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Nothing to hide?
Paul Edmondson and Simon Morris of CMS Cameron McKenna look at the implications for firms of the Financial Services Authority’s decision to be a more transparent regulator
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01 September 2008
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Coming your way…
IR&A
’s timetable is regularly updated to cover as many new developments as possible while also keeping an eye on events as they unfold. The first table is dedicated to the FSA’s agenda for consultations, discussion documents, thematic work or events of interest to insurers for the year ahead. A second table lists developments elsewhere in the UK, Europe and internationally.
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01 September 2008
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UK braces for tax exits
After campaigning for concessions to the UK’s tax regime for several years, Brit Insurance has confirmed that redomiciling outside the UK is a very real option.
IR&A
looks at how insurers are running out of patience with the promise of tax reform.
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01 September 2008
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FSA under pressure on inherited estates
Law firm Herbert Smith says the Financial Services Authority (FSA) is under pressure from both consumers and the Treasury Committee to justify its position on inherited estates, but how far will it go?
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Captive group forms to challenge Solvency II proposals
Captive owners and insurers have formed a new association to reinforce their campaign against Solvency II proposals. The European Captive Insurance and Reinsurance Owners Association (ECIROA), a group of around 16 members across Europe, has held an..
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01 September 2008
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More rules will curb EU financial services growth, report
Regulators should hold-off introducing new rules in response to the credit crunch and the current economic climate or risk impacting the growth of Europe’s financial services, says a new report by London Economics and published by the City of..
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01 September 2008
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QIS 4 causes concern for L&G
Legal & General says it is uncomfortable with the new solvency approach to annuities currently being tested under QIS 4 which it says would have a huge negative impact on its capital. The savings and pensions firm called on the Treasury and the..
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01 September 2008
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Briefly noted
▪ The timetable for the Financial Services
Authority’s Retail Distribution Review has been set back to allow new managing director of retail markets Jon Pain to contribute to the process. Mr Pain joins the FSA on 8 September and the..
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01 September 2008
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FSA fines five PPI motor dealers
Five motor dealers, regulated to also sell insurance, have been fined a total of over £175,000 for breaches relating to the sale of Payment Protection Insurance (PPI). GK Group Ltd, George White Motors Ltd, Ringways Garages (Leeds) Ltd,..
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01 September 2008
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Hastings Insurance pays price for cancelling mis-quoted policies
Insurance broker Hastings Insurance Services has been fined £735,000 by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) which accused the firm of failing to treat its customers fairly after it cancelled over 4,500 car insurance policies which had been..
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01 September 2008
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Ex-Euclidian directors banned from Lloyd’s
Two former directors of Lloyd’s managing agent Euclidian Underwriting, which entered run-off in 2004, have admitted charges of misconduct before Lloyd’s Enforcement Board. James Corrigan-Stuart and Andrew Willoughby have been banned from..
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01 September 2008
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Ceiops opens discussion to converge supervisory reviews
Insurance adviser to the European Commission, Ceiops has begun work to develop consistent supervisory reviews and reporting requirements across Europe’s regulators under Solvency II. In a new issues paper, Ceiops proposes a framework that..
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01 September 2008
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CEA addresses group solvency concerns
The Comité Européen des Assurances (CEA) is throwing its weight behind proposals for a group support regime in insurance regulation and it has published a new document to address some of the concerns that have been raised since the..
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01 September 2008
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SEC prepares to scrap US GAAP
The US could adopt international financial reporting standards (IFRS) by 2014 under a new proposed roadmap that would replace US GAAP for the new accounting standard. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it will make a decision on..
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01 September 2008
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Firms pay for distress under FOS rules
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has clarified its position over additional awards to consumers found to have suffered distress, inconvenience or other non-financial loss at the hands of financial services firms. In a new technical note, the..
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01 September 2008
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Insurers shun UK taxes
Brit says uncertainty over the UK’s tax plans could drive it overseas
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01 September 2008
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UK agrees to Rome 1
The government has a change of heart over choice of law rules
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01 September 2008
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