Regulation
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Regulation
Spotlight: Insurance's regulatory burden - are we to blame?
Seemingly relentless waves of regulatory change are battering the insurance sector. This spotlight focuses on the increasing regulatory burden facing the insurance industry and to what extent firms themselves are to blame for failing to adopt modern technology and processes.
Navigating a tight budget
With the new Chancellor putting her first budget before Parliament this month, it's unclear how much of the financial burden businesses will have to bear. Andy Talbot, director of marketing, ATE and broker sales at ARAG, discusses how firms can work around the outcomes of the upcoming Autumn budget.
FullCircl SmartBroker & Acturis forge a path in the digital era
In an insurance landscape reshaped by AI, machine learning and Consumer Duty, FullCircl introduces its latest innovation: the Acturis integrated SmartBroker. This guide focuses on how brokers can elevate client acquisition and retention endeavours, whilst fulfilling Consumer Duty obligations.
How struggling consumers are committing one-off frauds
With fraudulent claims adding £50 every year to the total cost of household insurance, this article explains how the growing number of policyholders feeling the pinch is resulting in exaggerated claims.
Regulatory compliance & Consumer Duty: Strategies for financial firms
The implementation of the Consumer Duty regulation in July 2023 ushered in a new era of consumer protection in the UK's financial services sector. With full compliance required since July 2024, this whitepaper provides an essential guide for insurance brokers to meet the regulatory requirements.
Electric vehicles and the future of motor insurance
How will the rise of electric vehicles and the FCA’s Consumer Duty affect the car hire and replacement vehicle market? This report sheds light on the key findings from the Insurance Post/Europcar Shifting Gears Motor Survey and how motor insurers can future proof their businesses.
Fixed recoverable costs in low value clinical negligence claims
Pursuant to Sir Rupert Jackson’s proposals from 2017, the civil litigation landscape has recently faced imminent change vis-à-vis fixed recoverable costs, namely, the amount of legal costs that a winning party can recover from a losing party. This article sheds light on the latest developments.
Reflecting on the government’s foray into the professional indemnity insurance market for fire safety assessors
In the wake of the government’s short-lived intervention into the professional indemnity market for fire safety assessors, this article looks at how effective it was and whether problems persist today.
Home insurance: Tackling the surge in claims settlement delay complaints
With a significant spike in complaints suggesting the home insurance industry is struggling to keep pace with the number of claims it is receiving, this article examines what is behind settlement delays and how providers are managing expectations.
Navigating data breach compensation claims
The extent to which damages can be claimed in the event of a data breach has been a hot topic over the last few years. This article looks at the key cases for data breach claims and considers whether English Courts are diverging from EU Courts on this issue and what is next for data breach claims.