All FCA articles – Page 10
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AnalysisMichael Sicsic: FCA’s clamp down on price walking means industry needs to ‘get its act together’
Managing director says the complexity and difficulty of the FCA’s pricing rules may push smaller brokers to seek acquisitions from bigger firms
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NewsFCA still concerned over industry understanding of product governance rules
The regulator said that brokers are struggling to identify themselves as manufacturers or distributors, meaning they are uncertain whether updated product governance rules apply to them
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NewsFCA chair plans to step down in spring 2022
Chairman wishes to hand oversight of the FCA’s transformation programme to successor who will see the project through to completion
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NewsFCA issues warning to insurance firms over hybrid working risks
The regulator will be evaluating firms on a case by case basis
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AnalysisClarity over ‘excessive’ administration fees vital as FCA tightens rules
Following the FCA warning that firms are struggling to meet its deadline for the implementation of new fair value rules, the debate over broker administration fees and potential double charging has intensified
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AnalysisBriefing: Size is important when it comes to being resilient to the FCA’s GI pricing reform
Webinar panellists emphasise that firms cannot assume how their customers will behave post-reform, with switching still rife even if consumers are offered lower prices
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AnalysisBriefing: FCA value and pricing reform throws up big questions – but there is help
The FCA pricing reform deadline is fast approaching this Friday, but there is help in answering the key questions
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NewsKPMG warns of ‘uneven playing field’ ahead of regulator’s product governance rules
The FCA’s product governance rules come into force on 1 October and some insurance firms are not ready
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FeaturesFraud Charter: Online Injury Claim portal could be ‘fraud hotbed’ but figures down
The data from the new OIC portal could be a ’real positive’ for the insurance industry, but it needs to be handled with care
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FeaturesHow tapping behavioural science technology can help support vulnerable customers
Behavioural science technology could reduce uncertainty in the claims process as well as help unpick how to better communicate with vulnerable customers
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FeaturesBriefing: The tortured relationship of brokers and the FCA
Latest FCA regulation around fair pricing and value is straining broker relations
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FeaturesOctober deadline for FCA GI pricing changes is ‘a rude awakening’ for brokers
The first batch of changes from the FCA’s pricing reforms are coming into effect at the end of this month, but industry commentators fear brokers won’t be ready
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NewsBackchat September 2021
Celeb spotting, pets swallowing foreign objects and the insurtech sector joining forces for a cycling race - what has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
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NewsFilm production delay terms ‘more specialised’ than standard BI cover
Aggregation is becoming ’one of the key disputed issues’ over claims for film production delay
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FeaturesBriefing: Admin fees are a massive issue the FCA must address
Administration fees will be in the firing line as FCA deadline on pricing reform looms
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FeaturesBriefing: FCA must ‘up the ante’ on GI pricing reform to combat ‘very slow’ industry engagement
The regulator attempts to gee up insurance businesses ahead of its first GI pricing reform deadline with scathing multi-firm review – but will publishing ‘shortcomings’ galvanise industry action?
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FeaturesInsurance sector still to demonstrate ‘meaningful change’ around diversity and inclusion
The Dive In 2021 festival will reveal a ‘big pool of talent that people don’t realise they are not tapping’
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NewsFCA concerned that insurance firms unprepared for incoming product governance rules
The regulator’s executive director for supervision says ‘it’s worrying that some firms may not be ready’ for 1 October deadline
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NewsFCA’s pricing reform ‘timeline is very aggressive’ – Axa
The insurer is ‘going helter skelter’ to meet the year-end deadline for pricing changes in the motor and home insurance markets says UK retail boss
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NewsFCA updates GI pricing rules following stakeholder feedback
Changes include reporting requirements around commission-rebating and the definition of renewal business
