Regulation
FCA seeks feedback on access to travel insurance for consumers who have had cancer
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking views and evidence of the challenges firms face in providing travel insurance for consumers who have, or have had, cancer, and the challenges for these consumers in accessing insurance.
FCA chair Griffith-Jones to step down in March 2018
Has faced criticism during his tenure
Total Recall - Five things you need to know about client call recording
OPAL Group's Matt Oldham discusses what advisers need to know about client call recording given the Financial Conduct Authority's recent clarification on the rules.
FOS upholds third of complaints about IFAs
Annual review published
May under pressure as election ends in hung parliament
Pound and UK equities set for bumpy day
Intrinsic confirms Caerus take-over
300 advisers added to network
Advisers see pre-tax profits fall - APFA report
Margins remain 'thin'
Larger, restricted and AR firms more consistent on suitability - FCA
Advice found to be 'suitable' in 93.1% of cases
Govt U-turns on 'unpalatable' probate fee in run up to election
Labelled a ‘stealth tax’
FCA adviser levy up 4.7% but individual fees down
Minimum fees up 1%
FCA to address phoenixing of firms and individuals
'It's a concern'
Roundtable write-up: Handling Insurance Industry Disruptors
COVER recently hosted a challenging roundtable sponsored by Atos called 'Handling insurance industry disruptors: strategies to win and engaging millennials'.
FSCS: Forecasted levy cut £15m but advisers miss out
Pension adviser levy stays same, investment up £4m
FCA stops short of introducing mandatory standardised fact find
Process too complex
Mother and son charged after allegedly faking death to claim life insurance
A mother and her son have been charged today with fraud after they allegedly conspired to fake the mother's death in Zanzibar to claim £140,000 worth of life insurance.
FCA: Senior managers' regime no end to action against firms
Will continue to fine firms
Government reviews recommend later retirement age
Cridland and DWP reports
FCA launches fintech co-operation with Japan
Follows deal with Canada
Spring Budget 2017: Hammond hikes NICs for self-employed
Class 4 NICs to be 11% by 2019
Budget 2017: No further increases to IPT
Chancellor Philip Hammond has bucked the trend of recent Budgets in making no further increases to insurance premium tax (IPT) although draft legislation to prevent avoidance is being introduced.
Budget 2017: OBR significantly upgrades UK growth forecast for this year
GDP growth to hit 2% in 2017
Budget 2017: IPT increase could cause people to 'give up on PMI'
The Health Insurance Group has warned against any further increases to insurance premium tax (IPT) as the Spring Budget takes place next week.
FCA publishes Insurance Distribution Directive consultation
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published the first of its two consultation papers on the implementation of the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD
Aviva court judgment highlights flaws in FOS decision-making
Melissa Collett discusses why there is legal uncertainty in a recent Financial Ombudsman decision on an Aviva life policy complaint.
