Protection

The FSA appears to be uncertain about the TCF implications of mortgage brokers no longer being able to access the best deals in the marketplace.

IFA and broker firm Chartwell has launched a new healthcare arm devoted to private medical insurance (PMI).

Park Row, the IFA distribution arm of Royal Liver, lost almost 100 registered advisers and shut down 17 offices after a "challenging" 2007, the firm's results reveal.

When you live in Scotland, unless you fancy going on holiday to Spain or Greece, the lack of choice of direct holiday destinations often means trudging down to London in order to get to a wider array of destinations.

Expatriates will be able to include commissions and regular bonus payments when calculating their income after William Russell expanded its life insurance and income protection offerings.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has updated its consumer guide on private medical insurance (PMI) as new figures reveal a record number of people have taken out the policies.

The FSA and Treasury are seeking industry views on plans to reduce the administrative burden on insurance firms operating in the European Union (EU).

Consumers may be purchasing unsuitable payment protection insurance (PPI) policies because they believe they have no choice but to accept their lender's own policy, research suggests.

A government push to promote pharmacists for primary care instead of GPs could spell the end of the General Practitioner's Report (GPR) in protection underwriting and claims, MorganAsh suggests.

Andy Milburn, former IFA market manager at protection provider progress from Royal Liver, has joined national law firm Goldsmith Williams as head of marketing.