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To kick off Pride Month, Health & Protection speaks to Chris Bailey-Munt, B2B content and social media manager for intermediary marketing at Aviva, about considering whether he should refer to his "partner"...

Customers are talking about the cost of living crisis more when discussing protection so any help government can provide is to be welcomed, advisers told Health & Protection. Chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday...

Bupa UK is expanding coverage on its group dental insurance products including faster oral cancer treatment, an additional higher level of benefit, and hospital dental treatment. The upgrades will be available to...

Insurers, distributors and other financial services providers have been warned by the industry watchdog to ask themselves if products with Covid exclusions or other significant restrictions offer customers fair value. And the...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told insurers they should be examining the amount of commission paid as part of the distribution process when complying with the incoming Consumer Duty. The issue...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said concerns raised by the industry about the speed of implementation of its incoming Consumer Duty have been “well heard”. While the regulator acknowledged many communications...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has defended its flagship Consumer Duty policy as going ‘significantly beyond’ Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) as it aims to create a culture shift within the industry. The...

Advisers operating in the health and protection insurance and mortgage sectors have escaped the prospect of picking up the massive costs of failures in other parts of the financial services industry. In...

Regulators from across the spectrum have agreed to develop metrics to measure the regulatory burden on the financial services industry. The move comes after leaders and senior representatives from the Financial Conduct...

Shortlists for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 adviser categories have been revealed. The shortlists cover 14 categories spanning the breadth of the health and protection insurance industry. These include new...