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Clear communication key to cutting protection complaints – FOS
Flexible, clear and responsive communication can make all the difference to customers taking out one of the most complained about protection policies, the FInancial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has said. Illustrating her point,...
Read moreAdviser social media posts must be clear on limits of IP polices – Knowles
Advisers need to be clear on what is, and what is not covered in income protection (IP) polices, the Protection Review Conference 2024 has heard. This is especially important when they use...
Read moreIress adds ex-smoker questions to IP sourcing
Iress has added ex-smoker questions to income protection (IP) underwriting on its sourcing platform, extending it from term and critical illness comparisons. The firm said the ex-smoker feature - supported at launch...
Read moreLandmark ruling threatens to ‘drive coach and horses’ through commission – Sinclair
The protection sector needs to focus its attention on a ruling which threatens to drive a "coach and horses" through every part of commission in financial services, according to Robert Sinclair, chief...
Read moreInternational introducing… Tyler Ogilvie, Penmore Financial Group
Tyler Ogilvie, (pictured) vice president for international benefits at Penmore Financial Group based in Calgary, Canada speaks to Health & Protection about the importance of adding value, learning from his mother, why...
Read moreBenefex buys Vebnet from Standard Life
Benefex has bought Vebnet from Standard Life and will take over provision of flexible benefit services to 31 employers. The firms have not disclosed the cost of the acquisition but announced the...
Read moreAviva takes over AIG deal with NatWest for individual protection insurance
Following its acquisition of AIG Life UK, Aviva has signed a five-year partnership deal with the NatWest Group for the distribution of its protection insurance products through NatWest’s UK retail banking brands...
Read moreZurich backs cancer-surviving opera trio for highlighting treatment waits
A trio of cancer-beating opera artistes, including a soprano, tenor and a pianist, is aiming to give voice to the 77,000 people waiting more than two months for cancer treatment since getting...
Read moreLockton India appoints managing director – head of people solutions
Lockton has announced that Sudip Indani has joined Lockton India in the role of managing director - head of people solutions, India, based in Mumbai. Indani has more than 20 years of experience...
Read moreDWP examining how employers promote healthy workplaces for Get Britain Working
The Labour government is launching an independent review into how UK employers promote health and inclusive workplaces as part of a package of reforms outlined in the Get Britain Working White Paper....
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