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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) expects around 10% of authorised representatives (ARs) to leave the financial services industry following its crackdown on the sector. With the general insurance and protection market one...

Canadian health and life insurer The Empire Life Insurance Company has appointed Edward Gibson as senior vice-president, capital management and chief actuary. Gibson (pictured left) has been serving as both chief financial...

Twenty20 Capital has acquired healthcare services provider Virgin Care for an undisclosed the sum. The move brings to an end Virgin Group's 10 year ownership of the firm and sees it rebrand...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing tighter controls and greater data sharing on appointed representative (AR) firms to cut complaints and consumer harm. The regulator revealed complaint levels against ARs were...

Cricket legend Allan Lamb is thankful for the private medical insurance (PMI) cover and his strong mentality honed during 25 years at the crease for supporting his encounter with prostate cancer. And...

The number of people suffering symptoms associated with long Covid in the UK has increased by a further 100,000. The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data covering the period to the...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is considering changing its funding model to incentivise constructive behaviour within the industry and says it has halved its complaints backlog this year. The proposal forms part...

Axa Global Healthcare has appointed Andy O'Cain as global head of distribution. O'Cain joins from Aetna International where he was distribution director and will oversee the strategic development of all aspects of...

Aviva has completed the sale of its Italian life insurance and Polish businesses. In an announcement to the London Stock Exchange, the insurer confirmed it had received £462m from CNP Assurances for...

While expats enjoy higher wellbeing than local employees, their stress levels are on the rise due to concerns about their finances, according to research from Cigna. It also revealed that since the...