Mid-size advisers see PII premiums slashed as largest firms pay up
Professional indemnity insurance (PII) costs saw dramatic swings for insurance intermediaries in 2020. According to data from the Financial Conduct...
Big firms get richer as insurance intermediary revenues rise
Insurance intermediaries saw their revenue rise 1.8% last year to reach £17.6bn – up from £17.29bn in 2019. The £313m...
Timpson cites improving hidden disability awareness and signposting agreements
Outgoing disability and access ambassador Johnny Timpson has emphasised some of the key changes the insurance industry has embraced since...
Zurich’s Peter Hamilton appointed disability and access ambassador
Zurich head of market engagement Peter Hamilton has been appointed as disability and access ambassador for the insurance sector. Hamilton...
Tens of thousands awaiting state benefits decision from 2020
Almost 60,000 people who submitted a claim for state disability benefits in 2020 were still awaiting a decision four months...
HSE warns 13,000 employers about Covid-19 safety
More than 13,000 employers have been warned by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for not providing a Covid-19 safe...
DWP rejects calls to require reporting of work-related stress
The government has dismissed calls to require businesses to report long term sickness due to stress as a health and...
OH subsidy and employer information service unveiled but sick pay reform rejected
A subsidy encouraging the purchase of occupational health (OH) services will be tested by government as part of a range...
NHS patient data collection delayed with tighter security
The government has delayed its NHS patient data sharing project and tightened the rules of operation after triggering a major...
Complaints about FCA soar again driven by service and vulnerable customers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) received more than 1,500 complaints about its service and operations in the 2020-21 financial year,...
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