Insurance UK

  • March 21, 2024

    DWF Hires Clyde & Co. Pro David Wynn As New Partner

    DWF LLP has bolstered its global insurance practice by hiring David Wynn as a new partner from Clyde & Co. LLP, where he headed the global legacy solutions practice for the past 10 years.

  • March 14, 2024

    Insurer Completes Full Construction Co. Pension Scheme Deal

    Insurer Just Group said on Thursday that it has completed a £37 million ($47.3 million) buy-out of a pension scheme sponsored by a leading engineering and construction company, finishing the process that it started in 2013.

  • March 14, 2024

    CMS Leads Rothesay £6B Buy Of Scottish Widows Portfolio

    Pension insurer Rothesay Life said Thursday that it will buy Scottish Widows' £6 billion ($7.7 billion) portfolio of bulk annuities from Lloyds Banking Group PLC, in a transaction guided by CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.

  • March 13, 2024

    Pensions Watchdog Workers Call Off Strike, Agree To Pay Deal

    Some 400 workers at The Pensions Regulator suspended their strike action after agreeing to a pay increase aligned with guidelines set for government employees, the watchdog said Wednesday.

  • March 13, 2024

    Norton Pension Scam Victims Receive Initial £9.4M Redress

    Former employees of Norton Motorcycles received £9.4 million ($12 million) into their pension schemes from the Fraud Compensation Fund this week, an independent trustee told a group of senior MPs on Wednesday.

  • March 13, 2024

    Gordons, Pinsent Masons Steer Academy Buy Of Allianz Unit

    Academy Insurance Services has agreed to acquire the Premierline commercial insurance arm of insurance giant Allianz in the U.K. for an undisclosed amount in a deal guided by Pinsent Masons LLP and Gordons LLP.

  • March 13, 2024

    'Significant' Gaps Remain In UK Pension Provision, FCA Says

    Automatic enrollment should be recognized as a success, but gaps around the retirement saving provision remain, the Financial Conduct Authority's chief executive said Wednesday, raising questions about Britain's current and future pension landscape.

  • March 13, 2024

    Bond Market Seeks Mix Of FCA Proposals On Trade Reporting

    U.K. and European trade bodies jointly laid out their preferences on Wednesday for a U.K. regulatory framework for publishing bond trading data based on elements of two potential models proposed by the Financial Conduct Authority.

  • March 13, 2024

    Insurer Direct Line Snubs £3.2B Improved Ageas Bid

    British insurer Direct Line on Wednesday said it had rejected an improved £3.2 billion ($4.1 billion) offer from Belgian rival Ageas because it still "significantly undervalues" the group.

  • March 12, 2024

    Civil Servants Appeal For 2nd Shot At Age Bias Challenge

    Twenty civil servants argued Tuesday that they were not given a fair shot at their claim that a redundancy compensation scheme was unjustifiably biased against older staff.

  • March 12, 2024

    Staffer Who Sent Sex Doll To Boss Unfairly Axed By Tech Biz

    A tech company unfairly fired an employee who sent their manager a sex doll, an employment tribunal ruled, although it also rejected the staffer's bid for £16 million ($20.6 million) in damages and their request to be reinstated.

  • March 12, 2024

    £100B Of UK Pension Surplus Could Be Returned To Sponsors

    An estimated £100 billion ($128 billion) could boost British businesses and workers over the next decade if retirement savings plans continue to run on after the point at which they're fully funded, a consultancy said Tuesday.

  • March 12, 2024

    UK Pension Deals Hit Record-Breaking £50B In 2023

    The total value of pension transfer deals in the U.K. hit a record-breaking £50 billion ($64 billion) in 2023, Hymans Robertson said Tuesday, with the number of transactions also eclipsing previous highs.

  • March 12, 2024

    Gov't To Give Banks More Time To Investigate Payment Fraud

    HM Treasury on Tuesday published draft legislation giving banks more time to investigate suspected fraud on payments, giving them a better chance of stopping thieves.

