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Planet Insurance - Gender discrimination in insurance

Cover | 09 Feb 2012 | 17:17

The debate between insurers and their ‘right’ to assess risk against public policy concerns about unethical discrimination has come into sharp focus again with the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) ruling on gender discrimination.

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Planet Insurance – a cautionary tale

Richard Walsh points out when it comes to IP, it's not the fairy stories that are Grimm...

Cover | 09 Feb 2012 | 17:15
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Planet Insurance - Is anger the cost of a GP report?

The news that the ABI and British Medical Association (BMA) agreement on GP report (GPR) fees has broken down will usher in a period of uncertainty.

Cover | 07 Feb 2012 | 15:57

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Planet Insurance - the OFT and PMI

Happy new year, and some potentially good news on PMI premiums.

Cover | 02 Jan 2012 | 08:03
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Planet Insurance - Post PPI products

By way of a Christmas present, the FSA and the OFT are consulting on guidance about new post PPI products, such as short-term IP (STIP).

Cover | 05 Dec 2011 | 14:49
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Planet Insurance - Simple products

Last year the government launched its consultation on simple financial products and a summary of responses has now been published.

Cover | 07 Nov 2011 | 15:07
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Planet Insurance: The downfall of the IP Quality Mark

I write with regret that the income protection (IP) quality standard (QS) has been abandoned.

Cover | 12 Oct 2011 | 15:44
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Planet Insurance - The NHS "car crash" and PMI

The BMA are still objecting to the Government’s NHS reforms - despite “winning” they seem to want humiliation.

Cover | 01 Jul 2011 | 15:29
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Planet Insurance – when it comes to IP not only fairy stories are Grimm...

Once upon a time, in a faraway forest, Gregory the elf and his wife Julie wanted to extend their home.

Cover | 07 Jun 2011 | 14:23
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Planet Insurance- long term care

Long-term care is one of those social policy issues that has always been in the ‘too difficult’ box.

Cover | 13 May 2011 | 14:44
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Planet Insurance - LTC and the private sector

Long-term care (LTC) has always been in the ‘too difficult’ box, as successive government reviews and think tanks have advocated varying roles for the private insurance sector.

Cover | 03 May 2011 | 15:47
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Planet Insurance - HM Treasury and FSA on product regulation - what gives?

First HM Treasury consults on simple products, then the FSA on product regulation - what gives?

Cover | 08 Mar 2011 | 14:18
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Planet Insurance: Holloway products and the RDR

The FSA is consulting on exempting Holloway products from RDR fee-based payments, but the devil is in the detail as the exemption would not apply to all products.

Cover | 01 Feb 2011 | 16:41

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