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An Eastenders storyline in which life insurance has played a central role was a missed opportunity to discuss the importance of taking out a critical illness policy. This is according to Alan...

More than a third of patients in England are waiting longer than the standard time for cancer treatment in England, according to official data. While the Office for National Statistics (ONS) stresses...

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has agreed a partnership with Six Mental Health Addiction (Six MHA) enabling network members, as well as its own staff, to access a range of mental health services....

WPA is extending its musculoskeletal (MSK) pathway option to SME and retail customers. The not-for-profit insurer explained the move is designed to provide customers with faster access to treatment, helping prevent minor...

LifeSearch has secured an advice referrals agreement aimed at helping to protect more customers with chronic conditions. The partnership will give individuals who are outside of the insurtech’s current product parameters the...

Insurers need to up their game in compiling product target market statements as they are too broad and vary widely in terms of detail, but so too should the Financial Conduct Authority...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has singled out target market statements from private medical insurance (PMI) and income protection (IP) products as “examples of poor practices that could cause customer harm”. It...

Zurich Singapore has appointed Nixon Ooi as head of accident and health in Singapore.  Reporting directly to Alexandra Cowley, chief underwriting officer, Singapore, Ooi will be responsible for leading the underwriting, portfolio management, and proposition...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is requiring insurers and intermediaries to take remedial actions including ordering them to withdraw products where it has material concerns about providing fair value. The regulator said...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has continued to express concern over the value proposition of Guaranteed Asset Protection (GAP) insurance, with some firms struggling to demonstrate fair value as required by the...