Insurance Regulation

Massive £107m FCA Fine For Santander, But Why No Arrests?

It’s all jolly japes with Ant & Dec in the adverts, but today’s news that Santander has been fined over £100m for money laundering regs highlights the underlying problems in the UK banking system. Too […]

News

Gallagher Research Finds Councils Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks

A Freedom of Information (FOI) request from insurance broking and risk management firm Gallagher investigated the scale of cyber-crime against UK councils, with 161 local authorities sharing information. Based on the proportion of councils who […]

Global insurance trends

CoinLoan Says It Prevented a Crypto Scam

One of the things which worries potential crypto investors is security. Holding digital assets securely is new territory for most of us and the POlice, HMRC and many insurers are lacking in specialist investigators and […]

Insurance claims

Plant Hire Company Fined After Safety Breaches

The latest site safety news from the HSE; A plant hire company has been fined for leaving workers at risk of a fall from height and failing to provide minimum welfare facilities. Blackpool Magistrates’ Court […]

Opinion

Public-Private Partnership Is Key To Defeating Cyber Attacks

This latest Opinion piece looks at Why We Need a Public-Private Partnership to Grow the Cyber Insurance Market. It’s by Seth Rachlin, Ph.D. Global Insurance Industry Leader, Capgemini. We are only beginning to assess its […]

Legal

HMRC Reports 11 Serious Breaches to ICO

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has reported 11 ‘serious’ personal data incidents to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the most recent financial year, according to official figures. The incidents, disclosed in HMRC’s newly published annual […]