Insurance Regulation

Car Finance & Leasing: FCA Updates Guidance to Lenders

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will be introducing the package of measures outlined last week to support consumer credit customers facing payment difficulties due to coronavirus (Covid-19). The targeted temporary measures being implemented are a […]

News

ActiveQuote Survey Says Insurers Updating Income Protection Cover

ActiveQuote, the comparison site for protection insurance, has revealed that income protection (IP) insurers are updating their terms for vulnerable policy holders and furloughed employees during the Covid-19 outbreak at ‘unprecedented’ levels. Providers are accepting […]

News

Sole Traders Being Left to The Wolves Isn’t Fair, Says Counting Up

Countingup and nearly 250 accountancy firms have written to the Government to appeal for gaps in coronavirus support for small businesses to be bridged. Representing over 70,000 small businesses, the letter voices the concerns and […]

Opinion

Cycling is Good For Mental & Physical Health, Says Insurer Survey

Cyclists are being subjected to plenty of abuse and criticism via the mainstream media and from anti-bike activists on social media. Tabloids such as the Mail, Sun and Express have published a series of stories […]

Insurance Regulation

FCA Issues New Rules on Consumer Debt During Corona Emergency

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today confirmed a package of targeted temporary measures to help people with some of the most commonly used consumer credit products. The move effectively gives the green light to […]

Insurance Regulation

FCA Statement on Relaxing of Capital Funding Rules During Corona

The events surrounding the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic are unprecedented. The impact on people’s health and the health of companies in the real economy is significant and widespread. It is likely that many companies will turn […]

Legal

Legal: Smart Motorway Reforms Needed to Save Lives, Says Keoghs

The government announced that their policy on smart motorways would change, in the wake of many accidents as drivers collide with broken down vehicles, on what used to be known as the hard shoulder. Grant […]