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Question 1 – Learning Outcome 1 (10 marks) You are an employee of a compliance consultancy and will visit DKA Ltd and BBT plc, who are both UK-based insurance brokers. DKA Ltd is a small general insurance broker who only transacts commercial business for UK-based small and medium enterprises (SMEs). BBT plc is a global insurance broker managing all classes of business with international coverage. (a) Identify, with justification, two significant regulatory issues you will investigate on your…

Equivalent pay between men and women has been a debatable theme for a long time. This has brought about issues in numerous distinctive work places on some ideals one being such that women ought to be paid less as a result of maternity leave. On the other side some women would like the choice to say that they are not having a children with would give them a better opportunity to make more money. Additionally pay equity must be measured right. To positively measure the gap you need to take the…

Jean-Michel Basquiat During the 1980’s, the art movement “Neo-Expressionism” was taking the United States by storm and artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat’s big break was just beginning. If you’re not too familiar with him or isn’t really educated on him, you may know or heard Jean-Michel Basquiat from listening to your favorite artist’s songs, because of his unique hairdo that inspired The Weeknd, or for his phenomenal art that convey deep messages. Jean-Michel Basquiat, a high school dropout,…

Gandhi is a 1982 biographical film directed by Richard Attenborough. It follows the struggle for Indian Independence through the eyes - and only through the eyes - of eminent leader, Mohandas K. Gandhi. The film is prejudiced. It brings about the idea that Independence was achieved by Gandhi alone, while undermining the roles of others who, it could be argued, played far greater roles in achieving Indian autonomy. The film’s narrow-minded focus on Gandhi and his beliefs also meant that those of…

Teenage depression is becoming more prominent in Canadian society and people need to become more aware. According to a study done in 2013 “The total number of 12-19 year olds in Canada at risk for developing depression is a staggering 3.2 million.”(Canadian Mental Health Association [CMHA]). As well as research done by Teen Mental Health, “1 in 5 young people suffer from a mental illness, that’s 20 percent of our population but yet only about 4 percent of the total health care budget is spent on…

Marie Therese Geoffrin was a leading female figure in the French Enlightenment. The French Enlightenment happened in the 18th-century. During this time, the ideals were liberty, equality, and fraternity. These topics were discussed in the Salons hosted by Geoffrin. Salons were places that women provided for men, the philosophers, to have an intellectual discussion. Even though both men and women played a part in the salons, the roles were unequal. Geoffrin was a French Enlightenment salonnière…

Caesar Caesar was one of the great Roman leaders studied throughout history today known for his political and military strategies. Betrayed by the men he trusted the most in the Roman Empire, because they believed he was a selfish dictator and that it would be better for Rome if he was taken out of power. Gaius Julius Caesar a Roman public figure who led the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire through great military campaigns and the total destruction of people within Rome who became his enemy…

Punishment and Inequality in America by Bruce Western a former Sociology Professor at Princeton University goes into great detail on the evolution of punishment in America and its overall affects. He expands on one of the most controversial topics in America the American penal system; and how it went from a rehabilitative, self-reflecting tool in the early 19th century to a deterrent and strict form of punishment in the mid 20th century. Western also touches base on racial inequality in regards…

This essay will discuss: why financial services need regulated in the United Kingdom, Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Financial Services Authority (FSA) and a short comparison between the old regulator and the new one. The main areas this essay will comment on will be why regulation is needed and the current regulators the PRA and FCA. It will also discuss the extent to which regulators protect consumers of the United Kingdom financial system. Regulation…

real world events matter anymore or has the network TV crime news becoming the Americans public’s virtual crime reality”(61). To answer this question Lowry looks into what is known as the “Big Scare” of 1994. Data collected and presented in the Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1997 (U.S.)…