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Mitigating The Risks! Consumers demands and needs – The importance of getting it right

All firms are required to take a more active role in identifying their customers’ demands and needs and must ensure that any insurance contract proposed is consistent with them. The stricter requirements mean firms can’t simply offer all of the firm’s available products through generic statements about the type of needs each product will meet.

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Continuing Professional Development by Peak Consultants

The Financial Conduct Authority and Continuing Professional Development

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) introduced Continuing Professional Development (CPD) that became a regulatory requirement for all insurance providers, intermediaries and professionals from 1st October 2018. The new requirement arises from the Insurance Distribution Directive that has passed into EU legislation after 4 years of debate and consultation. It replaces the Insurance Mediation Directive (IMD).

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FCA expectations of general insurance (‘GI’) firms

The FCA has published its Thematic Review into GI insurance distribution chains. The FCAs findings have highlighted and identified areas where there is potential of harm and poor outcomes for customers arising from the product development, sales and distribution approaches in some sectors of the GI market. The FCA’s Thematic Review highlights the importance of

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FCA cancels Consumer Credit Permissions

Since January this year, 38 motor dealers have received final notices that have been published on the Financial Conduct Authority website and have had their consumer credit permissions cancelled. In only the past 6 weeks, there has been at least 1 case per week, accounting for 8 motor dealers losing their permissions to offer finance

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