Compliance & Regulation
Mini Budget: Health and social care levy axing to hit exchequer by £65bn
The government's reversal of its National Insurance Contributions (NICs) hike to fund the health and social care levy will hit the UK's coffers to the tune of more than £65bn over the...
Read moreIP and PMI complaints drop – FOS
Complaints about income protection (IP) insurance dropped by 15% in the first quarter of the 2022-23 financial year, according to data from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). The latest data showed 171...
Read moreABI updates minimum CI standards for dementia, cancer and heart attack
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has updated its minimum standards for critical illness (CI) policies that must be adopted by all insurers offering these products. Changes have been made to how...
Read moreFinancial services sector needs to come together to fight financial crime amid cost of living crisis – FCA
The financial services sector needs to come together to fight the scourge of finanical crime which the Financial Conduct Authority expects to become even more prevalent amid a cost of living crisis....
Read moreWill Quince appointed health and social care minister
Will Quince has been appointed as health and social care minister. Quince (pictured) moves from the department for education where he was minister for school standards. He was previously parliamentary under secretary...
Read moreTruss appoints Coffey as health secretary
Dr Thérèse Coffey has been appointed secretary of state for health and social care. Coffey (pictured) succeeds Steve Barclay, who has only held the post since July when he took over from...
Read moreTruss told to improve access to medical records, remove IPT on PMI and tackle cost of living crisis
Improving people's access to their own medical records, removing insurance premium tax on private medical insurance premiums and tackling the cost of living crisis should be the top priorities for the UK's...
Read moreNew PM Truss told to deliver on protection and health cover tax breaks
The UK's new prime minister has been told to deliver on tax breaks for protection and health insurance. Earlier this afternoon, Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the Conservative Party's 1922 Committee, revealed...
Read moreProtection sector needs to be open to challenge posed by Money and Mental Health Policy Institute super-complainant status bid – Hamilton
While the protection sector focused on mental health as never before over the pandemic, it needs to be alive to the challenge posed by the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute's application...
Read moreIntermediaries need to prove overtime is reasonable in ‘quiet quitting’ cases – McDermott
Protection and private medical insurance intermediaries would need to prove additional hours are reasonable where they seek to take action against an adviser for 'quiet quitting'. The trend currently sweeping TikTok encourages...
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