Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
The Financial Conduct Authority is the conduct regulator for 59,000 financial services firms and financial markets in the UK and the prudential supervisor for 49,000 firms, setting specific standards for 19,000 firms.
The Blog Spot: Sort it out
Emmanuel Kenning looks at a lack of professionalism so eye watering and stupid that frankly it burns.
FCA issues guidance to brokers on insurer due diligence
Regulator planning further work to check brokers are taking appropriate action.
Quizzical questions: 7 September 2018
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FCA confirms One Call’s fine and £4.7m hit
John Radford’s £468,600 fine also confirmed.
FCA appoints Sheldon Mills as director of competition
Mills will be responsible for delivering ongoing wholesale insurance broker study.
Former LV boss Phil Bunker joins The AA
The Financial Conduct Authority has approved Bunker as a non-executive director.
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
Emmanuel Kenning and Jonathan Swift share their views on the most clicked on articles by brokers.
Quizzical Questions: 3 August 2018
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FCA confirms 1 November start date for affordability tests
Premium finance firms tell brokers they are ready for the changes.
FCA’s GDPR bill to hit almost £4m
Regulator spent £1.8m getting ready for the data regulation change.
Brokers urged to push on with SM&CR preparations
Mathew Rutter backs Biba advice that brokers should not panic.
Providers prepare for FCA affordability rule changes hitting premium finance
Biba calls for level playing field with direct insurers.
FCA prepares for hard Brexit
Regulator says passporting issue needs to be solved.
Insurance Cares: FCA plans ‘vulnerable customers’ consultation
The regulator also issued a discussion paper on Duty of Care for firms when dealing with consumers.
The Blog Spot: Failing to plan is planning to fail
News online is often all about #breaking #exclusive.
Biba urges FCA to be "quicker off the mark" in tackling online fraud
Industry responds after the regulator fails to stop clone broker on Facebook.
Broking Break: Your top 5
Brokers have been clicking on Insurance Age saving the day with Facebook, a departure from PIB, another takeover, the date of SMCR and who is on top of Allianz’s “hit list”.
The Blog Spot: The FCA needs to step up its game
After Insurance Age saved the day and had a Facebook page operated by fraudsters shut down, Ida Axling questions why the regulator failed.
FCA fails to stop clone broker on Facebook
Insurance Age gets page operated by fraudsters removed from the social media site.
Brokers finally have date for senior managers’ regime
The FCA has published when the Senior Managers & Certification Regime will come into force for brokers and revealed it is developing a directory of financial services workers.
InsurTech Futures: Three more insurance offerings in FCA’s regulatory sandbox
Watchdog reveals details of fourth wave added to innovation scheme.
Dual pricing biggest issue for consumers, says the CII
Organisation launches new Public Trust Index.
Quizzical questions: 29 June 2018
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Insurance Cares: FCA challenges industry to help vulnerable customers access insurance
Regulator to work with the sector to make it easier for people with pre-existing medical conditions to access specialist travel insurance providers.