Insurance UK

  • August 05, 2024

    Most Pension Plans Unclear On Members' Retirement Income

    Aon PLC said Monday that almost two-thirds of defined contribution pension plans in Britain do know how much money a typical member can expect in retirement — and welcomed the intention of the new government to make remedying this a priority.

  • August 05, 2024

    EU Regulator Floats Capital Tweaks For Smaller Insurers

    Europe's insurance watchdog has proposed new rules on regulatory breaks for smaller insurers amid a wider shakeup of rules on capital adequacy for the market.

  • August 05, 2024

    FRC Tightens Accounting Guidance, Extends It To Listed Firms

    Britain's accounting watchdog on Monday proposed tighter guidance for directors to assess whether a company is a "going concern" and broadened its application to the largest listed companies, after some high-profile corporate failures.

  • August 05, 2024

    Gov't Warned Over Tapping Pensions For Economic Growth

    The Labour government must remember that the "primary role" of pensions is to support retirees in later life amid growing efforts to use the trillion-pound sector to drive economic growth, Royal London has warned.

  • August 05, 2024

    Brake Put On Motor Insurance Prices For First Time In 2 Years

    The average cost of comprehensive motor insurance eased for the first time in two years in the second quarter of this year, and dropped 2% to £622 ($793) from £635 in the first quarter, according to data published Monday by U.K. insurers.

  • August 05, 2024

    Royal London Plans Broader Entry Into Pension Deals Market

    Insurance giant Royal London said it plans to enter the wider bulk annuity market in 2024 after insuring two of its own staff pension plans. 

  • August 02, 2024

    Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Dechert, Kirkland

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, BNP Parabis SA acquires an investment management subsidiary for €5.1 billion, Cleveland accounting firm CBIZ merges with competitor Marcum for $2.3 billion, and Arcosa Inc. inks a deal with a family-owned construction materials business for $1.2 billion.

  • August 02, 2024

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

    This past week in London has seen insurance broker Marsh sue the collapsed Greensill Bank, the former chair of the Islamic Students Association of Britain pursue a defamation case against the Jewish Chronicle, Berkshire Hathaway and Lloyd's face action from a shipping company, and alleged fraudster Ronald Bauer hit a loan company with a claim. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • August 02, 2024

    FCA To Allow Flexible Use Of Unclaimed Investment Assets

    The Financial Conduct Authority said Friday it has changed its rules to enable companies such as banks and insurers to release dormant investment assets and client money into a scheme to find their owners or support U.K. growth through good causes.

  • August 02, 2024

    HCR Law-Led Howden Hits Right Note With Allianz Music Buy

    Howden Group Holdings Ltd. has agreed to buy the musical insurance book of Allianz UK as the U.K. broker looks to broaden its global business.

  • August 02, 2024

    Broker Sails Away With Marine Insurer From Zurich UK

    A subsidiary of Ardonagh Group Ltd. has bought boat insurance specialist Navigators & General from Zurich UK, as it looks to broaden its horizons in the maritime insurance sector.

  • August 02, 2024

    CMS Guides Legal & General On £1.1B Essity Pension Deal

    Legal & General has covered £1.1 billion ($1.4 billion) of pension liabilities for the U.K. business of Essity, a maker of hygiene and health products, in a move to secure the benefits of 5,900 retirees and 3,600 deferred members of the workplace savings plan.

  • August 02, 2024

    BNP Paribas To Buy Axa's Investment Manager For €5.1B

    BNP Paribas SA has said it will buy an investment management subsidiary from French insurer Axa SA for €5.1 billion ($5.5 billion) to create a combined platform with €1.5 trillion of assets under management.

  • August 01, 2024

    City Firms To Invest Up To £20B Of Pension Funds In UK Biz

    Phoenix Group and Schroders have announced plans to invest as much as £20 billion ($25.7 billion) of pension money into private markets over the next decade in line with wider industry commitments to direct retirement savings capital toward the British economy.

  • August 01, 2024

    EU Watchdog Warns Of Risk From Global Crypto-Asset Firms

    Europe's financial markets watchdog has warned national regulators to address the risk that global crypto groups may seek authorization in the European Union to obtain clients unlawfully and expose them to non-EU-regulated services.

  • August 01, 2024

    Natural Catastrophe Losses In 2024 Hit $62B, Munich Re Says

    Total global insured losses caused by natural catastrophes reached $62 billion in the first half of 2024, Munich Re has reported, a figure that significantly surpasses the 10-year average of $37 billion for half-year data.

  • August 01, 2024

    Early Pension Dips Raise Long-Term Concerns, Insurer Says

    Pensions insurer Just Group has said official government statistics showing that seven in 10 people taking flexible payments from their pensions are younger than 65, raising questions about the sustainability of retirement savings in later life.

  • August 01, 2024

    Accounting Standards Setter Eyes Better Climate Reporting

    A global accounting standards setter has proposed "new illustrative examples" to improve how companies report climate change-related uncertainty and other factors in their financial statements.

  • August 07, 2024

    RPC Recruits New Insurance Partner From Womble Bond

    Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP has hired Christian Charlesworth as an insurance partner from Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP to join its office in the southwestern English city of Bristol.

