The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has rejected calls from smaller financial firms for it to intervene in the professional indemnity insurance (PII) market. The regulator dismissed pleas from two of its engagement...
Read moreThe Consumer Duty will not be applied retrospectively to complaints received by it and the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has emphasised. The regulator repeated its assertion about...
Read moreInsurers need to proactively ensure second-hand trauma experienced when handling distressing claims is understood across the sector. This is according to a report from the 2022/23 Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) New Generation...
Read moreThe competition regulator has opened an investigation into Aviva’s £460m takeover of AIG Life UK and its potential to substantially lessen competition in the sector. The initial part of the investigation is...
Read moreThe protection industry's future is now as much about helping employers and UK workers with prevention and early intervention, as it is about providing financial peace of mind when long-term illness or...
Read moreCraven Street Wealth has acquired health and protection employee benefits consultants Punter Southall Aspire. Announcing the news from their LinkedIn account, the wealth manager described the move as a "significant but very...
Read moreEmployers want guidance and support from advisers and providers but must take a more strategic approach to their health and risk benefits, Owain Thomas hears. VIEW THE ROUNDTABLE SUPPLEMENT HERE Employers...
Read moreZurich Corporate Risk has launched a free digital eldercare service to support those with elderly relatives to navigate the complex world of adult social care. It is available to all group life...
Read morePacific Prime has appointed Michael Atta as head of employee benefits in Australia. Atta joins from Honan Financial Services where he was a director and will spearhead the firm's expansion into Australia....
Read moreWorkplace mental health has never been more important and employees are prioritising effective provision. Download the Workplace Health and Protection Roundtable Supplement, in association with HelloSelf 1) How can employers...
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