April International has appointed Agne Gacionyte to the newly created role of UK marketing manager and Roshani Thapa as broker sales consultant. Gacionyte (pictured left) joins April International from Axa Health where...
Read moreOne unwelcome surprise of the Covid-19 pandemic has been the emergence of numerous symptoms such as brain fog, respiratory complaints or insomnia that can develop after acute infections. As scientists begin to...
Read moreLife insurance technology company Bestow has partnered with bereavement support platform Empathy. The partnership sees Empathy’s app and premium services made available to Bestow beneficiaries in 20 states at no cost —...
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) received 1,212 complaints in the 2021/22 financial year, 24% fewer compared to 1,596 in 2020/21, allowing the regulator to clear its complaints backlog. The regulator added that...
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is barely meeting half of its service level targets after another worsening performance in the last financial year. The regulator met its service level agreement (SLA) targets...
Read moreStaff numbers at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fell by 167 in the last financial year despite the regulator focusing on recruitment and it eventually hiring 374 people from outside the organisation....
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) processed just 44.7% of complete notifications of appointed representative (AR) status within its target over the last financial year. This was down from 48.1% in the financial...
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) generated a £113.6m surplus for the 2021/22 financial year pushing its cash reserves above the maximum target, according to the regulator’s annual report. This annual surplus included...
Read moreAround 4% of triple vaccinated adults reported experiencing long Covid symptoms 12 weeks after infection, according to official data. Office for National Statistics data for the period to 27 May 2022 reveals...
Read moreThe Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has appointed a deputy chief ombudsman and chief operating officer (COO) to work under incoming CEO and chief ombudsman Abby Thomas. The regulator is also currently recruiting...
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