UK insurance op risk rules could be curtailed by EU indecision

LONDON -- The UK may have to rein in its plans for risk-based regulation of the country’s insurance industry, in which the tackling of operational risks is a major aim, if the pace of reform lags elsewhere in Europe, a senior Financial Services Authority (FSA) official said in May.

The FSA, the UK’s principal financial market watchdog, issued a consultation paper in May putting forward ideas for new risk-sensitive rules governing the capital adequacy of some 900 insurance firms from 2004 (see

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@risk.net or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.risk.net/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@risk.net to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Risk.net? View our subscription options

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Risk.net account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account here