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Health and protection insurance intermediaries will no longer have to disclose to customers where they use only exclusive single-tie arrangements or a panel of insurers when selling products to retail customers. Proposals...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has launched its 7Families Revisited series.  Originally launched in 2014, the 7Families project aimed to highlight the importance of income protection insurance by sharing the journeys...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed removing non-UK business from the scope of Consumer Duty. The regulator is proposing to simplify the rules that apply when insurance is sold and will...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing just two categories of insurance sale - advised and non-advised - as part of its consultation on simplifying insurance rules. Current rules distinguish between a...

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has launched its academy which is designed to improve training and regulatory compliance in the private medical insurance (PMI) industry. The e-learning platform is...

Omni Protect has appointed Richard Waters (pictured) to the newly created position of head of strategic partnerships for protection and health.    Previously head of protection distribution at HSBC Life, Waters will focus...

George Hayes, non-financial risk consultant and global pride network chairman at Legal & General (L&G), speaks to Health & Protection about why inclusion, wellbeing and diversity are now part of every day...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has promoted Amy Wilson to the newly created role of propositions director. Wilson (pictured, centre) has been at the firm for 11 years and is stepping...

Global healthcare and private health insurance markets are entering a period of significant strain and transformation. Health needs are evolving, populations are ageing, chronic disease is rising faster than health systems can respond,...

New sales of income protection (IP) products were strong in 2025, but the pace of growth slowed compared to previous years, according to NMG Consulting. However, the firm highlighted that while larger...