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Fair value rules do not stop price rises – FCA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has emphasised that its fair value rules do not mean prices for financial products and services cannot rise. However, it told insurers to ensure that any increases...
Read moreExclusive: Aviva planning further Covid PMI rebate taking total over £100m
Aviva is finalising another Covid-19-related rebate for its private medical insurance (PMI) customers which is likely to be worth at least £19m, Health & Protection can exclusively reveal. Aviva announced last June...
Read moreCleveland Clinic opens cancer facility in UAE
Cleveland Clinic has opened the Fatima bint Mubarak Centre - a new cancer facility at its Abu Dhabi facility. The 205,000-square-foot facility is modelled on Cleveland Clinic’s Taussig Cancer Centre It provides...
Read moreRoyal London protection sales down 72% amid increasing competition in ‘broadly flat’ market
Royal London's new business sales of protection products fell by 72% year-on-year, according to the mutual's full-year 2022 results. The results reveal new business from protection fell to £11m in 2022 from...
Read moreAviva health and protection sales up 18% led by distribution and scheme wins
Aviva has reported an 18% increase in health and protection new business in 2022 to £221m, from £188m in 2021. The insurer said this had been spread across its individual and group...
Read moreABI joins chorus of calls for PMI tax breaks in Budget
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has joined the chorus of calls on government to cut the rate of Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) on health insurance in next week's Budget. The call...
Read moreL&G predicts further protection market dip as sales slide 14.5%
Legal & General expects the UK retail protection market to be hit by a softer housing market and cost of living crisis concerns - continuing its bearish outlook for the sector. The...
Read more‘Good leadership, openness and transparency will drive the right kind of culture in our workplaces’ – St Louis
This International Women's Day, Lloyds Banking Group protection director Rose St Louis speaks to Health & Protection about why training for people managers to rid the sector of bias is vital, the...
Read moreAdvisers should target conversations at women as they control finances – WIP
Advisers are being told to target their conversations at women as consumer research shows they have a bigger impact on household finances. Most notably, among those surveyed who are cohabiting, married or...
Read moreWBN adds four members
The Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) has added Säkra, EBM, Protec and Horsell Duffy Langley (HDL) as members. WBN has also welcomed International Medical Group (IMG) and Sompo International as new sponsors, and...
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