Compliance & Regulation

Christopher McDonald has been appointed minister of state at the Department of Health and Social Care. The MP for Stockton North also retains his role as minister of state in the Department...

Complaints about protection and health insurance products have continued to rise with private medical insurance (PMI) and income protection (IP) seeing the greatest increases, according to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). Data...

The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) has said a number of important questions remain unresolved following its review of We Buy Life Policy. In response, We Buy Life Policy said it wants to...

Healthcare ranked top when it comes to premium pay outs, according to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) general insurance (GI) value measures data for 2025. The FCA data showed that last year,...

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has launched a consultation on making amalgamations and transfers of friendly societies easier to complete. The regulator wants to improve the clarity and accessibility of Part VIII...

Dame Diana Johnson (pictured) has been appointed minister of state at the Department of Health and Social Care. The MP for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham was previously minister of state...

Advisers have called for continuity in maintaining government initiatives such as Keep Britain Working and the Milburn Review tackling youth labour market inactivity following Yvette Cooper’s appointment as health secretary. Cooper is...

Andy Burnham has wasted no time making room for his new cabinet after becoming the UK’s new prime minister today. The big news is that Rachel Reeves (pictured), David Lammy and Steve...

Andy Burnham appeared to give his backing to the Milburn Review by using his first speech as prime minister to promise more mental health support for young people. Outside Downing Street earlier...

The Financial Ombudsman Service’s (FOS) board has appointed Jenny Simmonds as permanent chief executive officer and James Dipple-Johnstone as permanent chief ombudsman. The appointments follow an open recruitment process led by the...