Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
FCA clarifies approach to naming and shaming insurers
The Financial Conduct Authority today (3 June) finalised revisions to its Enforcement Guide and investigation publicity policy, clarifying when it will name and shame insurers.
FCA defends decision to ditch insurance CPD
The Financial Conduct Authority has responded to concerns that if it pushes ahead with the proposal to ditch the requirement for 15 hours of continuous professional development a year there could be an uptick in the number of insurance employees lacking…
FCA hopes firms will gain confidence with fewer rules
The Financial Conduct Authority has said how it hopes firms build confidence in their knowledge of customer service and outcomes, as opposed to a “tickbox” exercise again.
FCA handed 170,000-strong petition to fix insurance failings
Rocio Concha, director of policy and advocacy at Which?, explains why she went to the Financial Conduct Authority’s offices today and handed in a petition, signed by more than 170,000 people, calling on the regulator to get a stronger grip of a market…
FCA strips back insurance rulebook
The Financial Conduct Authority has kicked off the British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s 2025 conference by outlining plans to ditch what it deems “outdated and duplicated requirements” from its insurance rulebook.
Insurance industry’s most powerful players revealed
Making multi-billion-pound takeover bids for rivals and challenging political posturing is what it took to secure the top spots on Insurance Post’s 2025 Power List.
FCA remains a work in progress
Trade Voice: Chris Croft, CEO of the London and International Insurance Brokers’ Association, says that while the regulator has made strides towards its new objectives, further cultural change is needed.
Matt Brewis, FCA
The Financial Conduct Authority’s director of insurance, Matt Brewis, has the power to move the market but he hasn't shaken up the rules much – for better or worse – in the last 12 months.
Clear rebrands MGA arm; Sapiens acquires AdvantageGo; Markel’s head of tech
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Why a thriving independent broker market is more important than ever
View from the Top: John Read, managing director of WTW Networks, calls on broker networks, insurers and the Financial Conduct Authority to play their part in reinvigorating the dwindling independent broker marketplace.
CII won’t budge on CPD requirements for insurers
The Chartered Insurance Institute has insisted it won’t alter its continuous professional development requirements for members, even if the Financial Conduct Authority axes its training demands.
How Trump’s tariffs could make motor insurers great again
Editor’s View: US President Donald Trump’s tariffs could prove a fresh road to hell for motor insurers unless they show they’ve learnt lessons from the last few bruising years of claims inflation, according to Emma Ann Hughes.
Insurers cover APR cuts by increasing instalment costs
Consumer Intelligence has uncovered evidence that insurers are reducing their advertised annual percentage rate for premium finance without reducing the actual cost of paying for home and motor insurance in instalments.
Rathi reappointed FCA CEO
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has reappointed Nikhil Rathi as CEO of the Financial Conduct Authority for a second term.
How Brexit has affected the UK insurance market
Five years on from the UK exiting the European Union, David Worsfold examines if the insurance industry benefitted or received a blow from Brexit.
FCA prioritises innovation and fighting crime in latest strategy
The Financial Conduct Authority has this morning (8 April) set out its latest work program for the 2025/26 period.
FCA premium finance crackdown saves consumers £100m
Since the the Financial Conduct Authority’s head of insurance Matt Brewis labelled premium finance a “poor product”, car and home insurance customers have saved more than £100m in the last year after insurers reduced how much they charge policyholders…
London Market arranges training to stamp out misconduct
Following the publication of the Financial Conduct Authority’s report on non-financial misconduct in the wholesale specialty insurance market, the Lloyd’s Market Association, International Underwriting Association, and London and International Insurance…
FCA unveils new strategy to ‘support growth’
The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a new five-year strategy that the regulator’s chiefs claimed will “deepen trust, rebalance risk, support growth and improve lives”.
Labour demands regulators cut red tape
Chancellor Rachel Reeves met with “top regulator bosses” in Downing Street today (17 March) to demand they cut the administrative cost of regulation on business by a quarter.
FCA spots 30 misleading insurance adverts
Just 30 general insurance and protection adverts were amended or pulled in 2024, following intervention from the Financial Conduct Authority.