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FCA 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 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 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...
Read moreBupa slashes dental services following £646m hit in 2022
Bupa 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 morePublic satisfaction with NHS hits all time low
Record low levels of satisfaction with GP services and NHS dentistry drive dissatisfaction with the NHS to an all time nadir in 2022. The latest British Social Attitudes Survey into public satisfaction...
Read moreEmployers struggle communicating health and wellbeing benefits – Towergate
Seven in 10 large companies say they find it difficult to ensure communication of health and wellbeing support is always relevant to employees, according to research from Towergate Health & Protection. The...
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