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CorporateGuard Approved Persons Insurance (Financial Institutions)

Overview:  Protects the officers and staff of financial institutions to ensure they are empowered to defend themselves against FSA disciplinary or enforcement proceedings, any 'prohibition from approval' or 'withdrawal of approval' procedures and even investigations in which no wrongful act has been specified. 
 
Who is it for?:  All financial institutions with personnel subject to the Approved Persons regime.

Specified categories of the officers and staff of institutions regulated by the FSA are required by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to be approved to perform one or more ‘controlled functions’, roles which relate to both the management of the firm and its professional services.

  • FSA disciplinary or enforcement proceedings, “prohibition from approval“ and “withdrawal of approval” procedures and even investigations in which no wrongful act has been specified
  • Cover is triggered by any actual or alleged act, error or omission by an approved person in his or her capacity as such
  • Advancement of defence costs
  • Includes costs incurred by the regulator and allocated to the insured
  • Policy tailored to meet the needs of all persons registered under current regulations and will respond under new or amended legislation
  • Full severability of the proposal form
 
Cover Extensions Back To Top
  • Emergency costs of up to 10% of the limit of liability without the insurer’s prior consent
  • A bilateral discovery period of 6 years is given for approved persons who retire during the policy period, if the policy is not renewed
  • Broad automatic cover for Approved Persons of subsidiaries acquired
    within threshold