read moreNikhil Rathi re-appointed as FCA chief executive for second term
HM Treasury has reappointed Nikhil Rathi (pictured) as chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for a second term. Originally hired in October 2020, under Rathi's watch the FCA said it...
Read moreMiddle East Forum: Regulatory change, a new hope and client conflict
Health & Protection’s second Middle East Forum, held in association with UnitedHealthcare Global, was our fourth trip to the region to assess the international private medical insurance (IPMI) market. It brought together...
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