Guidance

Claims management companies: marketing and advertising guidance

Check that your outbound marketing activities, data handling and storage comply with regulations.

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Guidance for authorised claims management companies on making sure your advertising and marketing activities comply with the rules.

This document covers:

  • telemarketing
  • the Telephone Preference Service
  • use of auto diallers and silent calls
  • automated message telemarketing
  • SMS and email marketing
  • websites and online privacy

The regulator has the power to take enforcement action, including financial penalties and cancellation of authorisation against companies that don’t follow the rules.

Published 1 April 2014
Last updated 9 October 2018 + show all updates
  1. We have updated the guidance to include the changes introduced by the GDPR and cold call ban for claims management.

  2. First published.