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Benefex buys Vebnet from Standard Life
Benefex has bought Vebnet from Standard Life and will take over provision of flexible benefit services to 31 employers. The firms have not disclosed the cost of the acquisition but announced the...
Read moreBeagle Street signs-up to PDG £5k Funeral Payment Pledge
Beagle Street has signed up to the Protection Distributors Group (PDG) Funeral Payment Pledge to offer payments for funeral expenses for customers where bereavement claims may be being delayed. The insurer, which...
Read moreAviva takes over AIG deal with NatWest for individual protection insurance
Following its acquisition of AIG Life UK, Aviva has signed a five-year partnership deal with the NatWest Group for the distribution of its protection insurance products through NatWest’s UK retail banking brands...
Read moreZurich backs cancer-surviving opera trio for highlighting treatment waits
A trio of cancer-beating opera artistes, including a soprano, tenor and a pianist, is aiming to give voice to the 77,000 people waiting more than two months for cancer treatment since getting...
Read moreDWP examining how employers promote healthy workplaces for Get Britain Working
The Labour government is launching an independent review into how UK employers promote health and inclusive workplaces as part of a package of reforms outlined in the Get Britain Working White Paper....
Read moreGenerali UK adds group life post-cancer return to work service
Generali UK is launching a cancer recovery support service from 1 January at no extra cost as an add-on to its group life assurance proposition. All employees of its group life assurance...
Read moreMPs label FCA ‘incompetent’ and call for ban of ‘confusing’ AR regime
MPs and peers are proposing that the appointed representative (AR) regime should either be banned entirely or networks should be made 100% responsible for their ARs. They suggest the Financial Conduct Authority...
Read moreFJN Growth Solutions hires Rice and Firkins as executive directors
FJN Growth Solutions has appointed Doug Rice and and Paul Firkins as executive directors. Rice (pictured right) joins from PIB Employee Benefits where he was head of global benefits, while Firkins (pictured...
Read moreThere is nothing voluntary about the FCA’s voluntary requirements – Bennett
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is starting to increase its usage of voluntary requirements – but that name doesn’t really describe what it is. “If the FCA approach issue you with a...
Read moreProtection sales continue recovery after year-long slump
Individual protection sales continued to recover in the third quarter of 2024, slightly outpacing the same period last year for the second consecutive period. The two periods of slight increases appear to...
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