Protection
Insurers lead on first day flexible working as candidates snub office-only roles
The insurance sector appears to be ahead of the game when it comes to new government legislation meaning workers can request flexible working from their first day at work. Under the changes...
Read moreTreasury reviewing Senior Managers regime as Hunt eyes loosening protections in major financial services overhaul
An HM Treasury-led review into the Senior Managers & Certification Regime beginning in the first quarter of 2023 has been announced as part of substantial overhaul of financial services regulations. The move...
Read moreChildren’s CI difficult to understand, say third of advisers
Fewer than half of advisers believe they are knowledgeable about children’s critical illness (CI) insurance and one in three say the product line is not easy to understand. The figures came from...
Read moreMortgage Advice Bureau takes 75% stake in protection consultancy Auxilium
Intermediary network and advice firm Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has taken a 75% shareholding in protection consultancy and service provider Auxilium Partnership. Auxilium Partnership will continue to be led by CEO Mark...
Read more‘Cynical’ £500k fraudster jailed after Aviva spots fake claim for brother’s death
A “cynical” fraudster has been jailed for three years after trying to claim more than half a million pounds in life insurance payouts covering his brother from several policies bought after his...
Read moreGrid calls on DWP to include workplace benefits in employer support service
Group Risk Development (Grid) has called on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to include services available through workplace health and risk benefits in its new Support for Employee Health and...
Read moreWe hide behind ‘products need to be sold’ but a lot are bought – McCarthy
Protection Distributors Group chairman Neil McCarthy has sought to scupper the narrative that “protection products are sold not bought”. Speaking at the Protection Review conference, McCarthy told delegates the sector may like...
Read moreWTW models impact of climate change on employee health and wellbeing
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has expanded its Health & Benefits Scout tool to include two new models focused on social determinants of health and climate risks in the US. Taken together, WTW...
Read moreFCA ditches fair value assessments for international distribution
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is removing the requirement for fair value assessments to be conducted where non-investment insurance products are distributed through international firms to international customers. However, where these products...
Read moreAviva updates business, D2C and Santander CI plans to meet ABI wordings
Aviva has upgraded its business, direct to consumer and Santander white label critical illness (CI) plans to reflect amended Association of British Insurers model wordings for cancer, dementia and heart attack. In...
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