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The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is proposing to cut the rate of interest charged on penalty awards made to customers who it judges have been disadvantaged by financial services firms. It has...

Cigna Healthcare Middle East has secured a Category A health insurance license from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in Oman. It authorises the insurer to underwrite, manage and issue health insurance under...

Blueberry Life is shifting away from being a pure life insurance provider primarily for people with chronic health conditions, to also promoting longer and healthier lifestyles, and has launched a crowdfunding campaign. ...

  If life is for living, then what could be a better outcome than giving clients an extra five years of healthy life. In recent years we’ve seen the way people live...

A shortfall in technical skills and a retiring workforce is proving a key pain point for health and protection insurers and their technology systems, writes Owain Thomas.   Download the roundtable supplement...

Versed Financial, an appointed representative of network Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA), has appointed broadcaster Sally Mitchell, as a mortgage and protection consultant. Mitchell (pictured) has appeared on television and radio discussing the...

Telus Health has appointed Paul Hawke as business development director. Hawke (pictured) joins from William Russell where he had been international sales manager since July of last year. He joined William Russell...

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has appointed Eric McMurray as chairman, health, wealth and career (HWC). In his role, McMurray will support M&A readiness, strategy execution, client growth and senior leadership development. The...

Chris Carroll took over as CEO of Bupa Insurance UK at the start of the year, taking over at the helm of the UK's largest health insurer from Alex Perry who had...

Guardian insurance paid more than £21m in protection claims in 2024, up from £15m in 2023. This included 100% of life claims, 94% of terminal illness (TI) and 92% of critical illness...