Ten stories you may have missed over summer

From the past two months

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With the summer holidays coming to an end, COVER highlights ten stories from the protection and health insurance world during July and August you might have missed.

  Aviva 'uncomfortable' on PDG's Charter opt in claim notification requirement Aviva stated it is "uncomfortable" with the Protection Distributors Group's (PDG) Claims Charter requirement for intermediaries to be notified of all claims when made, without the customer being asked to opt in. Read the full story PDG updates Claims Charter signatories amid claims delay frustration The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) confirmed fourteen insurers as signatories for its Claims Charter for 2023, while a new measure has been introduced for signatories in 2024 amid claims delays. Re...

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