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The Financial Services Compensation Scheme's (FSCS) funding model has come under fire for causing protection and insurance intermediaries to bail out other 'mismanaged' firms. Branko Bjelobaba, principal at consultancy Branko, spoke to...

Insurer Vitality has launched return on investment reports for client businesses signed up to the Vitality Programme. The report, which enables businesses to quantify benefits that the Vitality Programme can provide, also...

Advisers have a crucial role in educating employers about protection cover and benefit options as Covid restrictions start to lift in the workplace and across society. Yesterday, the Prime Minister addressed the...

Insurance technology supplier Iotatech has entered into a strategic partnership with FCA-authorised UK fintech business Hope Macy to launch Family Connect into the health insurance sector. The partnership provides a new digital...

If you were using your own money to insure someone else's life, you might want to know a bit more about the person first. When buying car insurance, your driving licence, driving...

Friarsgate Financial Planning has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as a new member. Friarsgate was founded in 2019 by Bill Hughes, David Jacobsen and Darren Booth following the...

Virtual GP services have inevitably increased in popularity as lockdown stopped people from seeing their local doctor in person, while insurers have responded to this demand through increased product innovation. But as...

Guardian has announced it is offering all its registered advisers and their immediate families, free access to its GP 24/7 service until 31 December 2021. The protection provider added advisers don’t need...

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has appointed Aston Lark CEO, Peter Blanc, as president for 2022. Blanc is also non-executive chairman of Hastings Insurance Services, the broker arm of Hastings Direct, and...

The opportunity to champion the values of the mutual ethos was one of the key reasons National Friendly's new  CEO, Graham Singleton, has taken on the role permanently. Earlier this week, Health...