The UK Insurance Sentiment Index 2024: Product and price
The UK Insurance Sentiment Index: Product & Price Edition delves into public sentiment towards General Insurance and Life & Pension insurance types.
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FCA sets out growth focused strategy
The FCA has set out its five-year strategy for 2025-30, setting out a vision to deepen trust, rebalance risk, support growth and improve lives.
Investors back bold moves as businesses face pressure to reinvent
Investors back bold moves as businesses face pressure to reinvent, scale emerging technology, upskill their workforce and manage climate risk. Explore the findings of our UK Investor Survey.
European Commission publishes Omnibus proposals
The European Commission published the first set of ‘Omnibus’ proposals intended to simplify EU sustainability reporting rules, including the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the EU Taxonomy Regulation, and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
Scale | InsurTech (2025)
Our 2025 PwC Scale InsurTech Programme Cohort has launched and we are excited to be working with our 8 scale-ups, chosen from over 700+ companies, to help solve important problems for the Life and Retirement Insurance, and Wealth industries.
Shaping financial services - the key trends, opportunities and risks for 2025
With the Government preparing to finalise its strategy for the financial services sector, we look at the key themes, risks and opportunities set to shape the policy and regulatory agenda for 2025.
PRA sets out 2025 insurance supervisory priorities
The PRA issued a Dear CEO letter to life and general insurers setting out its supervisory priorities for 2025.
FCA rewrites disclosure approach for retail investment products
The FCA is consulting on proposed rule changes for the new Consumer Composite Investment (CCI) disclosure regime. Replacing the old PRIIPs and UCITS disclosure regimes, the CCI regime is planned to be simpler and less prescriptive. This allows for innovation from firms in presenting information, but also puts a greater burden of responsibility on firms to meet the information needs of consumers
PRA finalises solvent exit planning rules for insurers
The PRA issued its final policy (PS20/24, SS11/24) on solvent exit planning for insurers on 18 December 2024. Following responses to its consultation, the PRA made several changes and clarifications to its expectations. The most significant of these changes are the scope and the implementation date of the new requirements.
PRA consults on new liquidity reporting requirements for large insurers
The PRA published a consultation paper (CP19/24) on 11 December 2024, proposing new liquidity reporting templates for large insurance firms, with an expected implementation date of 31 December 2025.
Reclaiming Bereavement: The industry challenge and future solutions
There are challenges in the speed at which good customer outcomes in bereavement claims can be achieved. In this article we explore the challenge and solutions enabling insurers to reclaim bereavement as a critical ‘moment of truth’ for the industry and their customers.
FRC proposes revisions to UK Stewardship Code
The FRC published on 11 November 2024 a consultation on proposed revisions to the UK Stewardship Code across four themes: purpose, principles, process and positioning. This follows interim measures published in July 2024.
Chancellor’s first Mansion House speech focuses on growth
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her first Mansion House on 14 November 2024 setting out the Government’s vision for financial services, prioritising competitiveness and the role the sector can play in driving growth, innovation and the transition to net zero.
Regulators set out final rules for critical third parties to the UK financial sector
The BoE, PRA and FCA publish the final rules for the new critical third parties regime.
FCA calls on firms to focus on non-financial misconduct
Analysis of the FCA’s survey findings of how firms record and manage allegations of non-financial misconduct.
Navigating the FCA's pure protection market study: what insurance firms need to know
The FCA plans to kick off its market study into the distribution of pure protection products to retail consumers later this financial year. The study will take a comprehensive look at the pure protection market, to understand whether the market is functioning well and whether customers are receiving good outcomes. In this article, we explore the FCA’s motivations for launching this market study and offer our insights on the immediate implications for insurance manufacturers and distributors in scope of the study.
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