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The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is consulting on changes to its case fees depending on which stage they are resolved and potentially on the outcome, enforcing a "polluter pays" approach. No fee...

The Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP) has slammed the practice of loaded premiums as being “contrary to the consumer interest” and not offering fair value. The representative body also welcomed the Financial...

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) is the latest trade body to raise concerns over Lord Kinnock's call for VAT to be applied on private healthcare. The trade body argued...

Reassured is working with Voyc in a bid to improve customer outcomes by monitoring all customer calls. The AI-powered conversation monitoring platform enables Reassured to provide near real-time feedback to agents, the...

Denis Global has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as a corporate member. The firm providing third-party administration solutions through its Software-as-a-Service platform and as an outsourced services provider....

Authorised firms will need permission from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to begin using appointed representatives (ARs), as part of a Treasury overhaul of the sector published today. Protection under the Financial...

Iress has eliminated its deputy group CEO position with Harry Mitchell leaving the business after two years. The move was revealed in the technology firm's half year results which also showed double-digit...

WPA has extended its group deductible model to its claims rated Absolute Health product for medium sized firms with 150 to 1,000 employees. The provider said this typically offers companies a saving...

Stonebridge has appointed former Bluestone chief operating officer for APAC, Tim Miller, to the newly created role of chief operating officer. Miller (pictured) will assume accountabilities for all operations functions, including authorisations...

Vitality has hired Dr Rishi Patel as clinical operations director from Bupa where he was head of health services proposition. Patel (pictured) joined the leadership team within the health insurance business for...