All FCA articles – Page 10
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News Analysis
FCA’s latest business plan presents ‘quite a warning for the industry’
New chief exec Nikhil Rathi has this month published his first business plan for the regulator – Insurance Times finds out what it really means for the industry
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News
‘More mea culpas for insurers’ expected after FCA fines Lloyd’s Bank General Insurance £90m
Insurance software firm believes ’insurers have been lazy in their efforts to build loyalty and improve retention rates’ and that an ’altogether new approach to customer loyalty is needed
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News
FCA commits to being ‘tough, assertive’ and a ‘proactive regulator’ in its latest business plan
Chief executive vows the regulator will be ‘fit for purpose’, highlighting priorities such as consumer duty proposals and tackling fraud, as well as supporting net zero targets and D&I
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Features
Briefing: What five SME products could come under the FCA’s fair value microscope?
The first deadline surrounding the FCA’s general insurance pricing reform is approaching fast - insurers and brokers must consider the implications on SME products if they haven’t done so already
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News
Insurers have paid more than £875m in interim and final BI payments this year
The FCA calculates that 23,933 policyholders out of 40,531 who have had BI claims linked to the test case action accepted have received at least an interim payment so far
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News
CII backs regulators’ plans to overhaul diversity and inclusion in financial services
The regulators’ discussion paper is open until 30 September 2021 - any feedback and data received will be used to develop detailed proposals around D&I
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Features
Brokers set to be ‘squirming’ as FCA fixates on product value
Large insurers and price setting brokers ’have got a lot of work to do’ ahead of the GI pricing reform implementation deadlines, says compliance expert
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Features
Briefing: Fair value ‘fault line’ underpins FCA’s GI pricing proposals
The FCA may have ‘unleashed the concept’ around fair value, but now firms have to interpret this and embed it within their business practices, which isn’t an overnight job
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Features
Briefing: Test case was tip of the iceberg as insurers continue to wade through BI claims
Time flies when your claims function is inundated with business interruption claims – this week marks a year since the FCA’s initial test case hearing
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News
Insurers have paid more than £750m in interim and final BI payments to date
The FCA calculates that 20,347 policyholders out of 37,702 who have had BI claims linked to the test case action accepted have received at least an interim payment so far
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News
The FCA’s pricing policy changes could be ‘profound’
Abolishing ‘unethical price walking’ could encourage insurers to find ‘more innovative ways’ to ‘rip off’ customers
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News
FCA publishes policy statement confirming price walking remedies
Law firm partner says the new rules to tackle price walking give the ‘FCA teeth to enforce the requirements against those companies who have been less willing to change’
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News
Revealed: Who are the top ethnic minority leaders and role models in 2021?
Ethnic minority insurance leaders from Aon and Aviva have made it onto Yahoo Finance’s lists again this year
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Features
Matt Brewis: Brokers have a key role to play in providing clarity and data
FCA director says the regulator is ‘suffering’ and needs ’to have a new approach for how we operate in the future’
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News
FCA plans to enhance consumer protection for retail customers
The regulator aims to ‘put consumers in a stronger position to make good decisions’ thanks to proposed rule extensions
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Features
Briefing: The escalating etrading issue that is costing brokers millions
Brokers are suffering on an etrading issue, which is hurting their business
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Breaking News
Quantum queries causing BI compensation logjam - Momenta Group
Up to one third of companies making business interruption claims during lockdown are still waiting for compensation
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IT Interview
Ian Hughes: ‘Brutal’ changes set to hit insurance sector as FCA uses its teeth
The FCA’s pricing reform will initiate ‘a fundamental shift of culture’ – it’s imperative that brokers and insurers ‘lean in’, says chief executive
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News Analysis
Insurance2025: Personal Lines Keynotes, 2021
Firms’ differing interpretations and pace of change ahead of the FCA’s pricing reform deadlines could pose problems as the industry seeks to eliminate price walking