Regulation

Regulation

UK GDP beats expectations to rise 0.6% in Q2

Position of strength ahead of Brexit

clock 27 July 2016 • 1 min read

Regulation

MPs call for 'outdated' FCA to split

Follows HBOS failures

clock 26 July 2016 • 2 min read

Regulation

FCA identifies 'serious and widespread' mis-selling among ARs

The Financial Conduct Authority has identified "serious and widespread" issues on the oversight of appointed representatives.

clock 22 July 2016 • 1 min read

Income Protection

What a recent FCA paper tells us about improving access to IP

Richard Walsh investigates the possible interventions the FCA could make to bring income protection (IP) to the masses.

clock 21 July 2016 • 3 min read

Regulation

Supreme Court ruling: Collateral lies will not invalidate insurance claims

Telling a "collateral lie" will not invalidate an insurance claim, the Supreme Court has ruled.

clock 21 July 2016 • 2 min read

Regulation

Protection Review 2016: Call for non-contestable life cover and commission increase

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.

clock 18 July 2016 • 2 min read

Regulation

Protection Review 2016: Lessons in communicating insurance from Peppa Pig

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.

clock 18 July 2016 • 3 min read

Regulation

S&P upgrades Pacific Life Re

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

clock 18 July 2016 • 1 min read

Regulation

Damian Green named work and pensions secretary

Stephen Crabb resigned from the cabinet

clock 14 July 2016 • 1 min read

Regulation

Bank of England holds interest rates at 0.5% despite Brexit strain

No change to QE programme

clock 14 July 2016 • 4 min read