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FCA review sparks concerns over insurers’ valuation of written-off or stolen vehicles
An FCA review has found evidence to suggest some firms are offering customers less than the market value of their written-off or stolen vehicles - in some cases, providing lower offers and increasing them only when a customer negotiates or complains.

The FCA Business Plan 2024/25 and Supporting Information
The FCA has set out a programme of work for the final year of its 3-year strategy. The planned programme of work builds on progress made over recent years to become a “more outcomes-based, assertive and data-led regulator”.

FCA publishes Guidance Clarifying its Expectations for Promoting Financial Services via Social Media
The FCA has published Guidance clarifying its expectations of firms and ‘finfluencers’ promoting financial services across all social media channels, including memes, reels and gaming streams.

UKGI MD Delivers DE&I Speech at Female Alliance in Business Conference
UKGI MD, Nikki Bennett, was invited to speak about diversity, equity and inclusion at the recent Female Alliance in Business conference hosted by the Clear Group.

Remaining Gap Providers Told to Pause Sales of Product by FCA
The FCA has told remaining providers of guaranteed asset protection (Gap) insurance to pause sales of the product.

FCA to review how firms treat customers in vulnerable circumstances
The FCA has announced that it will conduct a review into the action firms are taking to understand and respond to the needs of customers in vulnerable circumstances. It will share its findings by the end of 2024.

The Deadline for International Data Transfer agreements is here: have you updated your contracts and replaced old EU SCCs?
As the Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO’s) 21st March deadline for firms to update and amend International Data Transfer contracts is this week, firms should ensure expired EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) have been replaced.

E-Learning Trends and Developments 2024
In this article, we explore the latest e-learning trends for 2024 and beyond.
