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Two highly respected figures within the protection market have told Health & Protection they believe the use of loaded premiums does not meet the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Fair Value and proposed...

Cirencester Friendly has appointed Alak Sharma as director of risk and compliance, subject to regulatory approval. Sharma (pictured) joins from Brightside Group where she was risk and compliance director. She is a...

Canada Life UK has appointed Stuart Robinson as chief financial officer and David Germain as chief information officer. Robinson (pictured) joins from Aviva where he was most recently interim CEO and managing...

Unadvised telesales firms are breaking trust in the protection sector by selling insurance to unwitting customers, LifeSearch founder Tom Baigrie has claimed. Baigrie, who is also chairman of the full advice firm...

Dr Andrew Vallance-Owen who founded the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) is stepping down after nine years at the helm of the organisation. Jayne Scott (pictured) will succeed Dr Vallance-Owen taking on...

Willis Towers Watson has appointed Tim Rourke as UK head of property and casualty (P&C) pricing, product, claims and underwriting in its insurance consulting and technology business. Rourke (pictured) succeeds Graham Wright...

Canada Life is increasing premiums for group income protection (GIP) schemes that have a rate review or go on risk from 6 April to cover the rise in National Insurance Contributions (NICs)....

Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) chief executive Robert Sinclair has slammed mortgage advisers for how they approach conversations about protection and criticised them for being too risk and compliance heavy. Speaking at...

Proving integrity is the most important way for advisers to build trust with consumers taking out protection insurance, according to Sue Helmont, marketing director at AIG Life. Speaking at the Protection Review's...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will transition to a four and a half day working week and move to match the typical Monday to Friday approach across much of the rest of...