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Financial services is still “horrendously jargon-filled” despite years of improvements and this is putting people off engaging with their financial...
FCA adds excess to staff PMI cover as premiums double in five years
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is planning to introduce an excess payment for staff who use its private medical insurance...
Governments will use fiscal stimulus instead of austerity more often – Aviva
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Anthony Cabrelli replaces Sheldon Kenton as MD of Bupa Global – exclusive
Anthony Cabrelli has replaced Sheldon Kenton as managing director of Bupa Global, Health & Protection can reveal Cabrelli took on...
Aviva completes sales of businesses in France and Italy for £3bn
Aviva has sold its businesses in France and Italy for a combined £3bn. The insurer completed the deals at the...
Protection income up 36% at MAB but FSCS fees soar £1m
Mortgage Advice Bureau’s (MAB) income from protection and general insurance commission rose 36% in the first half of 2021 to...
Simple products, protection AE and microinsurance will help lower-income customers – IFoA
Introducing simple protection policies, group risk auto-enrolment and microinsurance products would help reduce lower-income customers’ exclusion from insurance, the Institute...
Adviser banned by FCA after own mortgage application revealed £367k hidden income
A financial adviser has been banned and stripped of his permissions by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after failing to...
IP complaints fall 20% but whole of life grievances rise – FOS
Complaints about income protection (IP) insurance dropped by a fifth in the first three months of the 2021-22 financial year,...
Curable cancer diagnoses fall as ten-year NHS backlog looming
It could take more than ten years for NHS cancer services in England to recover from the impact pandemic, according...
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