Sicsic Advisory

Sicsic Advisory is a strategic regulatory and risk consultancy.

We work with financial services boards and senior managers to deliver sustainable business models by helping them achieve commercial, operational, and financial resilience.

We operate across the UK, Ireland and Gibraltar.

Our team of 25+ senior consultants has a combination of expertise gained through direct experience as ex-regulators, lobbyists, consultants, and industry practitioners.

We get to know your business and work alongside you as trusted advisors, expert interpreters, and a hands-on extension of your team.

Sicsic Advisory was founded in 2019 by Michael Sicsic, former head of supervision for the UK general insurance retail sector at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). He built a consultancy with the vision to provide expert regulatory insight, senior-level industry experience and honest, collaborative delivery.

We can support MGAA members with a range of services:

Navigating the regulatory landscape

Using our multi-disciplinary expertise, we can help you cut through the complexities and go beyond the headlines of the regulatory change agenda to understand the key elements and the potential opportunities for your business.

Embedding Consumer Duty

We have supported many clients’ Consumer Duty implementation, undertaken reviews and developed a unique understanding of the key challenges firms face. We can benchmark your firm’s progress with the rest of the industry or provide assurance that your firm is where it should be.

Assisting transactions

A well-organised, detailed approach to due diligence is essential for any successful M&A process. We can assist buyers and sellers throughout the M&A lifecycle, from a preliminary business case, through to detailed analysis reviews and deal closing confirmation right up to authorisation. We have performed 50+ transactions over the last four years.

Enhancing governance

We can assess if your governance arrangements are fit for purpose and whether they’ll hold up against regulatory scrutiny. We design, implement, review governance and control frameworks.

Managing risk, building resilience

Our risk management approach enables you to identify, monitor and report on current, potential and future risks. We can help you understand your financial to operational risks, design and implement processes to minimise their impact.