Scottish Widows increases probate threshold to £150k
Scottish Widows has increased the probate threshold on life insurance claims and investments from £50,000 to £150,000. The insurer told...
More than a third of working age people have long-term health concerns as absence rates climb
More than a third of working age people are suffering prolonged physical or mental health issues and the number with...
Phoenix Hospital Group given ultimatum to provide key performance metrics
Phoenix Hospital Group is the latest private healthcare provider to be hit with enforcement action by regulators over its failure...
Crack down on private healthcare providers over patient care data
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is further cracking down on doctors, hospitals and other private healthcare providers which are...
Principal firms tightening AR supervision and operational resilience rises – FCA
Principal firms have tightened up control of their appointed representatives (AR) as a result of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA)...
One in five firms say FCA engagement on embedding Consumer Duty ‘not effective’
One in five firms believe the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has not been effective in engaging with firms as they...
FCA service levels improve but authorisations remain below target
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) improved its service levels performance last year but is still lagging behind targets for dealing...
FCA sees 20% rise in complaints as commissioner criticises regulator’s poor comms
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) received 1,454 complaints about its operations during 2022, a 20% increase on the figure a...
Middle East IPMI Roundtable 2023: The challenge of supporting start-ups
One of the initiatives fuelling the surge in international private medical insurance (IPMI) and migration into the Middle East, and...
Health and protection adviser FCA fees rate up 2%
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revised down its fee rate for advisers operating in the health and protection insurance...
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