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Bupa Health Insurance Australia has been fined $35m by the Australian Federal Court for breaches of Australian Consumer Law. Most of the claims affected by Bupa’s conduct were for hospital treatment in...

Employers need a clear strategy for supporting young workers with caring responsibilities, hears Abigail Montrose   Young people may be less likely to develop cancer than older people, but they may be...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is expanding its ongoing work in the captives insurance market to encompass a UK captives insurance regime. It has already begun its work alongside the Prudential Regulation...

Consumer research conducted by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has given IFAs and morgage brokers a ringing endorsement as the distribution channels which provide the best support for consumers looking to buy...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its landmark study into how retail customers perceive and engage with the protection market. The survey of 14,326 UK consumers between September and October 2025...

Four out of five (80%) protection policyholders are satisfied their policies meet their needs, according to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) landmark pure protection market study consumer research. This was compared to...

Almost one in three (29%) people have a medical condition when they buy protection insurance, according to landmark consumer research from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This often resulted in these people...

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) pure protection market study will potentially last a year longer than expected by stretching into the second half of 2027, the regulator has revealed. It also confirmed...

Simplyhealth has launched a digital-first workplace dental cash plan plan designed to give employees improved access to dental services. The Simply Dental plan offers five levels of cover, each with different limits...

Dr Peter Mills has joined Axa Health as interim medical director within the commercial team at the health insurer, stepping in to fill the role vacated by Dr Pallavi Bradshaw. Health &...