FCA warns insurers against subletting regulatory responsibilities
The Financial Conduct Authority’s head of department for insurance market interventions, Caroline Gardner, has revealed the regulator’s concerns about providers keeping an eye on their claims handling partners.
Speaking at Insurance Post’s Claims Club Summit yesterday, Gardner stated the regulator has a “neutral stance” over firms outsourcing claims functions, but added while the watchdog “recognises the
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