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Advisers should lean on FCA rule changes during client conversations – analysis
The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) proposed consumer duty means advisers can no longer avoid having conversations about protection, but they should treat incoming regulations as a positive intervention in client conversations, according...
Read moreExclusive: The number of IP long Covid claims insurers have been handling
The numbers of long Covid sufferers insurers are helping with income protection (IP) support ranges from under 20 to more than 70 at one provider, Health & Protection can reveal. Earlier this...
Read moreRoyal London: IP innovation needed for cancer and heart disease sufferers
Insurers need to get more creative in designing income protection (IP) cover for people who have suffered cancer or heart disease, according to Royal London. The insurer told the Income Protection Taskforce’s...
Read moreGovernment will not pay more than £850 to analyse PPE contracts worth £14bn
The UK government has admitted it is not prepared to pay more than £850 to analyse contracts worth £14.7bn for personal protective equipment (PPE) bought during the Covid-19 pandemic. The government has...
Read moreMy first client showed the value of including IP with mortgage advice – Stratton
Advisers need to remove any inner bias they may have towards a particular form of protection so that they can do the right thing by their customers. This is according to Kate...
Read moreAdvisers must take clients ‘down the rabbit hole’ to unlock true value of IP
Advisers need to move beyond initial conversation starters and really take clients down the rabbit hole to unlock the true value of income protection (IP) for clients. This is according to Sam...
Read moreMental health minister vacancy remains unfilled
The ministerial position for mental health, suicide prevention and patient safety has still not been filled after Nadine Dorries' departure to become culture secretary. The post was created last year and was...
Read moreFSCS levies not expected to drop until 2025
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) does not expect adviser levies for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) to drop until 2025. This would mean health and protection advice firms are likely to...
Read moreInsurers more likely to look at long-term care products – Hamilton
Insurers have told Health & Protection they are more likely to investigate creating solutions to help plug the country's social care gap now there is more certainty about future costs. Announcing a...
Read moreZurich pay-outs soar 75% but ‘worrying’ drop in early stage cancer claims
Zurich paid out more than £222m to retail customers who made claims on their life, critical illness, and income protection policies in the first half of the year. The H1 2021 figures...
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