Protection

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) protection proposition director Andy Walton has revealed how failing to properly rearrange his income protection (IP) cover for a new job hit him hard when he fell seriously...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has admitted it is frustrated with the way fair value pricing assessments for insurance contracts have been conducted throughout the industry. The regulator accepted the process has...

Firms need to ensure their Consumer Duty implementation plans due at the end of this month are well thought through and engage with the substance of the Duty, the regulator has said....

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it’s incoming Consumer Duty does not mean firms will be paying more in redress to customers when things go wrong. However, the regulator added the...

B&CE has joined group risk industry body Grid. The provider is most well known for its People's Pension scheme but also offers employee accident and life cover, injury insurance and occupational health...

The importance of getting to grips with the Consumer Duty may finally be hitting home ahead of the deadline for brokers to submit compliance strategies to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), according...

Increased responsibilities created by the Consumer Duty mean some advisers face a choice between setting up their own specialist protection divisions or signposting business out entirely, according to Paradigm Protect. Paradigm Protect...

Jeremey Hunt, the latest chancellor of the exchequer, has announced plans to row back almost all of the tax measures announced by his predecessor Kwasi Kwarteng in his mini Budget. In an...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed the National Insurance hike and introduction of the Health and Social Care Levy will not take place despite making a host of u-turns today undoing much of...

MetLife has agreed a strategic partnership with international funeral planning and concierge service firm Everest as it expands into the UK.  As part of an initial three-year exclusive arrangement, MetLife will offer...