Appointments / Industry

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has admitted it is frustrated with the way fair value pricing assessments for insurance contracts have been conducted throughout the industry. The regulator accepted the process has...

Firms need to ensure their Consumer Duty implementation plans due at the end of this month are well thought through and engage with the substance of the Duty, the regulator has said....

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it’s incoming Consumer Duty does not mean firms will be paying more in redress to customers when things go wrong. However, the regulator added the...

B&CE has joined group risk industry body Grid. The provider is most well known for its People's Pension scheme but also offers employee accident and life cover, injury insurance and occupational health...

Menopause education in the workplace must be targeted at all employees - not just those going through the menopause, according to Towergate Health & Protection. Marking World Menopause Day, Debra Clark, head...

Chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt revealed plans for a new economic advisory council along with confirmation of a roll back of most of the tax measures announce by predecessor Kwasi Kwarteng....

Axa Health is introducing a range of measures to tighten up practice and compare and inform hospitals and healthcare providers around clinical performance and patient safety. The insurer is working on a...

The importance of getting to grips with the Consumer Duty may finally be hitting home ahead of the deadline for brokers to submit compliance strategies to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), according...

Increased responsibilities created by the Consumer Duty mean some advisers face a choice between setting up their own specialist protection divisions or signposting business out entirely, according to Paradigm Protect. Paradigm Protect...

Jeremey Hunt, the latest chancellor of the exchequer, has announced plans to row back almost all of the tax measures announced by his predecessor Kwasi Kwarteng in his mini Budget. In an...