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Latest News in Insurance UK
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April 12, 2021
Aon Offers Fix To Quell EU Concerns Of $30B Willis Takeover
U.K. insurance giant Aon has offered European enforcers a package of fixes for its planned $30 billion purchase of rival Willis Towers Watson after the bloc's competition watchdog raised concerns about brokerage services for large multinational corporations.
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April 12, 2021
Financial Firms Blamed For Delays In Bereavement Process
Financial service providers are a major cause of delays when it comes to processing the affairs of deceased people, Exizent, an online platform for professionals that manage the bereavement process, said Monday.
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April 12, 2021
Reinsurers Hiked 2020 Payouts Despite Regulatory Pressure
Global reinsurers passed on $26 billion to shareholders last year despite warnings from regulators that they should tighten their belts during the COVID-19 pandemic, insurance giant Willis Towers Watson said on Monday.
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April 12, 2021
Pension Schemes Seek Judicial Review Over Price Index Plan
The trustees of three of Britain's biggest workplace pension schemes will seek a legal challenge to the government's plan to change the national official measure of inflation, which they say will harm the retirement income of 10 million people.
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April 12, 2021
Criminal Defense Firm Hires White Collar Crime Expert
Criminal defense law firm Stokoe Partnership Solicitors said on Monday that it has hired a fraud and white-collar crime expert from Gunnercooke to be a partner in its central London offices.
Areas of Coverage
- LITIGATION
- Litigation involving insurance companies or executives
- Disputes over commercial, directors and officers, management, and professional liability insurance policies
- Lawsuits over coverage for business interruption losses, natural disasters, and environmental contamination claims
- Appellate rulings on insurance coverage disputes
- Mass actions over deceptive and unfair trade practices, modal premium rates, and vanishing premiums
- Financial List cases involving insurance products
- Cases in Bermuda or other Commonwealth jurisdiction courts that affect U.K. companies
- Reinsurance arbitration
- AGENCIES
- Financial Conduct Authority
- Bank of England
- Prudential Regulation Authority
- European Commission
- European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
- European Securities and Markets Authority
- European Banking Authority
- POLICY & REGULATION
- U.K. and EU insurance regulation, policy proposals and studies
- U.K. and EU Parliament hearings involving the insurance industry
- Insurance legislation and amendments in the U.K. Parliament and EU Parliament
- Insurance Act
- Solvency II and the Insurance Distribution Directive
- Treaty of Lisbon
- International insurance regulation and legislation
- ENFORCEMENT
- Fraud investigations and actions involving insurance companies
- Kickback, bribery, and corruption cases involving insurance companies or executives
- PROFILES
- Interviews with high-profile attorneys and regulatory officials
- Personnel moves
- Judicial appointments
Readership
- Insurance barristers and solicitors
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at top British companies
- Executives and attorneys at insurance companies and corporate policyholders
- International insurance attorneys
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at U.K. and EU agencies
- Judges and court staff
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals