Individual Protection
Four in 10 continue to struggle financially but shoots of optimism show – LV=
Four in 10 adults are struggling financially but one in 10 expect their finances to improve over the next three months, according to research by LV=. Its quarterly survey of 4,000 UK...
Read moreFCA warns firms not to engage in ‘sludge’ practices obstructing complaints
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned firms not to engage in so called "sludge" practices such as discouraging customers from taking actions such as switching provider or in designing overly long-winded...
Read moreIPTF releases dates for IPAW 2023
The Income Protection Task Force's (IPTF) Income Protection Awareness Week (IPAW) is returning for a third year in September. The event will take place online between 18 and 22 September and aims...
Read moreBest Protection Adviser profile Roy McLoughlin: ‘I was able to tell the story about mental health – one of the biggest issues of the day’
As the first in a series of profiles with Health & Protection Awards 2022 winners, Cavendish Ware associate director Roy Mcloughlin explains why the adviser’s role has never been more important as...
Read moreCirencester Friendly appoints strategic partnership manager from IPipeline
Cirencester Friendly has appointed Jo Wilkie as strategic partnership manager. She was most recently a senior product manager at IPipeline - her second spell at the technology firm. Wilkie has also worked...
Read moreRobyn Allen joins Openwork as partnership development manager
Robyn Allen is ending her time as a protection adviser and joining the Openwork Partnership as a partnership development manager. Allen (pictured), who is known for her lively presence online, announced the...
Read moreComplying with Prod not enough for protection insurers to meet Consumer Duty – FCA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is warning protection product providers that simply complying with fair value rules they are already subject to will not be enough to meet Consumer Duty requirements. The...
Read morePFS shares member consultation feedback with CII
The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has agreed to share the findings of its feedback from its member consultation with the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) board. The consultation was instigated after the CII’s...
Read moreFCA warns health and protection bosses about distributor data sharing and outsourced providers to implement Consumer Duty
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has written to the chief executives and directors of health and protection insurers and intermediaries conveying its expectations around implementation of the Consumer Duty and warning it...
Read moreWorld Cancer Day: ‘I can hand on heart say how important having adequate life insurance is’ – Trang Tran, MetLife
Ahead of World Cancer Day on 4 February, MetLife strategic account manager Trang Tran (pictured), who has worked in the insurance sector for almost a quarter of a century, speaks to Health...
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