Vulnerable Customers
Good Practice Guide
Publication date:
06 September 2018
Last updated:
18 December 2023
Author(s):
James Moorhouse
We examine how to be more inclusive of clients and improving their access to services.
After a recent consultation by the FCA and a study by the CII’s New Generation Group, there is an evident need for the insurance industry to be more inclusive of ‘vulnerable customers’.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) describes a vulnerable customer as, “someone who, due to their personal circumstances, is especially susceptible to detriment, particularly when a firm is not acting with appropriate levels of care”.
As vulnerability can be a varied and complex term, we examine the many different ways brokers should approach clients who may need extra assistance as well as how to improve access to their services.
This Good Practice Guide examines the following:
• Recognising vulnerability
• Handling vulnerability
• Creating a culture of fair treatment
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