All FSCS articles
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News AnalysisBriefing: The Silicon Valley Bank collapse – a case for an insurtech backstop?
With the insurtech sector struggling in the current economic climate, are the twin blows of Tech Nation and the Silicon Valley Bank too much?
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NewsPRA to consult on new rules to support struggling insurers
The regulator’s aim is to clarify the support available to insurers when they hit financial difficulty
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News AnalysisIndustry welcomes FCA review of FSCS thresholds to mitigate ‘unintended unfairness’
In December 2022, the FCA outlined its planned review of the FSCS compensation funding model – trade body says this could prove to be ‘very positive’ for brokers
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NewsFSCS forecasts £900m levy amid postponed retail pool
Postponing the retail pool gave FSCS time to gain ’better understanding of failures for the current financial year’ chief executive Caroline Rainbird says
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FeaturesRegulation ‘bigger threat’ to brokers’ business than Covid-19
Brokers react as the FSCS supplementary levy turned the dial on increasing costs amid a landscape strewn with professional indemnity struggles and Covid-caused complications
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FeaturesOpinion: Root causes need to be wormed out if levy growth is to be stunted
Editor Katie Scott discusses brokers’ financial tight spot - escalating FSCS levy costs partnered with pandemic and Brexit uncertainty leaves many businesses between a rock and a hard place
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NewsPremium Credit to offer payment options for supplementary FSCS levy
Insurance firms typically have 30 days to pay up on supplementary levy charges
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News‘Being prepared is key’ – FSCS chief executive Caroline Rainbird on navigating the next financial crisis
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen businesses work in “unprecedented circumstances”, according to the FSCS chief executive. She tells Insurance Times how the pandemic has allowed the firm to think differently
