Adding dependants to group PMI schemes is contributing to a spike in claims, usage and premiums creating a generational divide across UK plc, Graham Simons hears. Employers are increasingly adding coverage...
Read moreInsurers have written off at least £100m in clawback commission debt due to poor adviser behaviour with another £19m outstanding. As a result, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) identified concerns about certain...
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) wants to help the protection insurance industry close the consumer protection gap. Furthermore, while the FCA is proposing some modest measures, it said it was not anticipating...
Read moreAbigail Montrose hears how the protection industry is viewing the FCA’s review of the market and how greater transparency is seen as a good thing. The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) ongoing...
Read moreGrowing an advice business is rarely a simple task and while lead generation can play an important role when an intermediary is starting out, it appears advisers have had limited success when...
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is considering the prospect of introducing its own AI agents to help enforcement and make sure markets continue working well. The regulator floated the idea as part...
Read moreArtificial intelligence (AI) will reshape white-collar work whether companies are ready or not. In most industries, the conversation stops at automation and efficiency. In insurance, the question is more consequential: will AI...
Read morePrivate hospital group Spire Healthcare has confirmed it is in discussions with two firms over a possible sale. Having announced in September it was considering options including a sale, the firm said...
Read moreDiagnostic tests and scans are as the top reason for private medical insurance (PMI) use while younger adults are making far more claims, according to Howden Life and Health. The intermediary found...
Read moreEmployee benefits and insurance service provider Personal Group is launching a group cash plan range which will feature DocHQ’s remote physiotherapy service. The range will be launched as a new product rather...
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