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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it does not expect a judicial review of its Consumer Duty after a question posed at its annual public meeting last month suggested the regime...

Benefits consultant NFP has expanded its health insurance offering into Ireland with the acquisition of Dublin-based health and life insurance adviser Tailored Finance Limited. The move marks NFP's first healthcare-focused acquisition in...

Allianz Partners has unveiled its Summit international private medical insurance health plan for SMEs as part of a raft of enhancements to its suite of health plans. The insurer is also adding...

Altus Consulting has joined group risk industry body Grid. Mark Andrews, insurance director of Altus Consulting, (pictured) said: “Altus Consulting is delighted to join Grid. We are excited to be an active...

Advisers and insurers must warn their cohabiting customers about the "potentially ruinous" risk of beneficial payments going to other people after the government rejected reforms to cohabitee rights. Ruth Gilbert, partner at...

To fulfil Consumer Duty regulatory requirements, firms in the financial services sector will need to hold data about the vulnerability of their customers. And to use this data effectively, firms will need...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is to further consult on changes to its funding formula next month, but has ruled out charging claims management companies (CMCs) and other professional representatives or charging...

The government's £6.6bn additional funding for the NHS over the next two years will have little impact on spiralling demand for private medical insurance (PMI). This is according to advisers Health &...

The Conservative government has promised it will finally produce a highly demanded and long-awaited long-term workforce plan for the NHS next year. The move has been resisted by Conservatives despite being demanded...

Employers will pay an additional £25bn in National Insurance Contributions (NICs) over the next five years, chancellor Jeremy hunt has announced. Hunt confirmed the threshold at which employers begin paying Class 1...