Insurance regulation

OUT-LAW Guides

• Recent changes to the Part 7 transfers of insurance business
  Amendments aimed at clarifying aspects of the Part 7 regime come into force on 30th June 2008.
• The PPI provisions in ICOBS
  The rules focus on eligibility, suitability and disclosure of policy details and price.
• Financial promotions in ICOBS
  The rules are brief but firms need to keep up to date with FSA guidance.
• The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations
  New protections against unfair, misleading or aggressive selling practices come into force on 26th May 2008.
• The Reinsurance Directive in the UK: a summary of the main provisons and their UK implementation

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• Recent OUT-LAW News

• FSA warns firms on unfair consumer contract terms, OUT-LAW News, 16/06/2008
• FSA publishes rules for selling travel insurance with a holiday, OUT-LAW News, 30/05/2008
• Certificates of employers' liability insurance could go from staff kitchens to intranets, OUT-LAW News, 21/05/2008
• FSA to bring EEA branches of UK insurers within compensation scheme, OUT-LAW News, 13/05/2008
• Insurance aggregation sites can be unfair, says regulator, OUT-LAW News, 13/05/2008
• FSA plans shake-up of retail investment distribution, OUT-LAW News, 01/05/2008
• FSA warns firms to improve data security, OUT-LAW News, 28/04/2008
• Insurers urged to take part in the latest impact study for Solvency II, OUT-LAW News, 01/04/2008
• Insurance brokers unaffected by client money rules review – for now, OUT-LAW News, 31/03/2008
• FSA opens debate on insurance commission, transparency, and conflicts of interest, OUT-LAW News, 20/03/2008
• New guidance for insurers on publishing gender-related data, OUT-LAW News, 07/03/2008