Resolution is going to pay 3.6bn for the privilege of collecting and investing their premiums, along with the chance to sell more policies in the coming years.
Around 2.7m current policies with a collective value of 24bn are being
taken over by Resolution.
Among them are policies that have been sold in the names of Scottish Provident […]
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A major shake-up of how financial products are sold, aimed at giving consumers greater choice, comes into force on Wednesday.
The changes mean financial advisers will no longer be restricted to offering only the products of the bank or insurance company that employs them.
Instead, all advisers will be able to offer pensions, insurance and […]
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BBC Radio 4’s Money Box will be broadcast on Saturday, 22 January, 2005, at 1204 GMT.
The programme will be repeated on Sunday, 23 January, 2005, at 2102 GMT.
A 1.1m fine imposed on Legal & General in 2003 is to be cut after a tribunal found the regulator had mis-judged the extent […]
shake-up of how financial products are sold comes fully into force on Wednesday, aimed at improving consumer choice.
The changes mean financial advisers will no longer be restricted to offering only the products of the bank or insurance company that employs them.
Instead, advisers will be able to offer pensions, insurance and s from different providers.
Consumers […]
Financial services firms that sell Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) have been told they must improve their selling methods.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) demanded urgent action after visiting firms and a mystery shopping exercise.
About a third of the 45 firms surveyed sold policies on which customers could not claim or which gave limited cover.
PPI is […]
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The Association of British Insurers
The Association […]
Zimbabwe Cricket chairman Peter Chingoka and his directors face a vote of no on 22 December.
The Mashonaland Cricket Association tabled the motion after England’s recent chaotic tour.
It also claims the Zimbabwe Cricket Union recently rebranded itself without prior consultation with provincial bodies, 72,000.
Chingoka said plans were approved two years ago but admitted […]
To many people from the south, those with mild Liverpool and Manchester accents sound similar. They share similarities in vocabulary. The term “scally”, where much of the rest of the country opts for “chav”, is just one of many words they share.
Liverpool has perhaps the greater sense of isolation and distinctness from the rest […]
To many people from the south, those with mild Liverpool and Manchester accents sound similar. They share similarities in vocabulary. The term “scally”, where much of the rest of the country opts for “chav”, is just one of many words they share.
Liverpool has perhaps the greater sense of isolation and distinctness from the rest […]
So it is “no bad thing” if students abandon philosophy, literature and history and turn to nursing, social work and engineering.
That was the view of Higher Education Minister Bill Rammell in response to the latest UK university applications figures.
These appeared to show a “top-up fees” effect, with many showing a big decline […]