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FCA adds TechSprint applicant questions to its MS241/1.5 Pure Protection Market Study web page

Oct 9, 2026 | FCA

Link(s):  MS24/1.5: Pure Protection Market Study | FCA

Context

The FCA has updated its Pure Protection Market Study MS24/1.5 web page to include a list of questions aimed at firms who wish to apply (or who have applied) to join the proposed FCA ‘closing the protection gap’ TechSprint.

Key points to note and next actions

  • There are eleven questions, with some being broken down into parts.
  • The questions cover issues including a brief description of your organisation’s involvement in the insurance market and the products it offers in scope of the pure protection market study.
  • Expressions of interest in the TechSprint are invited by 13 November 2026. The FCA will confirm by the end of 2026 whether the TechSprint will proceed. Further details are in Chapter 3 of the Final Report.  If your firm is submitting an expression of interest, please include a response to the ‘Questions for TechSprint applicants’ below regarding your access to relevant data and areas of interest.