regulation

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has appointed Melissa Collett as its new Professional Standards Director, leading its professional standards, ethics and conduct activity as a united profession.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its final report following a market study into the use of price comparison sites and other apps.

Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) chairman Stuart Scullion has described the FCA's decision to remove non-senior managers from the FCA register as a 'retrograde step.'

The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) will publish performance measures for an additional 26 hospital sites offering private healthcare services from 4 September.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has clarified that it does not provide protection for individuals who have a funeral plan with a provider that fails.

Aon Employee Benefits has said that tax advantages removed with new Optional Remuneration Arrangement (OPRA) rules, mean both employers and employees will need to be ready for tax charges.

Aviva has sold Friends Provident International Limited to a subsidiary of International Financial Group Limited for £340m.

Improvements in life expectancy at birth have slowed since 2010, according to analysis from a leading health expert.

The countdown has begun to the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force on 25th May 2018, but many companies are not prepared and lack understanding about how the Regulation will affect them, explains Jo Stubbs.

Bankhall has launched a compliance support solution for directly FCA authorised firms who deal with mortgages, protection and general insurance.