Group Risk

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...

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...

Aegon has appointed Astrid Jäkel (pictured) as chief risk officer (CRO) and as a member of the life insurer's management board She will take up the role from 1 March and will...

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...

Advisers are keen to keep Christmas parties and social gatherings going this year with some taking creative measures including one firm already holding its annual celebration in November. Advisers told Health &...

Employers are more concerned about the physical health of their older workers than their mental health, according to research from group risk industry body Grid. According to research conducted for the trade...

Cirencester Friendly will join the Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) in 2022. The decision to formally join followed involvement in supporting IPTF campaign work - particularly Income Protection Awareness Week in September....

Suicide was the main cause of death for life insurance claims among males in their 20s and 30s, according to data from Aviva released as men's health month Movember draws to a...

The number of lasting power of attorney registrations has fallen by more than a quarter during the pandemic, according to data from the UK Ministry of Justice. Following an Freedom of Information...