Information Barriers in the Insurance Sector E-learning Course

• 45 Minutes
• For all staff
• UK

Some of an insurer’s most valuable information doesn’t appear on a balance sheet, yet it can be worth a fortune. Knowing about a deal before the market does is enough to create an unfair advantage, which is why information barriers exist. This in-depth compliance course helps UK insurance staff protect and manage sensitive information and meet expectations of the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR).

Information is divided into private-side and public-side. Inside information, also known as material non-public information, must stay on the private side – kept there by segregation, with physical and technological barriers and clear confidentiality policies and procedures. Staff must also know when a wall crossing is needed, who gives wall crossing approval and why legal consultation may be required. The course also looks at how the flow of information is monitored, and why misuse of confidential information damages client expectations and corporate ethics.

What you’ll learn in
this course

• Understand what information barriers are
• Identify the laws and regulations driving the need for Information Barriers
• Examine the difference between public and private-side information in a firm
• Recognise what conflicts can arise due to flow of information in an insurance company
• Know how information barriers work to control the flow of information
• Explain how violations of Information Walls are handled

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Information Barriers in the Insurance Sector E-learning Course

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Information is divided into private-side and public-side. Inside information, also known as material non-public information, must stay on the private side – kept there by segregation, with physical and technological barriers and clear confidentiality policies and procedures. Staff must also know when a wall crossing is needed, who gives wall crossing approval and why legal consultation may be required. The course also looks at how the flow of information is monitored, and why misuse of confidential information damages client expectations and corporate ethics.

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