Here is a round up for the last two and half months of the 20/21 season. Winter has been generous to many but unkind to few. Champions Liverpool may have thrashed Crystal Palace 7-0 but recent defeats to Burnley, Brighton, Southampton and draws against Fulham, West Brom and Newcastle may…
Back in June we ran a competition to find “Everyday Heroes” in the insurance broking community. We know that brokers have worked tremendously hard to keep their businesses going in lockdown and we commend every single one of you, but behind the scenes of the COVID-19 outbreak there are thousands…
The vast majority of UK businesses have felt the impact of the lockdown restrictions implemented back in March. Some firms have been forced to scale back in order to survive, while others have been unable to trade at all. Among the companies able to continue providing a service, the lockdown…
The Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) deadline is fast approaching and the new regulation comes into force from 9 December 2019 for all FCA solo regulated firms. With Senior Management Functions replacing Controlled Functions, there are a range of additional and enhanced responsibilities and expectations that firms and their…
Not heard of Fraser Syndrome before? Then you wouldn’t be alone. Fraser Syndrome is an extremely rare, recessive gene disorder that affects only around 250 of the 7.7 billion people in the world. Fraser Syndrome, in many cases, can be life-limiting and it comes with severe symptoms: the most common…
What a start to the new football season! Sheffield United are closing on the top four, it’s 2016 all over again for Leicester and Liverpool are walking away with the league, or should I say VAR are gifting them the League…. Much like Arsenal and Man United, I have been…
The Premier League new season starts on Friday 9 August, which means that it is time to enter your team into the Stride Underwriting Broker League. There are monthly prizes for the Manager of the Month, and of course the season reaches its climax when we present the top prize…
SMCR – what insurance brokers need to know – part two What is the SM & CR? SM & CR is a logical way of defining the accountability of individual manager or director in your brokerage and replaces the FCA “Approved Persons” regime known as APER. In addition, the SM…
Following the financial crash in 2008 the Government introduced new rules, which resulted in the introduction of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR). From December 2019 these rules apply to insurance brokers.
This is the first of a three-part article giving brokers tips on how to implement the new regime in their brokerage.
Part of the Stride team for over a decade, Claire Harris is responsible for looking after our brokers, helping to make their lives that little bit easier. We recently caught up with Claire to talk future challenges and opportunities in the industry, and find out why she thinks Stride is…
