news

Pivotal Growth has acquired advice firm Charleston Financial Services. The transaction has been granted Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulatory approval. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Charleston is a mortgage and...

The quartet representing National Friendly claimed the honours as best team at the annual Santé Group charity golf day. The third annual event, held for the second year at The Belfry, brought...

Ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony later today, Holly Hill, associate director at protection advice firm John Lamb Hill Oldridge, speaks to Health & Protection about how London 2012...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has been told to make "radical" improvements in performance after an independent review uncovered "significant" internal failings hampering its ability to identify poor performance at hospitals, care...

Scottish Widows has reported "continued momentum" in its protection offering amid a 20% drop in profits for its parent Lloyds Banking Group in the first half of the year. The provider noted...

Advisers and insurers may need to rethink the working hours of their employees and adapt worker contracts to comply with new right to switch off legislation. Labour's election manifesto commits to implementing...

Scottish Widows' imminent launch of an income protection (IP) product and continuing rollout of its intermediary platform has proven the catalyst for head of intermediary protection distribution Alun Beynon to step back...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co has appointed Richard Harries to its board of directors. Harries has more than 35 years of insurance industry experience in the UK and other highly regulated markets...

William Russell has appointed Paul Hawke as international sales manager. He joins from Axa Global Healthcare where he was senior global sales manager, having worked at the company since the start of...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld two separate complaints against adverts placed by Benenden Health for failing to detail treatment exclusions and waiting periods. In the case of both adverts -...