Compliance & Regulation

Advisers have called on Boris Johnson's successor to prioritise the introduction of tax relief for income protection plans and the removal of insurance premium tax on health insurance products. With Johnson resigning...

The Financial Conduct Authority's session with the Treasury Committee set for today has been postponed. The session was due to take place this morning on a day in which unconfirmed reports claim...

HSBC Life UK has signed up to the Protection Distributors Group (PDG) claims charter and funeral payment pledge. The PDG's claims charter is based on six core elements which include: A dedicated...

While driving down NHS waiting lists and alleviating the cost of living crisis feature among the key priorities advisers say the new chancellor and health secretary need to focus on, one director...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed six directors as it increases its headcount to meet a growing remit and to achieve its strategy, which launched in April. The appointments fill a...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has rejected the possibility of a no claims discount to its annual fees for firms which have no complaints upheld by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). It...

Fewer than 100 complaints were made against advisers regarding the most common protection and health insurance products in the last year, Health & Protection can reveal. Data from the Financial Ombudsman Service...

Advisers in the health and protection insurance sectors face a 3.5% increase in the fees they have to pay to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) during 2022/23. Firms operating in these markets,...

The number of complaints received by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) fell 40% to 165,263 in 2021/22, down from 279,146 in 2020/21, but the precentage of complaints upheld rose. Overall, across the...

Advice firm Cura Financial Services has warned the current additional support options made available are not enough for dyslexic people trying to take qualifying exams and appealed for further work on the...