FinScan to Perform PEP Screening for THB
By Finscan, PRNEMonday, February 22, 2010
LONDON, February 24, 2010 - FinScan, a leading provider of sanctions, PEP and heightened risk
screening solutions for the financial services industry worldwide, today
announced the implementation of its licensed screening solution by specialty
market insurance broker Thompson Heath & Bond Limited (THB). THB will use
FinScan to screen new and existing customers against the World-Check data
file consisting of Sanctions, Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), and
Heightened Risk Entities data sources.
THB runs one of the largest and most successful Lloyd's broking
operations in the specialty market sector and is based principally in the
London market, but serves clients and markets throughout the UK and
internationally through its worldwide network of offices. Its services
include insurance and reinsurance broking, risk management, and underwriting
services to wholesale and retail clients.
"We fully support the objectives of the 3rd EU Directive and wanted a
solution that delivers the highest level of screening accuracy," said Ray
Brown, MLRO at THB Group. "After investigating a number of screening
solutions, we found that FinScan combines the sophisticated matching
methodology we sought with a platform that is easy to implement and use."
FinScan helps organisations of all sizes comply with the anti-money
laundering and anti-terrorism mandates of the 3rd EU Directive and other UK
and international regulations by providing powerful, yet cost-effective,
solutions for screening any volume of records - from several million to
individual ad hoc checks. It is available as a hosted service as well as on a
licensed basis, and clients can easily switch from one to the other as their
screening needs evolve.
"Like many of our clients, THB is committed to complying with anti-money
laundering mandates of the 3rd EU Directive, but recognises that the required
screening, review and record-keeping can divert valuable time and resources
from their core business," said John Haley, Senior Vice President, FinScan
EMEA. "FinScan's complete screening package, including list management,
automated review tool, and production of audit trails and reports, helps
THB's management and staff meet their compliance obligations, while keeping
their attention focused on their bottom line."
Used in thousands of projects worldwide, FinScan's robust matching engine
facilitates the efficient and accurate screening of large volumes of records
with very precise, user-configurable rules for flagging suspicious records.
This process greatly reduces the risk associated with missing real matches
(false negatives), and minimises the time and cost associated with
researching false matches (false positives).
About THB
THB is an independent insurance and reinsurance broker, based principally
in the London Market, but serving clients and markets throughout the UK and
internationally from London and via its network of offices worldwide.
Established in 1968, THB provides insurance and reinsurance broking, risk
management and underwriting services to wholesale and retail clients. The
group includes one of the largest and most successful Lloyd's broking
operations in the specialty market sector.
About FinScan
As the compliance business division of Innovative Systems, Inc., (ISI),
FinScan protects organisations against non-compliance with the world-class
data quality and data matching capabilities that are the cornerstone of all
ISI products and services.
FinScan helps financial services organisations worldwide meet the
requirements of international government regulatory agencies by providing the
most advanced sanctions list and PEP compliance solutions available. FinScan
offers 24/7/365 list management; licensed, hosted, or transactional screening
options; and automated due diligence reports to help ensure the most
effective and accurate compliance for our clients. The FinScan Web site is
located at www.finscan.com.
Trademark Notice
FinScan is a trademark of Innovative Systems, Inc. All other products or
company names are used for identification purposes only, and may be
trademarks of their respective owners
John Haley, Innovative Systems Incorporated for FinScan, +44(0)1483-730446, jhaley at innovativesystems.com
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