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LifeSearch agrees advice deal with Smart Insurance and Post Office brands
LifeSearch has agreed an exclusive deal offering protection advice and guidance to Neilson Financial Services customers whose brands include Smart Insurance, Post Office, British Seniors and Cover Today. The advice firm will...
Read moreWill writing and pre-paid probate investigation launched
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a new investigation into potential consumer law breaches in will writing. The CMA will also investigate online divorce services, and pre-paid probate plans. It...
Read morePhoenix Hospital Group given ultimatum to provide key performance metrics
Phoenix Hospital Group is the latest private healthcare provider to be hit with enforcement action by regulators over its failure to provide key performance and patient outcome data. The hospital group has...
Read moreCrack down on private healthcare providers over patient care data
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is further cracking down on doctors, hospitals and other private healthcare providers which are not supplying key data on their performance and patient outcomes. In its...
Read moreParents far more likely to have inadequate life insurance – Hargreaves Lansdown
Parents are far more likely to have inadequate life insurance than couples with no children, according to Hargreaves Lansdown's Savings and Resilience Barometer for July 2023. Sarah Coles, head of personal finance...
Read moreMedicash eyes expansion and fresh income streams following £12m property deal
Medicash is eyeing expansion of its services and generating new income streams following the £12m purchase of its current home. The cash plan provider has been leasing the third floor of the...
Read moreAdvisers will recommend protection more due to Consumer Duty
Advisers believe they will be making more protection insurance recommendations as a result of the Consumer Duty, according to research from Guardian. The insurer also found advisers did not feel introducing the...
Read morePrincipal firms tightening AR supervision and operational resilience rises – FCA
Principal firms have tightened up control of their appointed representatives (AR) as a result of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) focus on the area. The regulator’s practitioner panel research found the majority...
Read moreAwareness of Hong Kong employee insurance requirements drops
Only 55% of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Hong Kong are aware of the workplace coverage they are legally required to provide, according to research from QBE. The SME survey of...
Read moreWomen hit harder by poor workplace mental health
Women are finding the workplace is adversely affecting their mental health more than men, according to research from Nuffield Health. The provider's Healthier Nation Index which surveyed 8,000 UK adults found 48%...
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