Protection

The Treasury Committee has announced a new inquiry into the scope of the Financial Services Authority's insurance regulation.

Absolutely Training has created an e-learning training package designed to help advisers develop and benchmark their compliance with Financial Services Authority regulations.

Joint proposals aimed at minimising the administrative burden on insurance groups operating in the EU have been put forward by the Financial Services Authority and the Treasury.

A mortgage payment protection insurance policy designed to meet treating customers fairly principles has been launched by CETA Insurance and Cardif Pinnacle.

Here are a few oxymorons and contradictions for you:

Standard Life declined to pay 14% of critical illness claims in the first half of 2006, according to its latest claims statistics.

The UK medical insurance industry risks becoming a corporate group market which provides cover only during working years, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

ci definitions

The Financial Services Authority has proposed to modify the client categorisation requirements of MiFID to allow greater flexibility for out of scope firms.

The FSA has confirmed packaged products and IFA businesses not officially covered by the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive will fall under its new Conduct of Business rules.