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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told firms to pay particularly close attention to existing and new communications which customers rely on to make purchasing decisions as this is where its rules...

Howden Group’s profit after tax soared to £218m in 2022 – up 58% from £140m reported the previous year. The global insurance broking group also spent more than £1.4bn on mergers and...

At the start of 2023 some advisers in the health and protection sector are bracing themselves for a "dismal" year in which they help customers move onto cheaper cover and concentrate on...

Baroness Zahida Manzoor has been reappointed as chairwoman of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). She was first appointed at the Financial Ombudsman Service on 2 August 2019 for an initial three-year term....

National Friendly has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) while Health Shield has re-joined as a corporate member. Health Shield commercial director Paul Shires said he was delighted the...

Younger adults are more worried about suffering from chronic illness than those at retirement age, according to a report from Allianz Partners. Data obtained by Health & Protection from the insurer's States...

Around 10% of Personal Finance Society (PFS) members have voiced their concerns about the Chartered Insurance Institute's (CII) appointment of three directors to the PFS board. The figures were released by PFS...

Tackling rising cancer care costs will be one of the prime issues for Dr Subashini M who is re-joining Aviva in the newly created role of medical director specialising in oncology and...

Some firms are struggling to apply the Consumer Duty, according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). It also warned firms not to be “over-confident” that their existing processes would be adequate to...

The British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) will be seeking further concessions from government on Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) and P11D costs for health cover in its Budget submission, chief executive Steve White...