Consumer Code I
Context The first comprehensive consumer protection code was introduced in 2006. It updated and greatly expanded a number of existing ...
Author Archives: Paul McMahon
Consumer Code II
Regulation, information, and advertising. The financial service provider must ensure that all information that is provided to consumers ...
Consumer Code III
Information to be Provided Where a regulated entity makes a change to its terms of business, it must provide any affected consumer ...
Financial Services Ombudsman
Office The office of the Financial Services Ombudsman was established in 2004.The Financial Services Ombudsman office has been merged ...
Fitness & Probity Requirements
Controlled Functions The Bank has greater control over persons carrying out key positions within financial service providers. It may ...
Minimum Competence
Minimum Competence Requirements The minimum competency requirements commenced in 2011. They provide for minimum professional standards ...
Insurance Companies
Types of Insurer There are separate schemes of authorisation and regulation for life and non-life insurance. The differences in the ...
Insurance Intermediaries
Regulation Insurance companies, brokers and agents operate under the same broad scheme of regulation, as financial advisors and other ...
Insurance and Consumer Protection
Monies Received The Consumer Protection Code applies to insurance in common with other consumer financial services. Insurance brokers ...
COMREG Post
COMREG Regulation COMREG regulates the postal sector. An Post was established as a public company in 1984. Its sole shareholder is ...