Fact files

These in-depth technical fact files have been written exclusively for us by an expert in the field. Each runs from 3,000 to 30,000 words. All files are regularly reviewed for currency and updated as necessary.

The civil procedure rules
February, 2012
 
This fact file summarises those rules of civil procedure which have a major impact on insurers and other agencies involved in the handling of liability claims. Major changes came into effect in 1999 with the introduction of the new Civil Procedure Rules. The rules have been modified and developed since that date.
 
 
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The regulation of mortgage business
February, 2012
 
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Firms regulated by the FSA have to comply with all of the requirements set out elsewhere in the FSA Handbook. Sections of the Handbook deal with training and competency, money laundering and dispute resolution and also detail the way in which the FSA operates as a regulator of the market. These aspects are covered in the authorisation, supervision, and enforcement manuals within the Handbook. A shorter, tailored version of the Handbook sets out the key areas applicable to registered mortgage businesses ...
 
 
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Insurance in the single market : Test Achats update bulletin January 2012.
January, 2012
 
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This is an update bulletin for the factfile on Insurance in the single market, outlining the European Commission's publication on 13 January 2012 0 "Guidelines on the application of Council Directive 2004/113 to insurance, in the light of the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-236/09 (Test-Achats)". To read the full factfile, please click <a href="http://www.knowledge.cii.co.uk/resource/insurance-single-market">here</a>.
 
 
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Update bulletin: Financial services regulation changes in 2012 -13
January, 2012
 
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Update bulletin for the general insurance regulatory factfiles, correct as at 30 January 2012.
 
 
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Regulation of general insurance business
January, 2012
 
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This fact file was first published in May 2010 and follows on from the earlier one by Tony Wiltshire. A payment protection contract is a non-investment insurance contract which has elements of a general insurance contract. Promoted benefits of a PPI contract are that a policyholder can protect his or her ability to continue to make payments due to third parties. The FSA regulates UK-based insurers and intermediaries; other European firms operating in the UK are regulated by their home country regulator ...
 
 
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The regulation of insurance companies
January, 2012
 
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This fact file follows on from the earlier version, written by Tony Wiltshire. The FSA regulates UK based insurers; other European firms operating in the UK are regulated by their home country regulator. The FSA is authorised to regulate the market by the Financial Services Markets Act 2000.
 
 
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The regulation of general insurance intermediaries
January, 2012
 
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The FSA regulates all UK-based intermediaries. Other European firms operating in the UK are regulated by their home country regulator. The FSA is authorised to regulate the market by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Although The Financial Services Act 2010 received Royal Assent in April 2010 but has not been implemented. This is a new version of an earlier factfile by Tony Wiltshire.
 
 
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Recent developments in tort
January, 2012
 
This fact file deals with significant changes in the law of tort since 1996. Tort law is a branch of the civil law which in broad terms deals with acceptable social conduct. Unlike criminal law, tort does not impose sanctions such as fines or imprisonment, although a crime can also be a tort ...
 
 
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Recent developments in reinsurance law
January, 2012
 
This fact file attempts to summarise the most important developments in English reinsurance law since 1985. Prior to this date the number of reinsurance cases reaching the English courts was tiny, as most disputes under reinsurance contracts were resolved in arbitration. It continues to be the case that arbitration is used extensively, but since 1985 the courts have faced a dramatic increase in the number of reinsurance cases coming before them, outstripping any other single form of commercial dispute.
 
 
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Recent developments in quantum
January, 2012
 
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Personal injury litigation produces probably more cases than anything else in the UK courts. Many more claims are dealt with by insurance companies and their agents and settled prior to litigation. There have been significant recent developments in the way the law compensates individuals who have suffered personal injuries as a result of the fault of others.
 
 
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