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All protection products must be reviewed to ensure they offer fair value – FCA
Protection products must be assessed to ensure they offer fair value to consumers, including those policies originated before October 2018, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced. It warned insurers over products...
Read moreHealth insurance and cash plans excluded from FCA’s auto-renewal rules
Health insurers and cash plan providers have been excluded from Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules surrounding the automatic annual renewal of general insurance contracts, the regulator has confirmed. However, they will be...
Read more‘We need a much more robust evidence base about the real-world benefits of our products’ – Braun
The world of work has seen enormous disruption as a result of Covid-19. As restrictions are gradually lifting, we are looking to a future where hybrid working is becoming far more normal,...
Read moreInsurers must explain benefits better as employers focus on recruitment not health outcomes – ABI
Insurers should communicate the benefits of health cover more effectively to companies and individuals alike, access better data on the societal benefits of health and protection insurance and improve product innovation to...
Read more‘Ergonomic timebomb’ warning to prioritise employee health – Vitality
Vitality has called for health and wellbeing requirements to be prioritised at board level as new research indicates increased homeworking is leading to an 'ergonomic timebomb' risking increased back and shoulder injuries...
Read moreNew business interest rises as cash plans adapt to pandemic – analysis
Cash plans have really come into their own during the pandemic due to their flexibility and cost effectiveness and while claims fell away initially in the first lockdown, a recovery currently appears...
Read moreNew bank launches to promote blood donation from financial services industry
A financial services industry collective has announced the launch of The Blood Bank, an industry initiative aimed at raising awareness of the importance of donating blood. Following a teaser shared last week,...
Read moreAnalysis: How to guard against employee burnout
Ensuring line managers regularly review employees' workload, introducing engagement surveys and reviewing their occupational health provision are just some of the ways employers can guard against employee burnout. Health & Protection kicked...
Read moreNew bank with a difference set to launch
A mortgage and property finance collective has announced it is set to launch a new bank next month supporting the whole financial services industry. The bank, whose name will be revealed on...
Read moreInterview: Compulsory health insurance brings ‘fantastic window of opportunity’
The pandemic has brought huge changes to healthcare insurance but perhaps nowhere as much Qatar, where it may have helped usher in a mandatory insurance system. Amber Musson-Thorp, commercial head of Lifecare...
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