Phoenix Group buys Sun Life UK for £248m
Phoenix Group has acquired Sun Life UK, a closed book UK life insurance company, from Sun Life Financial for £248m....
Milliman and Turquoise Health combine to analyse health price transparency data
US global consulting and actuarial firm Milliman has agreed a strategic alliance with price transparency platform Turquoise Health. The firms...
FCA requires firms to investigate and report AR history
Principal firms must investigate the history of their appointed representatives (AR) including other principal firms they worked for and why...
Punter Southall Aspire promotes Taylor to MD of employee benefits business
David Taylor has been promoted to managing director of Punter Southall Aspire's employee benefits business. Taylor (pictured) joined the firm...
FCA halves AR appointment notice time and ditches further Register data
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is halving the notice period firms will need to give it ahead of engaging an...
FCA rejects pleas for year-long AR regime change with four-month deadline
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has rejected calls from firms for a 12-month implementation period for its new regime for...
Reid joins advice firm Sherwood Healthcare as non-exec director
Marcia Reid has been appointed non-executive director at independent specialist adviser Sherwood Healthcare. Reid (pictured) completed a fixed term contract...
Only quarter of employers offer emotional support and tailor benefits
Only one in four employers are offering emotional support such as counselling to employees, while a similarly small proportion of...
CMA increases oversight and criticises private healthcare providers for delays to publishing fee and outcome data
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has rebuked the private healthcare sector for its slow compliance with requirements to publish...
‘Step-change’ needed as private healthcare ‘long way’ off data compliance – PHIN
The private healthcare sector has been told to up its game on data quality as it is a "long way"...