  • March 12, 2024

    AI Attacks Pose Critical Threat To Businesses, Lloyd's Says

    Artificial intelligence will empower cybercriminals and potentially increase the frequency and sophistication of digital attacks, Lloyd's of London warned in a report published Tuesday.

  • March 12, 2024

    FCA's New Greenwashing Rules Lack Clarity, City Firms Warn

    City firms are pressing the Financial Conduct Authority to revise the draft guidance for its new anti-greenwashing rules to clear up critical ambiguities as they seek greater clarity on how broadly it will be applied.

  • March 11, 2024

    Insurers Sued For €403M Over Nord Stream Pipeline Damage

    The operator of two Baltic Sea gas pipelines hit by explosions has sued its insurers for more than €403 million ($440 million) to cover damage intended to "sabotage a politically significant pipeline" supplying natural gas from Russia to Western Europe.

  • March 11, 2024

    New Treasury Review Of AML Rules To Cast Wide Net

    The U.K. Treasury said Monday that a new review on the effectiveness of anti-money laundering regulations will have a broad scope, encompassing more than 100,000 businesses, including law firms.

  • March 11, 2024

    MPs To Hear From Administrators In Norton Pension Scandal

    A parliamentary committee said Monday that it will weigh whether victims of pension fraud can receive compensation faster as the first part of its probe into the retirement savings scandal at Norton Motorcycle Co.  

  • March 11, 2024

    Global Standards-Setter Sets Deposit Insurance Review

    The International Association of Deposit Insurers said Monday that it will focus its 2024 efforts on updating the rules for deposit insurance, including studying how it works, collecting more data on it and helping members improve their systems.

  • March 11, 2024

    FCA Fines British Steel Pensions Firm, Bans Advisers

    The finance watchdog said Monday that it has hit a financial advice company with a fine and banned two former employees after discovering failures by the business when it put through £90 million ($115 million) of retirement savings transfers for members of the British Steel Pension Scheme.

  • March 08, 2024

    FCA To Boost Fight Against Nonfinancial Misconduct

    The Financial Conduct Authority said Friday it would ramp up its fight against bullying and sexual harassment in the financial services sector in light of a damning parliamentary report condemning efforts to tackle sexism in the financial services sector.

  • March 08, 2024

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen Barclays initiate legal proceedings against top Russian private bank JSC Alfa-Bank; Lex Greensill, founder of the collapsed Greensill Capital, suing the U.K.'s Department for Business and Trade; Wikipedia's parent company hit with a libel claim; and a sports journalism teacher filing a data protection claim against Manchester United FC. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • March 08, 2024

    Slaughter And May Guides PE Firm's £432M Wealth Firm Buy

    Pollen Street Capital said Friday that its subsidiary has agreed to fully buy out Mattioli Woods, a wealth management company, for approximately £432 million ($556 million), as the U.K. private equity investor looks to capture a slice of the lucrative sector.

  • March 08, 2024

    Gov't Sets Out 'Social Factors' Guide For Pension Investment

    The pensions watchdog has urged retirement fund managers to weigh social factors, such as labor rights and the safety of workers, as part of their investment considerations.

Expert Analysis

  • How The OECD Global Tax Proposal Could Affect M&A

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    Following agreement on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Pillar Two proposal to introduce a global minimum tax, domestic implementation is expected to have a significant impact on international M&A transactions, with financial modeling, deal structuring, risk allocation and joint venture arrangements likely to be affected, say lawyers at Freshfields.

  • What Trustees Must Know About Virgin Media Pension Case

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    The High Court's recent decision in Virgin Media v. NTL Trustees could have significant consequences for salary-related contracted-out schemes, making it necessary for trustees to start examining any deeds of amendment during the affected time period, says James Newcome at Wedlake Bell.

  • Trustees Should Take Caution After UK Pension Tap Plan

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    The U.K. government's recent plan to boost technology startups by tapping into pension sector funds may risk the hard-earned savings of members, so trustees need to be mindful of the proposals in light of their fiduciary duties, say Beth Brown and Riccardo Bruno at Arc Pensions.

