PPI

The June FSA figures for PPI complaints show a drop for the first time this year.

Charter UK has questioned the Financial Ombudsman Service review that has rejected calls for claims management companies to pay a fee for submitting bogus cases.

The protection industry has said it is concerned that short term income protection is simply a new style of accident, sickness and unemployment cover, according to a poll.

A decision by HSBC to set aside a further £340m to fund payment protection insurance (PPI) compensation claims has taken the amount banks have now earmarked for PPI mis-selling redress to almost £10bn, a report says.

Financial services firms will need the right systems in place in the move from a two-stage to a one-stage complaints handling process this week, Charter UK has warned.

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The renting rise will fit "quite nicely" with the emergence of market-newby short-term income protection, Defaqto has said.

The payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling scandal has cost financial services £1.375bn so far this year, according to FSA payout figures.

A short-term income protection channel has been launched by MoneySupermarket.com.

Short-term income protection is only part of the answer to the protection gap, the ABI has said.