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PM commits to turning triple lock into double lock to fund new national care service
Prime minister Andy Burnham is to turn the government’s triple lock pensions commitment into a double lock to pay for a new national care service. Triple lock change Addressing the Labour Party...
Read moreIndustry urged to innovate to halt ‘devastating’ effects of economic abuse – analysis
Insurers, advisers and other key partners in the protection insurance sector have been urged to strongly consider and act to avoid products being used for economic abuse. They have also been pressed...
Read moreFCA wants more trust and beneficiary nomination adoption to speed up claims
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) wants the protection industry to increase promotion and take-up of trusts and beneficiary nomination services to improve the claims process. As part of its exploration of protection claims...
Read moreTrimming value measures reporting will not create conflicts of interest – FCA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) does not believe proposals to reduce the value measures reporting requirements on insurers will create conflicts of interest. The regulator has launched a consultation on dropping two...
Read moreGrowing awareness unlocking GIP early intervention potential – Howden
Growing awareness created by the Keep Britain Working review now means employers increasingly see the potential of group income protection (GIP) to not just pay sickness benefits but as an important early...
Read moreRaising GIP awareness matters as Keep Britain Working review speeds on – analysis
Ahead of the release of the Keep Britain Working Review at an event in September of last year, its author, Sir Charlie Mayfield, told Health & Protection that while the report’s findings...
Read moreCompulsory PMI would be a ‘hard sell’ – Campbell
Compulsory private medical insurance would be a “hard sell”, according to political strategist Alastair Campbell. Auto enrolment for pensions was first introduced in the Pensions Act 2008 by the then Labour government....
Read moreABI sets guidelines to reduce economic abuse in joint protection products
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has set out a series of recommended actions and called on the industry to review joint-protection products to shield members from economic abuse. As Health &...
Read moreOne in five require urgent medical treatment after ignoring early symptoms – Bupa
More than one in five (22%) UK adults have required urgent medical attention after ignoring early symptoms, against the backdrop of continued cost-of-living crisis forcing many to put their health on hold. ...
Read moreFCA rates travel insurance work ‘six or seven’ as medical condition referrals have helped 21k people
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) believes its work in the travel insurance sector should be rated about "six or seven out of 10" so far. It also argued that work to ensure...
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