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The Consumer Duty is underpinned by behavioural science so firms need to get to grips with these ideas and think like the regulator to detect foreseeable harm, according to Tim Hogg, director...

The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has made a series of changes to its main board. BIBA members that sit on the main board serve an initial period of three years as...

Reassured has launched SAINT.AI, a risk identification solution which uses generative AI to improve medical disclosure accuracy, enhancing customer outcomes across the protection journey. Developed in partnership with FOIL AI and supported...

Toothfairy has received regulatory approval from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to conduct on-site clinical dental examinations and site visits at employers offices and corporate workplaces across the UK.  The firm’s clinical...

Bupa is creating a single-contact UK commercial function across Bupa Global (IPMI) and UK insurance led by UK commercial director Richard Norris. The move brings together the firm’s UK Insurance and UK-based...

The Exeter has increased the maximum benefit it pays out to Income First customers to 65% of income as part of a series of product updates. This amount has now increased from...

Shortlists for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2026 provider categories have been revealed after advisers voted to support their favoured providers. The shortlists cover 12 categories spanning the breadth of the...

Waddle Insurance managed to secure more than £1.1m in protection payouts in 2025. This is according to its inaugural claims report, which reveals 100 claims were started on the protection arranged by...

Nine in every 10 homeowners have never discussed how they would pay their bills if they could not work, according to data from LifeSearch. The research, which was conducted in partnership with...

Tesco Insurance & Money Services and Aviva have added critical illness (CI) cover to their protection insurance partnership.  The new offering builds on the life insurance plan provided by Aviva that launched...