House of Lords
Regulation
The Pensions Bill has moved to the House of Commons with one additional amendment: to strengthen the regulatory framework of the alternative certification model.
28 April 2011
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A House of Lords committee yesterday dropped an amendment to the Pensions Bill that would have created protection for transgender people against unfair state pension calculations.
16 March 2011
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RDR
It took a while, but the past six months have seen politicians in Westminster finally take note of RDR and the way it may impact advisers and consumers.
09 March 2011
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Individual Protection
Members of the House of Lords have criticised the European Court of Justice ruling on gender discrimination in insurance policies and annuities.
09 March 2011
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The new scheme will change the employee benefits landscape, but as Peter Barnett points out, there will be winners and losers
08 March 2011
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The Equitable Life (Payments) Bill passed its second and third readings in the House of Lords yesterday, but not without renewed calls for pre-1992 annuitants to be included in compensation payouts.
25 November 2010
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Protection
Bupa has delivered a strong response to news that concerns over health insurers' doctor payment schedules are to be reported to the FSA.
19 November 2010
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PMI
Concerns over the conduct of health insurers are to be reported to the FSA by Lord Sassoon, the Commercial Secretary to the Treasury.
17 November 2010
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PMI
The House of Lords has held a debate on the impact that private medical insurers' reimbursement policies have on cancer patients.
16 November 2010
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The level of compensation due to 10,000 Equitable Life customers who bought with-profits annuities before 1992 would be "impossible to calculate", Tory MP Jonathon Evans says.
10 November 2010
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