Compliance & Regulation

Benefits claimants who fail to find a job for more than 18 months will be expected to take on work experience placements under government plans set for late next year, according to...

Income protection policy holders who need to claim Universal Credit (UC) should not be penalised for buying such a policy. This is according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI) who are...

Research from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) shows health and protection insurers produced the equivalent of £6.1bn in benefits for the UK in 2021. The Futureproofing Workplace Health research, commissioned by...

Private medical insurers (PMI) face a significant issue in not being able to ask customers whether they have had a genetic test for cancer. This is according to Dr Tim Woodman, medical...

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) is tendering for a new compliance consultant. The move was announced at AMII's 2023 Summit in London yesterday where executive chairman Dave Middleton told...

Victoria Atkins has been appointed health and social care secretary as part of a major overhaul at the Deparment for Health and Social Care with three of six ministers departing so far....

Advisers operating in the protection and health insurance sector are set for a second consecutive year with no additional levy for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). In its latest update the...

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has renewed its call for a cut in Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) on health insurance as the number of people covered by health insurance hits 5.8...

The independent sector's investment in community diagnostics centres (CDCs) has saved the NHS's capital budget an estimated £110m. This is according to health secretary Steve Barclay (pictured), who told the Independent Healthcare...

NHS dental complaints have soared by two thirds, with access, treatment, and fees ranking highly among main concerns, according to England’s Health Ombudsman. The number of complaints to the Parliamentary and Health...