Insurance Regulation

FCA Fines Wealth Adviser 750K and Issues Lifetime Financial Services Ban

The latest case report from the FCA for you; The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Frank Breuer from working in UK financial services and fined him £755,000 for repeatedly acting without integrity and putting […]

News

Barclays Hit By £40m FCA Fine Over Qatari Entities

The latest action by the FCA against Barclays; The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Barclays £40 million in total for its failure to disclose certain arrangements with Qatari entities in 2008. This follows Barclays’ […]

Insurance Brokers

Mosaic Offers One-Stop Fine Art and Specie Coverage

The latest from Mosaic Insurance who have recently launched customized global terrorism and sabotage coverage for fine art and specie insureds, with syndicated capacity extending up to $215 million per risk. The new product offers […]

Legal

CMA Levies Fines Against Copart for IEO Compliance Issues

The UK Competition and Markets Authority has fined Copart UK, after it identified breaches in the mergers process during the Copart UK acquisition of Hills. Here’s an extract from the CMA update below, which is […]

News

Deals: Gallagher Buys Swiss Based Art Broker

Gallagher today announced it has acquired Switzerland-based fine art insurance broker, accurART. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. accurART, a market-leader in Switzerland, specialises in insurance for private art collections, museums, galleries and for fine […]