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FCA eyes minimum fee freeze and below-inflation rises to protect smaller firms
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is considering freezing minimum and flat fees for the next financial year as it acknowledged the high inflation environment facing financial firms. Beginning consulting for its 2023/24...
Read moreBupa offering mental and physical health advice on social media platform JAAQ
Bupa Global & UK has partnered with mental health social media platform Just Ask A Question (JAAQ) in a six-month trial aimed at increasing access to online health advice. During the trial...
Read moreFCA does not know number of in-force protection and PMI policies – exclusive
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) does not know how many protection and health insurance customers are in the UK market, Health & Protection can reveal. The regulator confirmed to Health & Protection...
Read morePatrick Watt leaves Bupa Global after restructure focusing on regional GMs
Bupa Global has restructured its senior management with commercial director Patrick Watt leaving the international private medical insurance (IPMI) provider. The insurer has created three regional business units - UK and Africa,...
Read moreEmployee productivity slumps by two weeks despite rising health support – Vitality
UK firms have lost a further two working weeks per employee despite a concerted effort to increase the range of health and wellbeing benefits offered to staff, according to research from Vitality....
Read moreAviva adds quartet of PMI benefits to support diversity
Aviva has introduced four private medical insurance benefit options for large corporate clients aimed at helping employees bring their true selves to work. The benefit options include an enhanced gender identity benefit,...
Read moreSpiralling mental ill health and MSK cases drive workplace absence – HSE
There were more than 1.8 million work-related ill health cases in 2021/22, with 30.8 million working days lost in 2021/22, according to the Health and Safety Executive. The data showed the top...
Read moreWhere underwriting is improving and the ‘bonkers’ decisions leaving some clients behind – analysis
Earlier this year Health & Protection reported on AIG, Guardian and Scottish Widows as examples of insurers singled out for praise by advisers who have taken a flexible approach to underwriting protection...
Read moreHealth and protection FSCS levy unchanged as mortgage brokers escape fees
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) expects its levy for advisers in the general insurance distribution class, which includes those in the health and protection sectors, to remain at £5.3m in the...
Read moreFCA commits to turning staff feedback into action after questions of leadership
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has committed to speaking to staff to turn their feedback into action as it continues to face fallout from its labour dispute this year. It was responding...
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