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NHS health checks are being rolled out to more than 130,000 people at workplaces across the country starting today while a new digital version is expected to be ready for testing early...

More than 1,000 more protection policies were sold in the second quarter of 2024 compared to a year ago, but the market remained significantly below its 2023 level, according to Gen Re....

Extending patient choice and enabling independent providers to open new NHS Community Diagnostics Centres (CDCs) across England could save more than £500m in capital spending, according to analysis released today by the...

More than one in four private medical insurance (PMI) and dental insurance complaints resolved by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) from April to June were upheld, with service and claims handling the...

Bupa has launched a GP subscription service that provides patients with same day GP appointments and a 24-7 nurse-led help line. It has two tiers. The first is a remote GP subscription...

The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) will tell the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that it believes the protection market “works well“ and that indemnity commission “supports distribution“. The trade body said it will...

Advisers have applauded the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) launching an investigation into the protection market, citing commission levels and indemnity structures as a key scourge of fairness which also affect client outcomes....

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has raised serious concerns about the distribution of pure protection products to retail consumers ahead of its market review. The regulator highlighted that there are indications the...

Insurers have committed to supporting the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in its investigation of the protection market, adding they want to ensure “good outcomes for customers” and “a competitive market”. The regulator...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will be conducting a review into the operation of the pure protection market including commission structures including loaded commission and the shrinking insurer market. It is also...