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Sri Lankan life insurer Softlogic Life Insurance has appointed Sanjaya Mohottala (pictured right) and Lalith Withana (pictured left) to its board as independent non-executive directors. The pair succeed outgoing directors Ray Abeywardena...

State benefits for people diagnosed with a terminal illness are to be expanded in capacity and increased in value after long-running campaigns. From next year the required diagnosis for eligibility for terminal...

Economic secretary to the Treasury and City minister John Glen has demanded a “real commitment to tangible action” from the financial services industry to improve the diversity of its population. Glen added...

A mask wearing policy seems to becoming redundant as more and more advisers embrace flexible working. Earlier this week, Health & Protection quizzed insurers up and down the country to find out...

Technology provider UnderwriteMe has appointed Simon Jacobs to the newly created role of business development director. Jacobs (pictured) has worked in the life and health industry for more than 25 years, most...

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Personal Banking and Fairer Financial Services has launched a public consultation to enable people to share their opinion about the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). In an...

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) is launching a membership consultation on the future of the body and its representative societies including the Personal Finance Society (PFS). This follows a failed attempt by...

Some insurers are considering encouraging employees to wear face masks even after the legal obligation to do is removed. Earlier this week, prime minister Boris Johnson said that while a final decision...

A fifth of Australians have admitted lying to secure a cheaper life insurance policy, according to research from Australian fintech Finder. The survey of 1,000 respondents found men (29%) were more likely...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is updating its rulebook to remove non-inclusive language and other potentially divisive terms. The regulator revealed its plan as part of a joint discussion paper with the...