Protection

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The Financial Services Authority is proposing to replace its training and competence 'commitments' with an overarching 'competent employees' requirement - contained in MiFID - and apply it to all authorised firms.

Half of consumers believe it is compulsory to buy life insurance when taking out a mortgage, according to a survey from the Financial Services Authority.

The Law Commission has confirmed it is investigating the responsibility of advisers during the protection application process, as part of a wider examination into the law of 'agency'.

Progress from Royal Liver has launched an email marketing campaign which aims to help advisers manage their pipeline pension term assurance applications before the 5th April deadline.

IFAs have criticised protection providers for stalling on their adoption of the Association of British Insurers' new critical illness definitions, warning there will be a "deluge" of changes over the next six weeks.

Norwich Union has introduced a teleinterviewing service staffed by nurses to remove the necessity of acquiring GP reports for protection applications.

The Treasury is seeking consultation from the protection industry on a proposal to allow pension term assurance for consumers who self-certify they have a pension provision.

Legal & General is withdrawing from the medical insurance market at the end of the month because of poor sales and a desire to concentrate on its core housing and protection insurance business.

Bright Grey has been appointed to the IFA Consortium protection panel.