A response to The Insurance Act 2015

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John Ritchie discusses The Insurance Act 2015, Ellipse's philosophy and practice on presentation of risk and remedies -putting employees and their families first.

On 12 August 2016 a major piece of insurance legislation will come into force. While on the face of it this is a major change in commercial insurance law, it actually changes very little in our approach asa provider of life and disability cover to people through their employers. The intentions in the reform of insurance law are wholly positive and it formalises what is already industry best practice. For advisers and their clients insured with Ellipse, they will see no change to the products we offer and how we treat our customers. At the heart of the change in the law is the ‘duty...

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