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
Andrea Leadsom has been given a role as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Health and Social...
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...
King’s Speech includes NHS workforce plan, waiting lists and welfare reform
The Conservative government has pledged to implement a long-term NHS workforce plan and to cut NHS waiting lists, as part...
April International targets doubling of IPMI business, boasts £1.3bn M&A pot and UK platform upgrades – exclusive
April International is looking to double its international private medical insurance (IPMI) business in the next four years and expects...
FCA terminal illness review criticises slow claims, poor communication, end of term exclusions, use of CMOs and 12-month prognosis
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has raised serious concerns about several elements of how insurers are addressing terminal illness benefits...
Insurance ARs halve in decade as FCA targets PII and ‘weak recruitment’ oversight
The number of appointed representative (AR) firms operating in the insurance sector has halved in the last decade, with a...
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