A recent freedom of information request by Sicsic Advisory has revealed insurers and intermediaries paid a total of £2.7m for FCA-commissioned skilled persons reviews in the latest financial year.
Louise Haigh has resigned as transport secretary after pleading guilty to a criminal offence related to incorrectly telling police that a work mobile phone was stolen in 2013.
Reboot’s 2024 Race to Equality report has found that budget cuts are the biggest contributing factor to the slowing down or silencing of diversity efforts.
James Daley, managing director of Fairer Finance, reacts to recent rabble rousing calls for a regulatory bonfire and urges the industry needs to get behind the watchdog rather than painting them as the panto villain.
The Financial Conduct Authority has today opened up its second phase of consultation surrounding its plans to name firms into which it opens up investigations.
Given the regulator’s role in safeguarding consumers, Crescens George, CEO of Wiser Academy, wonders why the Financial Conduct Authority hasn't already stepped in to mandate higher qualification standards for the insurance sector.
Emma Ann Hughes examines how to prove the price is right of cover for different segments of consumers and observes it requires a whole lot more than just knowing the cost of delivering insurance products and services.
In a written statement published yesterday, the Minister of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government has said the government “will go out to consultation very shortly on the detail of the Act’s ban on buildings insurance remuneration”.
Hannah Gurga, director general of the Association of British Insurers, has urged the government and regulators to grab Alexander the Great’s sword and slash through the Gordian knot of regulation.
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