Regulation

Payingtoomuch's managing director Michael Ward has called for non-contestable life insurance contracts and an increase in premiums and commission in a bid to improve protection sales.

Roger Edwards shares some lessons from the Protection Review conference 2016 on how the industry should consider communicating in the style of Peppa Pig or Game of Thrones and tap into positive stories.

Standard & Poor's (S&P) has upgraded the financial strength rating from A+ to AA- for Pacific Life Re.

Stephen Crabb resigned from the cabinet

No change to QE programme

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today fined Towergate Underwriting Group Limited (Towergate) £2,632,000 for failings in relation to its protection of client and insurer money.

Total pay of £710k in previous financial year

Adviser network Openwork has exceeded 3,000 advisers across the group for the first time in its history despite a long-term decline in the number of advisers working in the UK market.

Sue Lewis has been re-appointed for a further two and a half years as chair of the Financial Services Consumer Panel

Regulator will pass on savings