UK Insurance Trends

Forbes Warns on Crypto’s Inherent Riskiness

Commenting on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) research on cryptoasset ownership, published recently, Kevin Pratt, money expert at Forbes Advisor UK, the personal finance insights and comparison website, said: “The FCA has repeatedly warned about […]

News

The Fintech Pledge Sharpens Focus, Develops Partnerships

In celebration of UK Fintech Week, Tech Nation, the growth platform for tech companies and leaders, has announced new signatories of the Fintech Pledge. The Fintech Pledge, supported by HM Treasury and developed by the Fintech […]

Insurance Regulation

FCA Sets Up Temporary Cryptoasset Registration

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has established a Temporary Registration Regime to allow existing cryptoasset firms, who have applied to be registered with the FCA, to continue trading. The FCA is advising customers of cryptoasset […]

News

Fast Approaching: Untraceable Futurist Conference

Untraceable’s flagship event, the Futurist Conference, will take place on November 11-12, 2020 in an entirely digital format, enabling participants to attend from the comfort of their homes. Long recognized for being Canada’s largest blockchain […]

News

FCA Decision on Crypto ETNs Is A Backward Step, Says Association

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) recent decision to ban the sale of derivatives and exchange traded notes (ETNs) linked to cryptoassets to retail customers is a huge setback for the UK in maintaining its dominant […]

Opinion

Opinion; Covid-19 & Bitcoin Interest Means Increasing Cyber Risk

Insurance Edge spotted this blog post authored by Joanne Cracknell at Willis Towers Watson. We thought it was worth sharing because there are lots of people right now in the UK, currently flush with furlough […]

InsureTech

Evertas Completes Seed Stage Funding Round

Evertas, the world’s first cryptoasset insurance company, has completed a Seed Stage funding round and raised $2.8 million. The funding round was led by Morgan Creek, who were joined by Plug n Play, Kailash Ventures, RenGen, […]