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
- Customers� interests
- Communication with clients
- Conflicts of interest
- Customers: relationships of trust
- Clients� 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).