Wealth advisers should be referring income protection (IP) business to dedicated protection specialists, according to Future Proof director Alex Cleanthi. Cleanthi (pictured) was taking part in a panel debate on the second...
Read moreThe Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint and banned two climate change adverts placed by protection insurer and banking group HSBC as misleading. The regulator told HSBC UK to ensure...
Read moreHCA Healthcare is unifying the way it collects data from patients to monitor consultant performance, track post-procedure progress and deliver better outcomes. Cliff Bucknall, chief medical officer at HCA Healthcare, (pictured) explained...
Read moreAdvisers should ask customers about the risks associated with them not being able to meet mortgage payments, rather than reeling off the benefits of income protection cover to them. The panel on...
Read moreMark Steward is stepping down as the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) executive director of enforcement and market oversight after seven years with the regulator. Steward joined the FCA in 2015 and will...
Read moreMortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) protection proposition director Andy Walton has revealed how failing to properly rearrange his income protection (IP) cover for a new job hit him hard when he fell seriously...
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has admitted it is frustrated with the way fair value pricing assessments for insurance contracts have been conducted throughout the industry. The regulator accepted the process has...
Read moreFirms need to ensure their Consumer Duty implementation plans due at the end of this month are well thought through and engage with the substance of the Duty, the regulator has said....
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it’s incoming Consumer Duty does not mean firms will be paying more in redress to customers when things go wrong. However, the regulator added the...
Read moreB&CE has joined group risk industry body Grid. The provider is most well known for its People's Pension scheme but also offers employee accident and life cover, injury insurance and occupational health...
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