Protection
FCA grilling more than 30 insurers and advisers for protection market study
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued detailed information requests to more than 30 insurers and intermediaries as research for its pure protection market study. The regulator is also conducting consumer research...
Read moreLSL Financial Services hires Hoare as sales director
LSL Financial Services has appointed Neil Hoare as sales director within its financial services division. Hoare (pictured) will join on 1 September from his current role as commercial director of HL Partnership...
Read moreMAB deploys Comentis financial vulnerability assessment tool
Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has deployed a financial vulnerability assessment tool across its broker network. Developed by Comentis, the tool aims to improve identification of and help to support vulnerable customers. It...
Read moreHSBC estimates $100m loss on UK life sale
HSBC expects to register a $100m (approximately £73m) pre-tax loss on the sale of the HSBC Life (UK) arm to Chesnara. Earlier in July HSBC and Chesnara announced the agreement to buy...
Read moreHealth & Protection Awards 2025 judges revealed
The judging panel for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2025 has been revealed. In all, 45 experts and leaders from across the health, protection and international insurance and workplace benefits industry...
Read moreWhatsApp proving potent way to reach young people and self-employed – Thukaram
WhatsApp is coming into its own in meeting young protection customer's expectations of an entirely app-based purchasing experience. This is according to Kesh Thukaram, co-founder at Best Insurance, who spoke to Health...
Read moreEffective stress management is about business performance not policies and support services – Haynes
When we talk about stress in the workplace, or psychosocial hazards, we tend to think of them through the lens of work demands, job clarity and control, relationships and team dynamics, through...
Read moreFCA hires interim FOS chairman after ‘unsuccessful’ recruitment campaign
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been forced to appoint an interim chairman of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) from the FCA board after admitting "the initial recruitment campaign proved unsuccessful". Liam...
Read moreFracture cover pay out for Lucy Bronze injury would be around £6,000 – Lakey
The fracture cover pay out for the type of injury England's Lucy Bronze was carrying for all of Euro 2025 would be around £6,000. In the aftermath of England's Women's successful defence...
Read moreNothing done about insurer commission incentivising bad adviser behaviour for 20 years – Bjelobaba
Nothing has been done about low private medical insurance (PMI) policy renewal commissions from insurers incentivising bad adviser behaviour for 20 years, according to compliance consultant Branko Bjelobaba. However, he warned that...
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