GIM3080 - Regulatory framework: the FSA’s Principles for Businesses

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp PRIN sourcebook sets out the fundamental obligations of all firms under the regulatory system. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýappse principles are the foundation for the other rules and guidance in the Handbook:

  • Integrity
  • Skill, care and diligence
  • Management and control
  • Financial prudence
  • Market conduct
  • Customersâ€� interests
  • Communication with clients
  • Conflicts of interest
  • Customers: relationships of trust
  • Clientsâ€� assets
  • Relations with regulators

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýappse are all applicable to insurers as to other financial firms. PRIN 3 (a firm must take reasonable care to organise and control its affairs responsibly and effectively, with adequate risk management systems) and PRIN 4 (a firm must maintain adequate financial resources) are particularly prominent in the requirement imposed by the Prudential sourcebook for Insurers (GIM3120).