FOS seeing Consumer Duty-related complaints already as insurance cases set to rise
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has already begun seeing cases brought to it which encompass elements of the Consumer Duty...
FOS plans levy cut to £70m, lower case fees and charges for CMCs
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is planning to cut its compulsory levy by which is paid for by all financial...
Individual Protection Report: Insurers optimistic but divided over premium rises
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PMI surges and self-pay dips as private admissions set for record high
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Autumn Statement: DWP ‘keen to learn’ about including GIP in OH measures
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) is “keen to learn” about how group income protection (GIP) and wider workplace...
Autumn Statement: Government ‘continuing to explore’ case for PMI and group risk tax cuts
The Conservative government is still considering if it will cut taxes or provide any other support for employers and employees...
Health & Protection Individual Protection Report: In-force members steady as sales up
More than 9.3 million individual protection policies were in force at the end of 2022, the latest Health & Protection...
Andrea Leadsom gets role in health and Jo Churchill steps in to DWP
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Private doctors campaign for ‘systemic change’ in working with insurers as rift deepens
Private doctors are beginning a campaign against private medical insurance (PMI) providers over the growing control they argue insurers have...
Protection and health advisers set for second year with no FSCS levy
Advisers operating in the protection and health insurance sector are set for a second consecutive year with no additional levy...
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