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The CEO of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has written to the Prime Minister suggesting the regulator could set new digital service standards which could include requiring firms to accept electronic verification...

Lockton People Solutions has appointed Steve Thomson as vice president for global benefits. Thomson joins from Telus Health where he was director of partnerships for the EMEA region. He also held a...

The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) has partnered with Insured Health and Bupa as its official health insurance partner. As part of this collaboration, RYA members will have access to discounted health insurance...

The extent of unhealthy living in the UK has been increasing over the past decade, but has also shown improvements in some aspects, according to a report released this week by Vitality. ...

Reassured has added Scottish Widows to its life insurance panel. From Tuesday (14 January), Reassured has provided quotes for customers for life and critical illness cover from Scottish Widows. The partnership aims...

Royal London has appointed Isabel Hudson as a non-executive director and as chairwoman of The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited with effect from 10 February 2025. Hudson (pictured) succeeds Lynne Peacock,...

The qualities required to succeed as a financial adviser held Tamworth number 8, Ben Milnes, in good stead as the midfield dynamo and his team took on Tottenham Hotspur in the FA...

Flexibility appears to be the key watchword when it comes to relocating employees at the start of this new year. This extends to employees on assignment requiring greater work/life balance to mitigate...

Pivotal Growth has acquired Business Protection Solutions (UK) Limited (BPS), a business protection insurance broker based in Northern Ireland, for an undisclosed sum. BPS offers a range of products, including shareholder protection...

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) is calling on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to reform its Consumer Duty product value/fair value assessment regime due to an "unnecessary" burden on broker productivity....