Regulatory: FCA Issues Delay to Secure Customer Authentication Process
Today, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed an 18-month delay to the introduction of Secure Customer Authentication (SCA) rules – one of the most [...]
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Opinion: It’s Time To Regulate Commercial Building Valuations
In this Opinion piece, Rebecca Fuller, Managing Director, Valuation Advisory at Duff & Phelps, looks at the problem of under-insurance and how to solve it. The days of [...]
Reinsurance: Clarification on Solvency II Regs for Guernsey Based Insurers
Although the UK may not ever leave the EU, at least as far as financial regulatory matters are concerned, it’s worth thinking about where your insurance company is [...]
Regulatory: Guernsey Gets the IAIS Seal of Approval
Regulation of Guernsey’s insurance industry is meeting current international standards, according to a report published by the International Association of Insurance [...]
Loyalty Penalty: Call for Automatic Switch to Best Deal for Policyholders
The Financial Services Consumer Panel has today published new research which looks at the potential detriment for consumers of being trapped in poorly performing financial [...]
FCA Reaction to Loyalty Penalty Super Complaint
Christopher Woolard, Executive Director of Strategy and Competition at the FCA, commented: “Before the CMA published its supercomplaint response last year, we had already [...]
Is It The End for the Annual Car Insurance Search & Switch Festival?
Today, the government has announced that firms that overcharge loyal customers could be hit with direct fines under new plans being unveiled this morning by the Government. [...]
FCA Action Against Xcore Highlights Investment Scam Risks
Following an application by the FCA, the High Court, on 14 May 2019, declared that Xcore Capital Limited (Xcore) and Jonathan Chitty had carried on an unauthorised investment [...]