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Regulatory Hosting for Financial Services Businesses
Launching and operating a regulated financial services business can be complex, time-consuming and resource intensive.
Bluefriars provides regulatory hosting solutions that allow businesses to operate within an established regulatory framework whilst benefiting from experienced governance, oversight and practical commercial support.
Whether you are launching a new MGA, MGU or Broker, developing a specialist proposition or exploring new opportunities, our team can help you establish a robust platform for growth.
More Than Regulatory Hosting
Bluefriars is not simply a regulatory host.
We work alongside our clients to provide strategic, governance, operational and commercial support, helping businesses navigate regulatory requirements whilst creating sustainable foundations for future growth.
With more than 14 years' experience and over 60 business launches completed, we understand the challenges involved in building and developing successful financial services businesses.
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Appointed Representative & Principal Firm Structures
Bluefriars supports appointed representative, regulatory hosting and principal firm structures across the insurance and wider financial services sectors.
Our established framework enables businesses to benefit from regulatory permissions, governance and oversight whilst retaining the flexibility needed to develop their own proposition and client relationships.
We currently support 18 appointed representatives operating across a range of specialist markets.
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Supporting Growth From Day One
Our support extends far beyond regulatory permissions. We help firms develop the operational, governance and commercial foundations required to launch, grow and scale successfully.
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Support can include:
• Governance frameworks
• Regulatory oversight
• Compliance support
• Consumer Duty
• Conduct risk management
• Financial crime controls
• Policy and procedure development
• Risk management frameworks
• Board and management support
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Specialist Insurance & MGA Expertise
Bluefriars has extensive experience supporting insurance businesses, intermediaries, MGAs and MGUs.
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Our expertise includes:
• Delegated underwriting authority solutions
• DUA and Binder broking
• Coverholder arrangements
• Insurance Intermediaries
• Insurance Brokers
• Lloyd's market experience
• Managing agents
• Managing General Agents
• Managing General Underwriters
• Wholesale insurance and reinsurance
• Terms of Business Agreement negotiation
• Market access support
We understand both the regulatory and commercial considerations involved in building successful insurance businesses.
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Commercial & Operational Support
Alongside regulatory hosting, Bluefriars can provide support across a wide range of business disciplines including:
• Market introductions
• Capacity relationships
• Distribution strategy
• Premium finance schemes
• Technology platform evaluation
• Operational development
• Business planning
• Strategic growth support
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This integrated approach allows clients to access practical support throughout the business lifecycle.
WHY BLUEFRIARS?
More Than a Regulatory Host
Successful regulatory hosting is about far more than providing permissions and oversight.
Bluefriars works alongside clients as a long-term strategic partner, helping businesses build strong governance, robust operating models and commercially sustainable foundations for growth.
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With more than 14 years' experience and over 60 successful business launches, we understand that every business has different ambitions.
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Our role is not simply to provide the regulatory framework. It is to help build the business that operates within it.
14+ Years Experience
60+ Business Launches
18 Appointed Representatives
UK & European Market Access
