December 2008 Archives

Government reneges on Equitable Life promise

So, autumn really has turned to winter for Equitable Life policyholders as any hopes they had that 2008 might see the final pages of the saga of their quest for compensation turned were dashed. The government has reneged on its...

Financial services beware: the Equality Bill has got your name on it

Confirmation in the Queen’s Speech that the government will be going ahead with Harriet Harman’s brainchild, the Equality Bill, ensures this will be an interesting session for the insurance and financial services sectors. Ms Harman has made it clear that...

FSCS could play Equitable Life role

The next phase of the Equitable Life saga will be initiated by the government in the next couple of weeks when it announces its response to the Parliamentary Ombudsman's investigation and the report the ombudsman, Ann Abraham, submitted back in...

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David Worsfold

David has been a financial journalist for 30 years and is currently Group Editorial Services Director at Incisive Media.