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Mis-selling could be an unintended consequence
Story by: David Pawsey, FinancialAdviser
Prudential has just announced Rob Devey will succeed Nick Prettejohn as chief executive of Prudential UK and Europe and to the board of the provider.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined the director of an insurance broker £20,020 for control failings in relation to an appointed representative (AR) firm.
For consumers to regain confidence in the financial services industry, a consensus must be reached about how clients no longer in contact with their IFAs are treated, according to Aviva.
Advisers should be extremely selective in the providers they deal with in order to provide the most efficient service for their clients, according to Fortis Life UK.
Nearly two-thirds of advisers say personal insurance is becoming a higher priority a result of economic uncertainty today, according to the 2009 Protection Review.
Distribution could be the biggest challenge the protection industry faces in a post-retail distribution review world, according to Pacific Life Re.
Consumer trust in all aspects of financial services has been damaged as a result of the banking crisis, according to Friends Provident.
Legal & General (L&G) has scrapped the need for GP reports in its underwriting criteria for applicants under the age of 40, in an attempt to speed up the process of getting the client 'on risk'.
Protection IFAs are becoming increasingly confident as the year goes on, with particular optimism about the outlook for future protection sales, according to Legal & General's (L&G's) latest index.
TEP Exchange Group, the web-based platform for trading endowment policies, has had its listing on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) temporarily suspended.
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