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Protection
The Care Bill, which sought to usher in significant reforms to social care and support in the UK, has passed into law after becoming an Act of Parliament.
16 May 2014
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Critical Illness
Aviva has made changes to its critical illness (CI) cover - particularly concerning policyholders diagnosed with multiple sclerosis or who have had a stroke - with the aim of meeting more valid claims.
11 December 2013
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Regulation
The European Union has agreed the final measures of the Solvency II framework and given a January 2016 start date.
14 November 2013
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Individual Protection
LV= is launching a simplified income protection product, ‘Sick Pay Insurance'.
13 June 2013
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Business
Tom Baigrie, the chief executive of protection broker LifeSearch, has hit out at product providers for pretending to "police" advisers' relationships with their customers, a practice he dubbed "institutional petty theft".
08 March 2013
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Long Term Care
Partnership has outlined a minimum level of qualification for advisers engaging in long term care advice and is hopeful this will be enshrined in law.
18 January 2013
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Protection
With the Consumer Insurance Act coming into force in March 2013, advisers should ensure their medical assessment approach is compliant and defensible, Morgan Ash has warned.
06 November 2012
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Income Protection
Provider LV= is offering a 5% discount on all income protection (IP) applications until 30 November.
17 October 2012
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Critical Illness
Insurance brokers have raised concerns about Financial Services Authority (FSA) plans to increase their compensation threshold under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).
27 July 2012
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Critical Illness
Ageas Protect has promised to support customers whose applications cannot be placed on risk immediately before the introduction of gender neutral pricing.
13 July 2012
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