In September 2020 AMI, along with sponsors L&G and Royal London, carried out extensive market research to seek consumer and adviser views of the protection market. Join us for the virtual launch event on the morning of Wednesday 4 November 2020. Registration for the launch event is now open, please click here to sign up. […]
The Senior Managers & Certification Regime introduces a new annual reporting requirement which all firms must complete and submit using GABRIEL.
AMI has requested the market research company Opinium Research LLP to undertake a major piece of work looking at both consumer and intermediary views of the protection market. It is important to AMI that as many advisers complete the intermediary element of the study as possible. There are 15 questions which should take less than […]
AMI has produced a new factsheet as guidance for firms following the introduction of FCA rules
The FCA is aiming to move to 100% paperless invoicing.
On 11 August the FCA issued finalised guidance for insurance and premium finance firms when dealing with customers in financial difficulty due to coronavirus.
The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) is conducting a new research project which will assess the consumer appetite for green mortgage products and feed those insights back to lenders, brokers and the wider market.
AMI is aware from member research that firms are seeing increased premiums and excesses, restrictive terms, and reduced insurer choice at renewal of their professional indemnity insurance (PII) policy.
Following the introduction, in December 2019, of the Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SM&CR) to intermediary firms, the FCA register will continue but will contain fewer individuals.
Firms are reminded that the FCA rules MCOB 4.4A.1R(1A) and MCOB 4.7A.23AR, included in the policy statement on mortgage advice and selling standards, will apply to all firms from 31st July.
