FOS
Income Protection
Defaqto has said it believes short term income protection (IP) products are likely to become the replacement for payment protection insurance (PPI).
13 May 2011
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2 min read
Regulation
The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has drawn a line under its legal fight to avoid PPI mis-selling payouts.
09 May 2011
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1 min read
Regulation
The Competition Commission (CC) has confirmed the banning of payment protection insurance (PPI) sales at the point of credit sale for seven days and introduced a wide range of rules governing the product.
25 March 2011
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2 min read
Adviser / Broking
The financial Ombudsman (FOS) is calling for a budget increase of up to £15m in 2011/12 to deal with a shift towards harder-fought cases, but says it will freeze case fees and its general annual levy for the second year running.
10 January 2011
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2 min read
Regulation
Fraudulent insurance claims should allow the immediate cancellation of a policy, according to industrywide representations.
17 December 2010
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2 min read
Regulation
Law Commission proposals to hold insurers liable for damages after delays or refusing to pay a valid claim have been welcomed.
18 November 2010
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3 min read
Individual Protection
The proposed increased Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) award limit is ‘not keeping pace'with today's costs, according to the (FOS).
08 October 2010
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1 min read
Term Assurance
The FSA has proposed changes to its complaints handling procedure as it reveals pure protection grievances continued to grow in the first half of the year.
30 September 2010
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1 min read
Adviser / Broking
Bronek Masojada, the chief executive of Hiscox has called for a separate trade body to represent the interests of general insurance from those of the life and savings sector.
23 September 2010
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1 min read
Regulation
Customer service, we are constantly told, is a prime way to differentiate between insurance providers.
16 September 2010
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2 min read
