FCA takes first steps to achieve proportionate regulation
The Financial Conduct Authority is looking for comment on the level of regulation regarding commercial and bespoke insurance products and companies, while also opening its review of requirements following the introduction of the Consumer Duty.
The discussion paper is designed to look at the proportionality of regulation for firms that write insurance for businesses that don’t quite hit the threshold for a ‘contract of large risks’ according
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