Protection

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has emphasised insurers must have good insight of the appointed representatives (ARs) they work with in regards to the incoming Consumer Duty. ARs have been a key...

Zurich Insurance has made further commitments to supporting neurodiversity in the industry and become the Group for Autism, Insurance, Investment & Neurodiversity's (GAIN) first industry transformer member. Over the next three years,...

The number of working aged adults who are economically inactive to due to long-term sickness has risen by half a million since the start of the pandemic, according to official data. The...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has repeated its pledge that it will not apply the Consumer Duty to complaints retrospectively as it sought to reassure the financial servvices industry. During an Association...

More than half of parents surveyed by Scottish Widows have not spoken to adult children about their will. The survey of 2,000 adults found 57% had failed to discuss their will with...

Aviva’s UK health and protection operation recorded an 18% decline in new business sales from £51m to £42m in the third quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2021....

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is scrutinising Consumer Duty implementation plans from across insurance and financial services to understand the direction firms are taking with its flagship rules. The regulator also revealed...

Half of firms are reliant on the NHS to support at least some of their workforce should they require treatment, according to research conducted by Partners&. The survey of senior HR and...

Seven in 10 people living with cancer are facing unexpected costs averaging around £6,500 a year, according to a report from insurer Zurich. The Hidden Cost of Cancer report which surveyed 300...

The Association of Financial Mutuals' incoming chief executive has welcomed a Bill aimed at making demutualisation more difficult. The AFM announced Andrew Whyte (pictured) would be taking over as chief executive from...