Insurance UK

  • August 21, 2024

    UK Fraud Fund Pays Out £9.8M To Norton Pension Members

    The pensions fraud compensation body said it has paid out £9.8 million ($12.8 million) to retirement savings plans sponsored by manufacturer Norton Motorcycles Holdings Ltd., after the company director was convicted of misappropriating funds.

  • August 21, 2024

    Broker SRG Eyes UK Rival Amid 2024 Shopping Spree

    Specialist Risk Group has said it hopes to make its fifth acquisition for 2024 after it offered to buy Anthony James Insurance Brokers Ltd., which it expects will boost its retail division across the U.K.

  • August 21, 2024

    Insurers Failing To Give Customers Good Value, FCA Warns

    The Financial Conduct Authority called on insurers and brokers on Wednesday to remedy failures to demonstrate that they offer fair value to customers with good outcomes.

  • August 20, 2024

    Insurers Deny Liability Over $790M Stranded Aircraft Claims

    Two insurers have argued they are not liable for paying out claims totaling more than $790 million over planes stranded in Russia, arguing the aircraft had not been "lost" to their lessors under the terms of the policies.

  • August 27, 2024

    Linklaters Taps White & Case For Finance Head In Sweden

    Linklaters LLP said Tuesday that it has recruited a leveraged finance expert from White & Case LLP to lead its banking practice in Sweden and to boost its support to clients including banks and private equity firms.

  • August 20, 2024

    Clifford Chance 'In Shock' Over Missing Partner

    Clifford Chance said Tuesday that it is "in shock and deeply saddened" that a partner is among six passengers missing from a yacht that was reportedly chartered to celebrate the legal victory of technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch.

  • August 20, 2024

    Marsh Launches $50M Insurance After Baltimore Bridge Crash

    Insurance broker Marsh said on Tuesday that it has launched a $50 million insurance product to guard against losses caused by blockages in shipping ports following the disruption caused by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

  • August 20, 2024

    FCA Move To Results-Based Regulation Could Hurt Firms

    The Financial Conduct Authority's planned move to an outcomes-based approach to regulation is raising concerns among lawyers that the resulting uncertainty could undermine companies in the sector and weaken the government's push for international competitiveness.

  • August 20, 2024

    Pinsent Masons-Led Broker AUB Acquires UK Movo Group

    AUB Group Ltd. has said that it has agreed to buy an 80% equity stake in U.K. insurer Movo Group, as the Australian broker bids to expand its operations in Britain.

  • August 20, 2024

    Gov't Launches Pension Credit Promo Before Fuel Benefit Cut

    The government launched a campaign on Tuesday to boost the number of people claiming pension credits, after it said that winter fuel allowances will be a means-tested benefit this year.

  • August 19, 2024

    Gov't Will Meet With Women State Pension Campaigners

    The U.K. pension minister will meet with women who are owed billions in compensation due to historic state pension failings, campaigners said.

  • August 19, 2024

    German Finance Watchdog Warns Of AI-Linked Discrimination

    Germany's financial watchdog has said it will take "decisive action" against the companies it supervises it they fail to stop illegal discrimination caused by artificial intelligence and machine learning.

  • August 19, 2024

    Gov't Targets Consolidation In First Phase Of Pension Review

    The Labour government has said that the first phase of its retirement savings review will be centered on the consolidation of the defined contribution pension market.

  • August 19, 2024

    RPC Helps Japanese Fintech Debut In London After Purchase

    Japanese crowdfunding platform MOH Nippon PLC was admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange on Monday after being bought by a special purpose acquisition company for £34.5 million ($44.7 million).

  • August 19, 2024

    Pinsent Masons Steers Aviva's £34M Macmillan Pension Deal

    Aviva PLC has covered £33.7 million ($43.7 million) of pension liabilities for Macmillan Cancer Support, which covers the retirement savings plans of all the retirees and deferred members of the British charity.

  • August 16, 2024

    Stay Lifted On $110M Coal Co. Suit As Arbitration Drags On

    A Missouri federal judge has grudgingly lifted a pause on litigation between several insurance companies and a St. Louis coal producer after its mines sustained more than $115 million in fire damage, saying it can pursue claims against domestic insurers separately from insurers seeking arbitration.

  • August 16, 2024

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

    This past week in London has seen Barry Manilow sued by music rights company Hipgnosis, a struck-off immigration lawyer take on the Solicitor's Disciplinary Tribunal and the former CEO of a collapsed bridging loan firm start proceedings against the FCA. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • August 16, 2024

    Pension Scheme Endgames Pushed Back Amid Falling Yields

    The average timeline for U.K. pension schemes to reach a point where they can buy out their liabilities with an insurance company was extended last month, due to falling bond yields, experts said.

  • August 16, 2024

    PwC Fined £15M For Failing To Flag LC&F Fraud Suspicion

    The Financial Conduct Authority said Friday it has fined PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP £15 million ($19.3 million) for failing to report to the regulator its belief that London Capital & Finance PLC might be involved in fraud.

  • August 16, 2024

    Revolut Valued At $45B After Secondary Equity Issue

    U.K. fintech Revolut said Friday it has secured a $45 billion valuation in a share sale by its employees to new and existing investors, cementing its status as Europe's most valuable private technology company.

  • August 16, 2024

    Pensions Body Offers Guide For Uncertainty Of Funding Code

    A trade body for the pensions sector has launched a guide on the implementation of a new funding code, amid disruption caused by the timing of the general election.

