What to expect from the regulator in 2026
The latest episode of the Insurance Post Podcast aims to prepare you for the regulatory red tape heading your way in 2026.
Dr Matthew Connell, director of policy and public affairs at the Chartered Insurance Institute, Loka Venkatraman, senior consultant at Pathlight Associates, Mathew Rutter, insurance advisory partner at DAC Beachcroft, and Hugh Savill, senior adviser at Sicsic Advisory, kick off the podcast with a long list of thematic reviews, stress tests, and new rules coming your way in the year ahead.
Whether there was an “irritated tone” to the Financial Conduct Authority’s response to the Which? super-complaint about home and travel insurance is explored, alongside whether the regulator’s new growth objective will result in a pruning of rules or loads of requirements being thrown on the bonfire.
Jaya Taylor, head of regulatory, risk and compliance at Specialist Risk Group, and Arabella Ramage, legal and regulatory director for the Lloyd’s Market Association, later look at how providers and brokers will cope with the Prudential Regulation Authority’s Dynamic General Insurance Stress Test in May.
The podcast ends with the compliance experts revealing one crucial step insurers should take this year to satisfy the regulator.
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