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Focus on ESG: What is Sustainability Reporting?

Sustainability has emerged as a paramount concern for insurance and financial services companies. Beyond mere corporate responsibility, sustainability now holds the key to mitigating risks and satisfying the ever-heightening expectations of stakeholders. At the heart of this commitment to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles lies the practice of sustainability reporting—an essential tool for modern businesses seeking to make their mark in a responsible, ethical, and transparent manner...

Where It All Started: Lloyd’s Reopens To Face To Face Trading, But Where Did It All Begin?

The Lloyd's market is one of the most iconic and influential institutions in the global insurance and reinsurance industry. Its history is a fascinating tale of innovation, resilience, and adaptability over its near 335-year reign. From humble beginnings to now the world’s leading market for specialist insurance, where did it all start?

Navigating PEPs and Sanctions Risks: How RegTech Revolutionises Enhanced Due Diligence

In today's dynamic financial landscape, regulatory compliance is a necessity for regulated institutions worldwide. Among the myriad compliance challenges, managing risks associated with Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and sanctioned individuals demands rigorous scrutiny...

Unravelling RegTech: Simplifying Regulatory Technology and Its Role in Financial Services

In the complex world of regulatory compliance, ever-changing regulations pose significant challenges for financial services firms. Traditional manual processes are struggling to keep pace with evolving regulations, leading to the rise of RegTech, which uses sophisticated data analytics to streamline compliance, automate processes and enhance regulatory management for financial institutions...

Embracing Customer-Centricity: The Key to Successful SaaS Product Design

The growth of B2B SaaS products over the past decade has been nothing short of remarkable. With the advent of cloud computing, businesses have witnessed a transformative shift in how they procure and utilise software solutions. This shift has been fuelled by the undeniable advantages that B2B SaaS offers: scalability, cost-effectiveness, and accessibility, just to name a few...

Enhancing Transparency: The Significance of UBOs, Directors & Officers Declarations

In an era where regulated businesses are increasingly seeking transparency from their trading partners to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and AML obligations, challenges in identifying Ultimate Beneficial Owners, Directors and Officers are leading to a lack of oversight and governance. Now, with the advent of RegTech, these processes have been streamlined and enhanced, underscoring the critical importance of transparency in today's corporate world...

Tackling Money Laundering: Safeguarding the Financial Services Market

Money laundering is a pervasive financial crime that poses significant threats to the integrity and stability of the global financial system. Criminals use money laundering to disguise the illicit origins of funds obtained through illegal activities such as drug trafficking, corruption, and terrorism. As a result, stringent AML regulations have been developed to protect the financial services market from being exploited by these criminals...

How Compliance Software Can Alleviate Regulatory Burden

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, regulatory compliance has become a significant challenge for financial institutions and other regulated industries. The ever-changing and complex regulatory requirements place a heavy burden on organisations, leading to increased costs, resource allocation, and operational inefficiencies. However, a silver lining appears through the rise of compliance software, which serves as an innovative solution to manage the abundance of regulatory requirements...

Spotlight on MGAA Annual Conference with CEO, Michael Keating…

With the biggest event in the MGAA calendar only a week away, and REG being the official 2023 App Sponsor, we sat down with Michael Keating, CEO of the Managing General Agent’s Association (MGAA) to discuss all things MGAA and how the Association is evolving the insurance landscape and shaping the market for its members...

Paul Tasker: The Future of REG

With REG's impressive growth over the last few years and recent expansion into new markets, we asked CEO, Paul Tasker, what the company's biggest achievements have been since his appointment, the goals for next year and what the future holds for REG...

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