FCA flexes muscles over unauthorised claims firm
The Financial Conduct Authority has named a personal injury claims management company as operating without authorisation.
The FCA, which began regulating CMCs on 1 April, said Report Accident Claim was potentially a scam risk.
It is the first time since the introduction the FCA has censured a CMC for operating without
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