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Assurant Solutions is proud to be associated with a number of organisations and trade bodies closely connected to its lines of insurance business. In addition Assurant Solutions works closely with the various bodies that regulate the insurance industry. Further details can be found below and by clicking through to their websites.

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UK Regulatory Bodies

DTI - Department of Trade and Industry - www.dti.gov.uk
The government department that is responsible for working with businesses, employees and consumers to drive up UK productivity and competitiveness.

FSA - Financial Services Authority - www.fsa.gov.uk
The independent body that regulates the financial services industry in the UK. The FSA has a wide range of rule making, investigatory and enforcement powers. The overall aim of the FSA is to promote efficient, orderly and fair markets and to help retail consumers achieve a fair deal.

HM Treasury - www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
The Treasury is the United Kingdom's economics and finance ministry. It is responsible for formulating and implementing the Government's financial and economic policy. Its aim is to raise the rate of sustainable growth, and achieve rising prosperity and a better quality of life.

UK Trade Associations

ABI- Association of British Insurers - www.abi.org.uk
The Association of British Insurers is the trade association for the UK's insurance industry and represents the collective interests of around 400 companies. Between them, they provide 94% of domestic insurance services sold in the UK.

AMI - Association of Mortgage Intermediaries - www.a-m-i.org.uk
AMI is the sole trade body for professional mortgage intermediaries.

BRC - British Retail Consortium - www.brc.org.uk
The British Retail Consortium is the lead trade association representing the whole range of retailers, from the large multiples and department stores through to independents, selling a wide selection of products through centre of town, out of town, rural and virtual stores.

BSA - Building Societies Association - www.bsa.org.uk
The Building Societies Association is the trade association for the UK's building societies and represents 63 building societies in the UK.

CML - Council of Mortgage Lenders - www.cml.org.uk
The CML is the trade association for mortgage lenders in the UK, and its members undertake around 98% of UK residential mortgage lending.

FLA - Financial & Leasing Association - www.fla.org.uk
The FLA is the major UK industry body for the asset finance, consumer finance and motor finance sectors.

Protect - www.protect-aci.co.uk
Protect was formed by the leading Creditor Insurers to take a leading role in co-ordinating the views of the Creditor Insurance industry, along with those of its customers and clients and making these views known to the Press, ABI, FSA and any other relevant bodies.

Useful Consumer Sites

CAB - Citizens Advice Bureau - www.citizensadvice.org.uk
The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free information and advice from over 3,200 locations, and by influencing policymakers.

Consumer Credit Counselling Service - www.cccs.co.uk
The Consumer Credit Counselling Service is a registered charity whose purpose is to assist people who are in financial difficulty by providing free, independent, impartial and realistic advice.

Financial Ombudsman Service - www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk
The Financial Ombudsman Service was set up by law as an independent public body. Their job is to resolve individual disputes between consumers and financial services firms - fairly, reasonably, quickly and informally. Their service is free to consumers.

FSCS - Financial Services Compensation Scheme - www.fscs.org.uk
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is the UK's statutory fund of last resort for customers of authorised financial services firms. They can pay compensation if a firm is unable, or likely to be unable, to pay claims against it. In general this is when a firm is insolvent.