Individual Protection
The UK Health & Protection Awards 2023 supplement – the winners
The UK Health & Protection Awards 2023 supplement is out now with all the highlights from the night. It includes all the winners, shortlists, photos from the night and insight into the...
Read moreFCA confirms final rules for retaining Insurance Distribution Directive
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out its final rules for insurance firms to transfer and replace retained EU law provisions from the Insurance Distribution Directive. The regulator confirmed it is...
Read moreWhat insurers really want from additional services providers – analysis
Record waits for NHS treatment intensifying the UK's war for talent has meant use of additional services - whether dental, virtual GPs or mental health support services - is soaring. In a...
Read moreHow add-on services meet demand while ensuring relevance, effectiveness and ROI post-pandemic – analysis
As the health insurance market roars back after Covid, the value of add-on services and benefits for both insurers and consumers is becoming increasingly tested. But add-on providers face a new challenge:...
Read moreFOS receives more PMI complaints in Q2
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) took on more new private medical insurance (PMI) cases and upheld almost twice the percentage of complaints according to its latest data. However, the regulator made fewer...
Read moreCII appoints international vice presidents
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has appointed Enas Asiri and Suresh Nair as vice presidents (international). The pair will support the international work of the CII, strengthening the member experience of those...
Read moreStonebridge hires head of sales from Skipton Building Society
Stonebridge has appointed John Scrivens as head of sales. Joining the mortgage and protection network's senior management team, Scrivens (pictured) will lead strategy to support firms looking to increase their income and...
Read moreCompliance consultant Bjelobaba disappointed at protection exclusion by FCA
Compliance consultant Branko Bjelobaba (pictured) has expressed disappointment that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has failed to up its regulatory stance on the boundary between advice and guidance in the protection sector....
Read moreAdvisers at odds over protection exclusion from FCA Advice Guidance Boundary Review
Protection advice firm leaders are at odds over the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) decision to exclude the protection sector from its Advice Guidance Boundary Review. While LifeSearch CEO Debbie Kennedy (pictured) expressed...
Read moreAlula Technologies establishes London headquarters
Insurance, healthcare, and pension fund technology specialist Alula Technologies has established headquarters in London at Devonshire House, 1 Mayfair Place. The business, backed by Rox Equity Partners, began creation of the group...
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