New legislation laid out in the King's Speech on Wednesday included the government's plans for a bill to strengthen trading ties with the European Union alongside an Enhancing Financial Services Bill in the next 12 months, but lawyers warn that the scope remains limited with potential unexpected consequences.
New powers that put companies on the chopping block for crimes committed by their executives dramatically expand corporate liability to include a wider array of offenses, which businesses already struggling with "compliance fatigue" have barely begun to grapple with, lawyers say.
A ruling by Britain's highest court that allows insurers to cut payouts for claims based on COVID-19 furlough payments could affect how other types of government financial support will work in the future, lawyers say.
An approaching deadline for new claims for COVID-19 business interruption has prompted a series of last-minute court filings, but lawyers say that any fresh disputes will be narrow and likely to focus on complex questions not resolved by earlier test cases.
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New legislation laid out in the King's Speech on Wednesday included the government's plans for a bill to strengthen trading ties with the European Union alongside an Enhancing Financial Services Bill in the next 12 months, but lawyers warn that the scope remains limited with potential unexpected consequences.
New powers that put companies on the chopping block for crimes committed by their executives dramatically expand corporate liability to include a wider array of offenses, which businesses already struggling with "compliance fatigue" have barely begun to grapple with, lawyers say.
A ruling by Britain's highest court that allows insurers to cut payouts for claims based on COVID-19 furlough payments could affect how other types of government financial support will work in the future, lawyers say.
An approaching deadline for new claims for COVID-19 business interruption has prompted a series of last-minute court filings, but lawyers say that any fresh disputes will be narrow and likely to focus on complex questions not resolved by earlier test cases.
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June 16, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority must introduce pricing changes across the car insurance finance market, Which said Tuesday, as the consumer champion found motorists still paying excessive interest rates when spreading the cost of their motor cover.
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June 16, 2026
A British woman diagnosed with an "aggressive cancer with limited therapeutic options" has accused insurance giant AXA of wrongfully refusing to pay out to cover her treatment.
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June 16, 2026
The U.K. government will create additional costs for businesses if it goes ahead with plans to introduce employee pension safeguards in corporate transactions, a trade body warned Tuesday.
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June 16, 2026
The government said Tuesday that it will review whether legislation that forces employers to test the quality of their workplace pension programs is still providing the appropriate safeguards to retirement savers.
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June 16, 2026
The Bank of England acknowledged on Tuesday that the success of Britain's new captive insurance regime will depend on it being transparent and cost-effective as it draws up long-awaited regulations for the emerging sector.
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June 16, 2026
The financial regulator has said it plans to hike the fines it imposes on individuals for misconduct following a series of legal setbacks that slashed its sanctions against senior executives.
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June 15, 2026
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has appointed Martin Bridges as deputy chair of its advisory board for small and mid-sized industry intermediaries.
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June 15, 2026
Wright Hassall bears no liability for a failed housing project because the developer's claimed £13 million ($17 million) loss resulted from the developer's mismanagement, not Wright Hassall's legal advice, the law firm's insurer has said.
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June 15, 2026
The company at the center of the ongoing public sector pensions crisis will miss a government-imposed deadline to restore service by the end of June, a union said Monday.
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June 15, 2026
Britain's audit watchdog has said it wants new financial reporting experts to join its working group designed to shape accounting standards in the U.K. and Ireland.
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June 15, 2026
The government said Monday that it has appointed three new members to the board of the pensions watchdog in a move to bolster its leadership ahead of sweeping reforms that are set to reshape the retirement sector.
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June 15, 2026
Broking giant WTW said Monday it is rolling out freshly overhauled predictive technology to help risk managers navigate climate risks in property insurance markets.
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June 15, 2026
More than three-quarters of savers stop putting money into a pension when they become self-employed, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has said, amid continued concern over the "urgent challenge" of retirement savings inadequacy in the U.K.
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June 12, 2026
An employment tribunal has dismissed all of a claim handler's allegations of disability discrimination, ruling that managers at his insurance company fired him for posting offensive tweets rather than over his blunt communication style.
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June 12, 2026
The past week in London has seen the FCA bring a claim against a fund manager it accused of providing investment services despite having been banned, an Ardmore unit sue a contractor two days before the construction group's collapse, and shipping and cruise giant MSC hit back at an entertainment company following separate intellectual property litigation in the U.S. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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June 12, 2026
Ageas UK said it has struck up a partnership with insurtech Wrisk and joined its panel of motor insurance providers, a move it believes will help its clients get the most suitable cover for their needs.
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June 12, 2026
The U.K.'s financial crime police force said it had arrested a man who had faked his own death to support a fraudulent insurance claim, as part of a national fraud crackdown.
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June 12, 2026
The Financial Reporting Council has said it wants industry feedback as it hashes out the details of how pension bosses can tap into an estimated £160 billion ($215 billion) in funding surpluses.
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June 12, 2026
The company responsible for administering the Civil Service Pension Scheme has apologized for ongoing disruption to the service, more than six months after it took over the contract.
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June 12, 2026
Nordic asset manager Storebrand said Friday that it has agreed to acquire Knif Trygghet, a Norwegian non-life insurer, for 560 million Norwegian krone ($58.7 million) in an all-share transaction from rival Knif AS.
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June 11, 2026
A global standard setter has urged financial institutions to manage artificial intelligence risks linked to third parties and incorporate human oversight into the effective use of AI, in a new consultation that looks at the responsible adoption of the technology.
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June 11, 2026
TransUnion has successfully struck out an employee's age and disability discrimination claim after a tribunal found its health insurance policy clearly ended payments at retirement age.
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June 11, 2026
The insurance market suffers from a lack of coordination in responding to business interruption cyber claims, a trade body has warned.
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June 11, 2026
The U.K.'s largest companies spent more than twice as much on defined contribution pensions as on traditional final salary, or defined benefit, schemes in 2025, according to a report published on Thursday.
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June 11, 2026
The government's plan to allow trustees to tap into pension surpluses includes rules that clear the way for plans to more easily pay out lump sum benefits to program members, experts said.