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Insurance - Conduct Standards Conduct Standards

Application provision

1.1 Unless otherwise stated, this Part applies to:

  1. (1) a UK Solvency II firm;
  2. (2) in accordance with Insurance General Application 3, the Society, as modified by 4;
  3. (3) in accordance with Insurance General Application 3, managing agents, as modified by 4;
  4. (4) a third country branch undertaking (other than a Swiss general insurer);
  5. (5) a UK ISPV; and
  6. (6) in relation to any of the foregoing firms, any person who is a Conduct Rules non-executive director or who is approved under section 59 of FSMA by either:
    1. (a) the PRA; or
    2. (b) the FCA, in relation to a relevant senior management function.

3.1

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Individual Conduct Standard 1: You must act with integrity.

3.2

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Individual Conduct Standard 2: You must act with due skill, care and diligence.

3.3

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Individual Conduct Standard 3: You must be open and co-operative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators.

3.4

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Senior Insurance Manager Conduct Standard 1: You must take reasonable steps to ensure that the business of the firm for which you are responsible is controlled effectively.

3.5

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Senior Insurance Manager Conduct Standard 2: You must take reasonable steps to ensure that the business of the firm for which you are responsible complies with the relevant requirements and standards of the regulatory system.

3.6

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Senior Insurance Manager Conduct Standard 3: You must take reasonable steps to ensure that any delegation of your responsibilities is to an appropriate person and that you oversee the discharge of the delegated responsibility effectively.

3.7

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Senior Insurance Manager Conduct Standard 4: You must disclose appropriately any information of which the FCA or the PRA would reasonably expect to have notice.

3.8

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Senior Insurance Manager Conduct Standard 5: When exercising your responsibilities, you must pay due regard to the interests of current and potential future policyholders in ensuring the provision by the firm of an appropriate degree of protection for their insured benefits.