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Social Care Announcement: IFoA Reaction

Responding to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement on the reform of social care funding in England, Louise Pryor, President at the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, said: “Last week, the IFoA called on the Government […]

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Motor: Last Day for FCA Feedback on Loyalty Discount

Little heads up on the loyalty discount thing from Cuvva; The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) gave insurance providers until today to share its progress in terms of making the necessary adjustments internally to meet the […]

Insurance Regulation

FCA Seeks Opinion on Faster Decision-Making

FCA says they want to make decisions faster; sounds good in theory. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing changes to its decision-making process which will enable it to make faster and more effective decisions. […]

News

Intact Completes on RSA Acquisition

Intact Financial Corporation (TSX: IFC) (“Intact” or the “Company”) announced today that, together with Tryg A/S (CPH: TRYG) (“Tryg”), it has completed the acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of RSA Insurance Group plc. (“RSA”), having received all […]

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More Reaction to FCA Ruling on Price Walking

We had some more comments in, so here’s a round-up; Tony Tarquini, director of insurance, EMEA at Pegasystems comments: “Banning the raising of prices for renewing policyholders could provide significant opportunity for new entrants in the […]

Investment

Comment on Ignition Wealth’s Advisor Role

Ian McKenna, founder of AdviserSoftware.com and the Financial Technology Research Centre, comments on M&G’s appointment of Ignition Wealth to develop a new hybrid advice proposition:  “This morning‘s announcement is significant for Ignition Wealth, M&G and […]