Compliance & Regulation
Government outlines increasing use of private sector to tackle NHS backlog
As the NHS waiting list grows to more than 7.5 million people, the government has announced that it will push ahead with its plan to use the private sector to a greater...
Read more40th anniversary of CI: Four decades of evolution from the first policy
Ahead of the 40th anniversary of the launch of the world's first critical illness policy on 6 August, Health & Protection speaks to four of the protection sector's leading lights to chart...
Read more40th anniversary of CI: My Sliding Doors moment meeting the father of critical illness – Timpson
Ahead of the 40th anniversary of the launch of the world's first critical illness (CI) product on 6 August, Health & Protection speaks to Johnny Timpson about meeting Dr Marius Barnard -...
Read moreFCA wants firms to ‘manage risk rather than eliminate it’ as part of advice-guidance boundary review
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has urged firms to provide “flexible forms of support” for customers and to “manage risk rather than eliminate it” as it reviews the advice-guidance boundary. However, the...
Read moreConsultation does not ban ‘warm’ calling but getting consent is key
The government's proposed ban on cold calling does not apply to "warm calling," but is unlikely to be reversed so the protection sector needs to work on getting consent from any existing...
Read moreGovernment consults on cold calling ban for insurance and mortgage products
The government has opened its consultation on banning cold calling for all consumer financial services and products, including insurance and mortgages. In the consultation, entitled Ban on cold calling for consumer financial...
Read moreFCA appoints three panel chairpersons
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Clare Woodman as chairperson of the FCA markets practitioner panel, Matt Hammerstein as chairperson of the FCA practitioner panel, and Mandy Gradden as chairperson of...
Read moreSubjectivity is biggest ongoing challenge of Consumer Duty – Müdd
The biggest ongoing challenge around Consumer Duty is the subjectivity around its application. This is according to St James's Place (SJP) divisional director Tony Müdd (pictured), who spoke to Health & Protection...
Read moreWhy Consumer Duty means evolution rather than revolution – analysis
The Consumer Duty has become the biggest regulatory challenge facing the financial services sector since the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) a decade ago. The good news is for companies operating in the...
Read moreBIBA appoints regulation director
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has appointed David Sparkes as regulation director. Head of commercial, Nicola Maguire and head of insurance, Alastair Blundell also now have wider remits, to attend certain...
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