The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set a goal of spotting problem firms faster to help tackle the high Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) levy. It is developing proposals to improve complaints...
Read moreThe Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is introducing the proactively settled category to the way it processes cases to encourage firms to solve complaints more quickly. The regulator confirmed the move will be...
Read moreTo mark National Stress Awareness Month which kicks off tomorrow, Health & Protection spoke to an array of advisers and found music, meditation, martial arts and painting - of canvasses and orks...
Read moreThe Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) expects to freeze individual case fees and its compulsory jurisdiction levy in the coming financial year. The regulator also intends to cut its voluntary jurisdiction levy for...
Read moreBupa has blamed a dearth of dentists and rising running costs as it is slashing dental services by closing, merging or selling 85 dental practices across the country. Announcing the move, Bupa...
Read moreHealth & Protection's inaugural Health Summit took place last week at Tylney Hall in Hampshire. The exclusive two-day event saw advisers and intermediaries working in the private medical insurance (PMI) and healthcare...
Read moreDemand for private healthcare diagnostics will only increase so the onus is on providers to decide whether to increase capacity in this area, according to Fiona Booth, head of external affairs and...
Read moreThe cost of living is causing customers to increasingly explore child-only private medical insurance (PMI) policies where parents are choosing to cover their dependants rather than themselves. Speaking at Health & Protection's...
Read morePrivate medical insurers have been urged to think about how the way their products are designed, sold and promoted may inadvertently discriminate against certain groups of people. Chico Chakravorty, founder of Doing...
Read moreAdvisers have been urged to ensure they encourage customers to check their medical history, really explain how private medical insurance (PMI) works and not veer into influencing if they are engaging in...
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