Protection

PruProtect's second full year of operation saw it post new business figures of £13.5m (APE) up from £3.3m in 2008.

The FSA is open to the possibility of spreading adviser remuneration transparency across the board but doesn't believe it would be a popular move.

Reaction to the FSA's consultation paper CP10/8 on pure protection sales by retail investment firms has been positive.

Mortgage brokers could be dragged into the disclosure of adviser remuneration proposed by the FSA.

There is much of interest in the FSA releases today (26 march). The debate about fund manager rebates will get louder and continue for a couple of months. For those of us who are also interested in protection, the paper 10/8 (Pure protection sales by...

The FSA has issued four questions for the protection industry as part of its Consulation Paper 10/8.

The FSA believes there is there is no consumer detriment in allowing advisers who operate under COBS rules to maintain their current commission based charging.

The FSA has abandoned the reading-across of RDR labelling to pure protection.

The FSA's consultation paper 10/8 published today proposes retail investment firms must disclose protection renumeration.

Insurers will face a Government review into strenghtening their adminstration processes to ensure policyholders get fair treatment should a provider go into administration.