Compliance & Regulation

The individual life insurance market has been an increasingly dynamic one and the pattern is set to continue. Changes to inheritance tax (IHT) present a unique opportunity for advisers to engage with...

Health & Protection rounded out a busy 2025 for the protection market with our Individual and Business Protection Report House of Lords roundtable. The discussion was as animated as the previous 12...

General insurance (GI) distributors, which include most health and protection advisers, will see their Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) fees fall to a total £900,000 in the 2026-27 financial year. This is...

The government has been pushed to explore and explain the quality and availability of insurance for people with sickle cell by one of its MPs. Claire Hazelgrove, Labour MP for Filton and...

The launch of ChatGPT Health marks another step in the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and similar technologies into the health information space. However, advisers have raised concerns about individuals sharing personal data...

Chesnara has received regulatory approval to complete its £260m purchase of HSBC Life UK. The confirmation means the firm can continue the acquisition process and is now targeting completion by the end...

Bupa Health Insurance Australia has been fined $35m by the Australian Federal Court for breaches of Australian Consumer Law. Most of the claims affected by Bupa’s conduct were for hospital treatment in...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is expanding its ongoing work in the captives insurance market to encompass a UK captives insurance regime. It has already begun its work alongside the Prudential Regulation...

Consumer research conducted by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has given IFAs and morgage brokers a ringing endorsement as the distribution channels which provide the best support for consumers looking to buy...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its landmark study into how retail customers perceive and engage with the protection market. The survey of 14,326 UK consumers between September and October 2025...