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SimplyBiz joins Consumer Duty Alliance
SimplyBiz has become an affiliate of the Consumer Duty Alliance (CDA). The partnership builds upon SimplyBiz’s existing relationship with the Financial Vulnerability Taskforce, which is now incorporated by the CDA. CDA membership...
Read moreFCA increases adviser fees by 10% as budget hits £684m
Advisers operating in the health and protection insurance market will see their contribution to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) budget rise by 10.4% in the 2023/24 financial year. The rise comes as...
Read moreFCA targets improved complaints reporting to tackle problem firms and FSCS levy
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 moreUK mental health worst in world as Thailand and France thrive – Axa
More than a fifth of adults in the UK are in emotional distress - the worst outcome in a study of 16 major global countries. In contrast Thailand and France appeared to...
Read moreLong Covid impact continues rising as 760,000 suffering more than two years
The number of people suffering with long Covid symptoms for at least two years has soared past three quarters of a million - rising 11% since the start of the year, according...
Read moreFOS trials proactive settlement of complaints
The 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 moreMusic, meditation, martial arts and painting orks – advisers’ reveal their top stress busting techniques
To 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 moreFOS freezes case fees and compulsory levy as it eyes funding overhaul in 2024/25
The 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 moreBest Individual Protection and Healthcare Advice Firm profile ActiveQuote: Using analytics to match advisers with customers and another record year ahead
The third in our series of profiles with Health & Protection Awards 2022 winners, Rob Saunders, CEO of ActiveQuote, speaks about soaring demand for individual PMI, insurers adapting their propositions to younger...
Read moreConsultation launched on combining NHS and private healthcare provider data
Government has launched a public consultation on plans to share data from private healthcare providers with the NHS. The project would create a single source of healthcare data in England with NHS-funded...
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