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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) does not expect adviser levies for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) to drop until 2025. This would mean health and protection advice firms are likely to...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed it is working with HM Treasury on potential legislative changes to “strengthen the regime” around principal and appointed representative (AR) firms.​ The regulator said it...

Caspian Insurance has committed to offering its disabled customers fully accessible support services all year round. The commitment has seen the the life insurance broker update its website to offer fully inclusive...

Insurers have told Health & Protection they are more likely to investigate creating solutions to help plug the country's social care gap now there is more certainty about future costs. Announcing a...

Spire Healthcare has seen a boom in self-pay patients during the first half of 2021, but private medical insurance (PMI) treatment growth is expected to remain sluggish. The hospital network added that...

Zurich paid out more than £222m to retail customers who made claims on their life, critical illness, and income protection policies in the first half of the year. The H1 2021 figures...

A new guide has been launched to help support advisers when talking about suicide-related issues with their clients. The guide has been developed by Action for Suicide Prevention in Insurance (ASPiiN) -...

Cygnet Hospital Colchester is to exit special measures and has been rated as good following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission. The independent mental health hospital which provides care and treatment...

Guardian is joining Mortgage Intelligence’s protection panel. The move gives the insurer access to Mortgage Intelligence’s network of more than 450 advisers, as well as the 4,000 plus advisers within its mortgage...

Advisers need to adapt to the rapid pace of change within digital tech and the way their clients interact with this technology. This is according to Louise Colley, head of retail protection...