Compliance & Regulation
Advisers welcome single patient records but warn against risk of rejected claims
Single patient records can help guard against customer non-disclosure, but their introduction could also run the risk of insurers rejecting some claims. This is according to advisers Health & Protection spoke to...
Read moreBill abolishing NHS England and introducing single patient records enters Commons
The government's Health Bill has been introduced to the House of Commons after being announced at this week’s King Speech. Among its key elements, the Bill will cement the end of NHS...
Read moreGlobal Mobility & Health Summit: HNWs without effective wealth planning guidance run risk of mounting tax bills – Liddelow
High net worth individuals moving abroad to escape the tax burden boosting the bottom line for governments across the globe is only likely to continue. But without proper guidance from wealth planners...
Read moreNHS wait list down to 7.1 million as interim 18-week target met
The number of people waiting to start NHS treatment in England fell to 7.10 million people in March 2026, down from 7.22 million in the previous month, according to official data. It...
Read moreNHS England abolition; PSR merger into FCA; FOS reforms; cost of living in King’s Speech – reports
Abolishing NHS England, implementing some of the government's 10 year health plan and the merger of the Payment Systems Regulator into the Financial Conduct Authority and Financial Ombudsman Service reforms are set...
Read moreInsurer ‘just doing it’ meant economic abuse survivor could breathe again – Garrett
An insurer ‘just doing it’ and cancelling a joint life policy meant a woman suffering economic abuse could ‘breathe again’, according to Lauren Garrett, head of financial services at Surviving Economic Abuse...
Read moreBehavioural science key to detecting foreseeable harm under Consumer Duty – Hogg
The Consumer Duty is underpinned by behavioural science so firms need to get to grips with these ideas and think like the regulator to detect foreseeable harm, according to Tim Hogg, director...
Read moreFCA launches review of claims management practices
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned it will push for regulatory change where needed as it launches a review of the claims management market. The review will look at the root...
Read moreBupa’s Washington and L&G’s Mason appointed to ABI board
Bupa UK Insurance CEO Richard Washington and Legal & General retail CEO Laura Mason have been appointed to the Association of British Insurers’ (ABI) board. Mason’s appointment follows L&G re-joining the ABI...
Read moreNetwork compliance heads and insurers told ‘just do it’ on single life policies
Protection network compliance directors have been warned to change their stance on restricting intermediaries from selling two single life policies, with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) aware of the issues around economic...
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