Compliance & Regulation
Stress Awareness Month: FSA communications ‘farce’ a most stressful time – Lakey
A communications "farce" with the forerunner to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ranks among the most stressful experiences protection expert Alan Lakey has faced while working in the sector. To mark Stress...
Read moreHow the protection industry is facing up to terminal illness concerns raised by the regulator – analysis
Last autumn the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) raised serious concerns about how insurers are addressing terminal illness benefits attached to life insurance policies. Almost six months on from the regulator's review, Health...
Read moreFOS expects 16% more complaints and drops case fee
FOS Expects 16% More Complaints, Pledges Faster Service and Cost Cuts The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has revealed it expects to receive 16% more complaints than previously thought this financial year and...
Read moreCircle eyes sale of BMI Edgbaston to Practice Plus to meet merger requirements
Circle Health Group has offered to sell its BMI Edgbaston hospital to allay competition concerns about potential private hospital dominance in the region following its merger with BMI Healthcare. The move has...
Read moreForty hospitals named for breaching private treatment data rules
More than 40 hospitals have been identified by the competition regulator as breaching requirements to provide information on their private health treatments. Each member of the cohort has been given an action...
Read moreAviva takeover of AIG Life approved by competition regulator
Aviva’s £460m takeover of AIG Life UK has been cleared by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The deal that would see Aviva purchase the AIG Life UK business from AIG subsidiary...
Read morePublic satisfaction with NHS plummets to record low with GP and dentistry hit hardest
Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded, particularly for GP and dentistry services, according to analysis of the latest British Social Attitudes survey (BSA) published today...
Read moreFCA warns firms and ‘finfluencers’ to keep social media ads lawful
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out guidance for firms and financial influencers - 'finfluencers' - on ensuring that their ads on social media stay on the right side of the...
Read moreWill Labour’s plan to double their number make 2024 year of the mutuals? – Morris
The next 12 months could be very significant for the mutual sector. All polls currently point to a Labour victory at the next general election, whenever it might be called. It has...
Read morePartnership with independent sector is critical to tackling ‘significant’ challenges in NHS – Quince
It is only through working in partnership to use full the capacity of the healthcare sector - including private healthcare providers - that the NHS can properly tackle the myriad challenges it...
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