Group Risk

SimplyBiz has launched MyLearning Academy, an online learning portal developed in partnership with Competent Adviser. The academy, available from today (21 February) to all SimplyBiz member firms, offers support on a range...

An unnamed insurer has come in for praise from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for highlighting policy exclusions on its website before customers even begin to start applications. In its Consumer Duty...

Canada Life's closure of its individual protection business cost the insurer C$29m, approximately £17.1m, it has reported. This is according to 2023 financial results for the company's parent Great West Life Co...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has praised insurers for improving propositions to offer new health and wellbeing benefits and widening policy definitions to cover more customers. In its Consumer Duty implementation: good...

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has launched a competency diagnostic tool to identify key areas of training needs to ensure adviser compliance with Consumer Duty. Proficiency+ Consumer Duty was developed in collaboration...

Mercer is bringing health and protection insurers together for a second session with the aim of improving clarity and reporting of environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials in the sector. Last year...

The government has given financial and health sector regulators an April deadline to put forward their strategies for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in their sectors. It told the Financial Conduct...

International insurance broker Howden has appointed Mike Baker as chief client officer of Howden Asia.   Based in Singapore, Baker reports to Goh Chye Huat, CEO, Howden Asia.   Baker’s role is...

Week three on The Apprentice saw a virtual Lord Sugar set the teams the challenge of developing a virtual escape room concept and playable demo and pitching their creations to investors. After...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is writing to 20 of the largest financial advice firms requesting information about their delivery of ongoing services, for which their clients continue to be charged after...