Individual Protection
IPipeline data to be used by financial education platform Thrive Money
Data from IPipeline will be used by online financial education platform Thrive Money to provide risk reports on mortgages and renting. At the end of the month these interactive reports will be...
Read moreFCA targets pre-paid probate market dubbed ‘worst of funeral plans on steroids’
Insuring Change has dubbed unregulated pre-paid probate plans as the "reincarnation of the worst of the pre-paid funeral plans market on steroids", while the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned customers about...
Read moreFCA warns ‘over-confident’ and ‘superficial’ firms on Consumer Duty plans
Some firms are struggling to apply the Consumer Duty, according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). It also warned firms not to be “over-confident” that their existing processes would be adequate to...
Read moreBIBA pledges to target government on IPT and P11D cuts for health insurance
The British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) will be seeking further concessions from government on Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) and P11D costs for health cover in its Budget submission, chief executive Steve White...
Read moreTory rejection of workplace menopause support for discriminating against men is ‘grasping at straws’ – Nokes
The chairwoman of the Woman and Equalities Select Committee of MPs has slammed the government's dismissal of workplace menopause interventions for being discriminatory towards men as "grasping at straws". Committee chairwoman Conservative...
Read moreAdvisers must tread ‘very carefully’ where customers consider cancelling PMI or protection – Bjelobaba
Advisers need to tread "very carefully" where customers are considering cancelling private medical insurance (PMI) or protection cover as cost of living pressures mount, according to Branko Bjelobaba, principal at consultancy Branko....
Read moreAbsolute Military launches personal accident policy underwritten by Healix
Absolute Military has launched a personal accident policy for military personnel and their families. The specialist military insurance broker's new cover offers risk based pricing and the ability to flex cover. Johnny...
Read moreL&G combines protection product and commercial teams under Shattock as Jones moves to annuities
Legal & General is combining its protection product and commercial teams under the leadership of James Shattock, commercial director retail protection at Legal & General Retail. The move also sees Mark Jones,...
Read moreHealth & Protection Awards 2023 opens to adviser entries
The UK Health & Protection Awards 2023 has launched and is now open for adviser entries. Health & Protection would like to welcome back Allianz Partners as returning headline sponsor. This year’s...
Read morePFS interim CEO: CII takeover ‘clearly doing damage’ to both bodies
Personal Finance Society (PFS) interim chief executive Don MacIntyre has emphasised that the Chartered Insurance Institute's (CII) controversial takeover is “clearly doing damage” to both bodies, while members have said they have...
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