Regulation – Page 115
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NewsAnalysis: Licence to stand still - why the FCA is taking so long to approve broking bosses
The regulator is asking more questions of individuals and firms. New appointments kept waiting for months for the green light
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NewsFCA: PPI complaints deadline should be June 2019
New consultation launched on PPI complaints handling rules
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NewsEnterprise liquidator advises policyholders to arrange new cover
The provisional liquidator of failed Gibraltar insurer Enterprise has advised policyholders to seek alternative cover. Frederick White, who was appointed provisional liquidator on Monday, said: “Insurance policies issued by Enterprise have not been cancelled or disclaimed but I am unable to currently pay any claims arising ...
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NewsFCA probing former Quindell adviser Cenkos
Stockbroker Cenkos Securities has admitted that it is being investigated by the FCA following press reports that it faces a fine from the regulator over its work for insurance outsourcer Quindell. Cenkos was the house broker and nominated adviser for Quindell, now known as Watchstone, up ...
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NewsEnterprise's liabilities could exceed assets by up to £18m - reports
The liabilities of failed Gibraltar insurer Enterprise could exceed its assets by as much as £18m, according to reports. The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (FSC) last week ordered Enterprise to stop writing new business after the company admitted to being insolvent. The Supreme Court has now ...
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NewsElite to set up Luxembourg unit to combat Brexit
Gibraltar-based insurer Elite has chosen Luxembourg as the location for its second insurance company, which it is setting up to counter the effects of Brexit. The company said last month that it was planning to set up a new regulated insurance company in the European Union ...
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NewsMPs renew call for FCA split
Senior MPs have said there is a case for splitting the FCA into separate supervisory and enforcement bodies. The call for a split was published in a Treasury Committee review of the 2008 failure of banking group HBOS. The committee said the existing system, where supervision ...
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NewsERS swoops to rescue Enterprise Insurance's fleet customers
ERS has come to the rescue of policyholders whose insurance policies where underwritten by collapsed insurer Enterprise through the MGA Andeva. In a statement today ERS said it had “stepped up to support brokers” following the news that the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) last Friday ...
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Online onlyBriefing: AR scandal - a dark day that will change UK insurance forever
Briefing by editor Saxon East
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Online onlyFSCS in talks with Enterprise's regulator over customer impact
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is in discussions with the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (FSC) over what the failure of Enterprise Insurance means for UK policyholders. The FSCS has also said it expects to work Enterprise’s provisional liquidator once one has been appointed. Last Friday ...
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Online onlyAR scandal: Millions of customers could get insurance compensation
Millions of customers could be in line for compensation after the FCA’s probe into appointed representatives found widespread mis-selling, according to latest reports. The biggest offenders are likely to be shops and retailers selling warranty insurance, especially on electronic goods, with up to three million ...
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Online onlyAR scandal: FCA document reveals full catalogue of horrors
Insurance salesman targeted ‘potentially vulnerable’ customers as they sought to maximise profits, the FCA probe into ARs states. The targeting of potentially vulnerable people is just one among a catalogue of horrors found by the regulator and could now result in the biggest industry customer compensation ...
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NewsIrish insurance firms to fund 35% of 3rd party motor claims if insurer fails
The Irish government is planning to extend the Insurance Compensation Fund to cover in full third-party motor claims arising out of the liquidation of an insurance company, with insurers paying 35% of the cost. But an insurance lobby group has criticised the move, saying it posed ...
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NewsZurich MGA to refund motorists as 14,000 hit by Enterprise demise
Zurich-owned underwriting agency Wrightway Underwriting which wrote business on behalf of collapsed insurer Enterprise has said it will refund outstanding premiums after 14,000 Irish motorists were hit by the insurer’s failure, according to reports. Late on Friday, Enterprise announced that the Gibraltar regulator Financial Services Commission ...
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NewsBriefing: The AR probe shows there's no easy money in insurance
The FCA’s appointed representatives (AR) probe has uncovered some striking examples of ignorance about how the rules worked and how much effort is involved in managing ARs. The regulator’s damning verdict on brokers’ poor oversight of their ARs should serve as a wake-up call for those ...
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NewsFirms that use ARs must recognise responsibility - Biba
Insurers, brokers and networks that use ARs must recognise the model carries a higher degree of responsibility on the regulated firm than a simple delegated authority, Biba chief executive Steve White has said. He was responding to the findings of the FCA from its investigation into ...
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News'If FCA AR probe drives up quality it is a good thing' - TEn network boss
TEn network boss James Sharp says that FCA review into appointed representatives (ARs) will weed out the good firms from the bad ones. He welcomed the findings of the review, but added that in the short term it could cause insurers to form a negative view ...
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Online onlyFCA urged to get even tougher on brokers over unruly AR controls
The FCA has been told it needs to get even tougher on brokers - even in the aftermath of today’s crackdown on broker controls of appointed representatives. The FCA today released the findings and orders for brokers to clean up their act when it comes ...