  • August 16, 2024

    FCA Apologizes For Treatment of 'Voluntary Requirement'

    Britain's financial watchdog has apologized for an unnecessary extension of two years of publishing on its register a "voluntary requirement" for a company indicating failure to meet standards after the Complaints Commissioner upheld a claim.

  • August 15, 2024

    Union Group Calls For UK To Address Gender Pension Gap

    The Trades Union Congress has said retired women receive £7,000 ($9,000) a year less from their pensions than retired men, a gender gap, it warns, that is closing far too slowly.

  • August 15, 2024

    Ashurst-Led HK Biz Buys Wind Farms From Aviva For £350M

    A consortium led by CKI has agreed to buy 32 U.K. onshore wind farms from the asset management arm of insurance giant Aviva PLC for £350 million ($450 million), as the global infrastructure business eyes an expansion into Europe of its sustainability portfolio.

  • August 15, 2024

    Gov't Urged To Unlock £16B LGPS Pensions For Investment

    The U.K. government could immediately unlock around £16 billion ($20.5 billion) of investment in U.K. infrastructure just by lifting thresholds on the asset class constraining the Local Government Pension Scheme, a report found.

Expert Analysis

  • UK Appellate Rulings Clarify Arbitral Choice Of Law

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    Two recent U.K. Court of Appeal decisions have changed the operation of the choice-of-law test for arbitration — a resolution as significant as changing the test itself because it affects the implied choices of the contracting parties, say attorneys at Squire Patton.

  • Post-Pandemic Litigation To Expect In England And Wales

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    Globally, we are already starting to see insolvency-related claims and a number of insurance, breach of ‎contract, employment and securities class actions across numerous sectors. These and other claims will likely increase for U.K. businesses, say Tracey Dovaston and Fiona Huntriss at Boies Schiller.

  • UK Lawyers Can Adapt Due Diligence To Screen New Clients

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    As COVID-19-related fraud gains pace, U.K.-based practitioners should help combat money laundering by using alternative methods to verify that new clients are who they say they are, says Christopher Convey, a barrister at 33 Chancery Lane and chair of the Bar Council's Money Laundering Working Group.

  • A UK Business View Of COVID-19's Economic Fallout

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    Covington attorneys Alex Leitch and Harry Denlegh-Maxwell provide a bird's-eye view of how U.K. businesses will navigate the legal and economic aftermath of the pandemic, including discussion of where litigation funding, class actions, insurance disputes and force majeure fit it.

  • Remote Depositions Bring Ethics Considerations For Lawyers

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    Utilizing virtual litigation technologies and participating in remote depositions require attorneys to beware of inadvertently violating their ethical obligations, including the principal duty to provide competent representation, say attorneys at Troutman Sanders.

  • Time For Presumptive Virtual Mediation In The UK

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    While the COVID-19 outbreak is a real-time test of the U.K. justice system’s adaptability and innovation, it is also an opportunity to deliver alternative dispute resolution through virtual technology — and there are two ways in which this could be achieved, says Suzanne Rab at Serle Court.

  • UK 'Property' Classification Boosts Confidence In Bitcoin

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    In AA v. Persons Unknown, the English High Court classified bitcoins as property that can be the subject of proprietary injunctions, indicating the slow but growing acceptance of virtual currencies within the U.K., say Steven De Lara and Colin Grech at Signature Litigation.

  • 3 EU And UK Data Protection Tips During COVID-19

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    Though EU and U.K. data protection laws should not impede the fight against COVID-19, companies must continue to protect individuals' data, and the challenges of managing a remote workforce and the desire for information about the virus’s impact have significant implications for that responsibility, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Novolex Case Brings Lessons On R&W Insurance

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    A New York state court dispute between Novolex and a few of its insurers concerning coverage under a representations and warranties policy for a $267 million loss offers a rare glimpse into how a court might interpret acquisition agreements and insurance policy provisions, say attorneys at Hunton.

  • How Proposed EU Class Action Directive Could Affect Insurers

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    Insurers should beware the explosive potential of the EU's proposed directive providing for cross-border class actions and third-party funding for such actions, although it also bears strict requirements that will limit the number of cases, say Emmanuèle Lutfalla and Simon Fitzpatrick at Signature Litigation.

  • COVID-19 Insurance Considerations For UK Cos.

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    Though a new U.K. regulation recently made it easier for businesses to claim losses related to COVID-19, potential points of contention when seeking insurance coverage include whether the government ordered the business to close and whether an outbreak occurred at the premises, say attorneys at Covington.

  • UK Group Data Breach Claims Pose Big Financial Risks

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    Recent English court decisions appear to make it easier for data breach victims to bring collective actions, and consequently companies may find they are liable for huge sums in addition to fines under the General Data Protection Regulation, say attorneys at Morrison & Foerster.

  • A Crucial Chance For UK Supreme Court To Clarify Arbitrator Bias

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    In Halliburton v. Chubb, the U.K. Supreme Court has an opportunity to tackle uncomfortable questions and support confidence in London's arbitration sector by policing effectively against bias and impartiality when arbitrators are involved in multiple tribunals, says Rosie Wild at Cooke Young.

  • Rebuttal

    Legal Industry Should Pursue AI Prediction Progress

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    As part of the debate prompted by my recent Law360 guest article on legal prediction using artificial intelligence, I would like to unpack four issues and suggest that attorneys and technologists continue to tackle the problems presently within reach, says Joseph Avery at Claudius Legal Intelligence.

  • Rebuttal

    AI Can't Accurately Predict Case Length And Cost — Yet

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    A recent Law360 guest article argued that artificial intelligence can precisely estimate the length and cost of a new case, but several limitations will likely delay truly accurate predictions for years to come, says Andrew Russell at Shaw Keller.

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