  • Factors Driving Increased Litigation Against European Cos.

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    European government regulation and enforcement, economic inflation and litigation funding are driving an increase in litigation, especially class actions, against corporations in Europe, a trend that seems to be here to stay, says Henning Schaloske at Clyde & Co.

  • Pension Trustee Case Could Lead To Fossil Fuels Divestment

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    While the recent Court of Appeal case McGaughey v. Universities Superannuation Scheme attempts to link fossil fuel investment by trustees to significant risk of financial detriment, it is concerning that two out of 470,000 scheme members could be permitted to bring a claim without ensuring that other members are represented, says Anna Metadjer at Kingsley Napley.

  • What TPR's Guidance On DEI Means For Pensions Industry

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    The Pension Regulator is one of the first regulators to issue guidance on equality, diversity and inclusion, and employers and trustees should incorporate its advice by developing policies and monitoring progress to ensure that improvements are made regularly, say lawyers at Linklaters.

  • Ensuring Construction Project Insurance Cover Is Adequate

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    There are a number of ways for practitioners to secure appropriate insurance for a construction project, and it is as important to consider who is covered under the policy as it is the specific terms and obligations, say lawyers at Gowling.

  • Rebuttal

    2nd Circ. Reinsurance Ruling Correctly Applied English Law

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    Contrary to a recent Law360 guest article's argument, the Second Circuit correctly applied English law when it decided in Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania v. Equitas that concurrent reinsurance certificates required the reinsurer to cover loss in accordance with the law of the policy's governing jurisdiction, say Peter Chaffetz and Andrew Poplinger at Chaffetz Lindsey.

  • Reserved Investor Fund Would Plug Gap In UK Finance Market

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    The reserved investor fund recently proposed by HM Treasury has the potential to be a welcome tax-efficient addition to the U.K.’s canon of products for real estate investments, with attractive features for companies and, in particular, large asset managers, say lawyers at Herbert Smith.

  • What Firms Need To Know About The FCA Consumer Duty

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    The Financial Conduct Authority's new consumer duty, in force from July 31, presents an opportunity for manufacturers and distributors of financial services to understand the importance of fair value for consumers, and the regulator will be taking a close interest in this, say Julie Patient, Mark Aengenheister and Virginia Montgomery at Hogan Lovells.

  • Greenwashing Suits May Implicate D&O Policies

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    As consumers, regulators, and state and local governments seek to use litigation to hold companies responsible for alleged greenwashing, businesses facing such claims have a number of approaches available for seeking insurance coverage under directors and officers policies, say attorneys at Haynes Boone.

  • 2nd Circ. Reinsurance Ruling Misconstrues English Law

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    The Second Circuit's finding in Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania v. Equitas Insurance, that London-based reinsurer Equitas owed coverage for losses outside the policy period, stems from that court's misinterpretation of English law on reinsurance policy construction, says Christopher Foster at Holman Fenwick.

  • 4 Emerging Risks For US Insurance Markets

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    Both insureds and insurers in the U.S. must be aware of significant inbound exposures — including the issues arising from opioids, climate change and artificial intelligence — that could lead to continued volatility in insurance markets, say Aidan McCormack and Wes Reichart at DLA Piper.

  • How The New UK Digital Markets Bill Will Affect CMA's Powers

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    The highly anticipated U.K. Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill sets out far-reaching changes in terms of merger control and conduct requirements, but some are skeptical of the Competition and Markets Authority’s enhanced powers and potential for divergence in treatment between firms, say Ben Chivers, Stephen Whitfield ​​​​​​​and Nigel Seay at Travers Smith.

  • Key Takeaways From EU Proposal For Greenwashing Rules

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    If the proposal for a Green Claims Directive, with its enhanced rules on claims about a product or trader's environmental impact, is adopted, it will affect all businesses selling their products in the EU and bring major changes to the way those products are packaged and advertised, say attorneys at Shearman.

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