GAP insurers ordered to pause sales
28 March 2024
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has ordered providers of Guaranteed Asset Protection insurance (GAP) to pause sales of the product by the end of March.
This development follows our update in The Word last month, regarding the FCA’s announcement that multiple insurance firms had agreed to pause sales of GAP, at its request. The firms that have already taken such action account for 80% of the GAP insurance market, leaving the remaining 20% to pause sales this month.
The action comes in light of the FCA’s previous concerns that GAP insurance was failing to provide fair value to some consumers. The FCA have discussed the need to see improvements in the product and its readiness to review revised proposals by firms as soon as possible, stating:
“We are working closely with GAP insurers to resolve these issues as quickly as possible, so that customers can access fair value products that meet their needs”
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