AR network, Principal Firms
PS26/6 and the AR-into-SM&CR consultation: what principal firms should be doing right now
Two reform tracks landed on UK principal firms within four days of each other in April 2026. What PS26/6 and the HMT AR consultation mean operationally, and how to close the gap before the supervisory cycle bites.
4 Jun 2026
AR network
Twenty plus AR networks: why the 54-AR principal firm pattern matters
A principal firm with twenty or more appointed representatives sits in the most operationally complex band of the UK AR market. Why the manual model breaks, what the FCA now expects, and the three structural shifts the 54-AR pattern shows.
2 Jun 2026
Lloyd's
Coverholder oversight in the 10 to 20 binder band: where the operating model is breaking, and what fixes it
Managing agents with 10 to 20 coverholders sit in the most operationally complex part of the Lloyd's market. Three areas where the current operating model breaks under MOP 2026 and the LMA audit refresh, and what closes the gap.
28 May 2026
Lloyd's, Coverholders
Why annual coverholder reviews fail half the time, and what continuous oversight looks like
The annual coverholder review fails half the time. Lloyd's MOP 2026, the LMA audit scope refresh, and the bordereaux v5.2 standard all push toward a continuous evidence base. What that operating shift looks like in practice.
26 May 2026
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resources · briefings
Operational notes for the first line at regulated firms.
Two long-form briefings a week, written by an operator. Each piece anchors on a dated regulator publication, names a real operational pattern, and ends with what to do about it. Operational, not theoretical.
Cadence: Tuesday & Thursday
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