  • July 31, 2024

    SFO Eyes Potential £237M Legal Bill For ENRC Misconduct

    The Serious Fraud Office has registered a potential £237.7 million ($305 million) payment to ENRC for damages over findings that its officers encouraged a former partner at Dechert LLP to divulge confidential information about alleged corruption at the Kazakh miner.

  • July 31, 2024

    Crashes Top $15B Aviation Insurance Claims, Allianz Says

    Plane crashes and collisions accounted for almost two thirds of the aviation insurance claims valued at $15 billion in the last five years, according to a report by German insurer Allianz SE published Wednesday.

  • July 31, 2024

    Budget Cuts 'Jeopardize' Pension Portals, Aegon Warns

    The Labour government's decision to cut £50 million ($64 million) from its communication and marketing budget for the next two years could jeopardize the successful rollout of the long-delayed pensions portal program, provider Aegon has warned.

  • July 31, 2024

    Gov't Plans Backstop Legislation To Tackle Audit Backlog

    The new Labour government said Wednesday it is preparing legislation to introduce a statutory backstop as the U.K. faces a growing backlog of audits of local authorities.

  • July 31, 2024

    FCA Maintains Restrictions On London Stone Securities

    The Financial Conduct Authority said Wednesday that it will continue to restrict London Stone Securities, preventing the wealth manager from conducting any regulated activities because of serious concerns that it is not delivering good results for clients.

  • July 31, 2024

    Aussie Bank ANZ Acquires Suncorp Unit For $3.2B

    Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. said Wednesday that it has acquired Suncorp Bank for approximately 4.9 billion Australian dollars ($3.2 billion), two years after it signed the deal.

Expert Analysis

  • Guest Feature

    Preet Bharara On The Human Factor In The Justice System

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    A key theme in Preet Bharara's new book is the enormous role the human element plays in the administration of justice. The former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York discussed this theme, among other topics, in a recent conversation with White and Williams attorney Randy Maniloff.

  • Considering A More Cost-Effective Future For The SFO

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    In light of multiple recent examples of U.K. Serious Fraud Office investigations yielding far less than the agency may have hoped for, a new approach to prosecuting individuals and corporations may be a smart investment, says Azizur Rahman of Rahman Ravelli.

  • Lessons From Carphone Warehouse's Partial FCA Settlement

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    In the first case decided under the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority's new partial settlement process, Carphone Warehouse demonstrates not only the possible value of cooperating with authorities but also the cost of failing to right previous wrongs, says Syedur Rahman of Rahman Ravelli Solicitors.

  • Collective Redress In The EU: Past, Present And Future

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    Legislative processes harmonizing collective redress throughout the European Union have accelerated, leading to a proposed requirement that all member states establish collective action mechanisms, but some worry that the directive lacks sufficient guarantees against abusive litigation, say Philippe Métais and Elodie Valette of White & Case LLP.

  • Lenders Score Major High Court Victory In Foreclosure Case

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous ruling on Wednesday in Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP removes nearly all activities taken by creditors seeking nonjudicial foreclosure of liens and mortgages from the ambit of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, says John Baxter of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP.

  • 3 Brexit Scenarios And Their Implications For US-UK Trade

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    Brexit negotiations are likely to result in one of three scenarios later this month: a Brexit deal, no Brexit at all or a "hard" no-deal Brexit. Each possibility will have different implications for the prospects of a U.S.-U.K. free trade agreement, says Dean Pinkert of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP.

  • Frustrating Events: Are Your Contracts Brexit-Proof?

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    In Canary Wharf v. European Medicines Agency, the U.K. High Court recently ruled that the U.K.'s withdrawal from the European Union will not discharge the EMA's lease obligations. Following Brexit, most similar arguments invoking force majeure or frustration are unlikely to succeed, say Rebecca Dipple and Wayne Hofer of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.

  • Simple Secrets For Writing A Killer Brief

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    These days, the legal profession offers meager opportunity for oral argument, so we need to focus on being better, brighter, tighter writers. And the key to writing a better brief is grabbing your judge's attention with a persuasive, well-crafted story, says Daniel Karon of Karon LLC.

  • What 2019 Has In Store For UK Data Protection

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    Many of the big data protection compliance themes of 2018 will continue on this year, including even General Data Protection Regulation preparation, but the possibility of a no-deal Brexit may complicate matters, says Stewart Room of PwC LLP.

  • Opinion

    Brexit International Arbitration Clause Is Misunderstood

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    Much of the criticism aimed at the international arbitration clause in the recent Brexit withdrawal agreement unfairly identifies a perceived lack of transparency and appears to be based on a lack of understanding about the process, says Margarita Michael of O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

  • The Lawyer's Daily

    How To Requalify As A Lawyer In Canada

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    Becoming a lawyer in Canada is a challenging experience for foreign qualified lawyers. In addition to the bar exam, hurdles include obtaining certification from the National Committee on Accreditation, and complications from moving to Canada halfway through the process, says Kyle Abrey, in-house counsel at the Royal Bank of Canada.

  • Legal Technology Is Likely To Flourish In The UK

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    The U.K. may soon surpass the U.S. in legal technology, thanks to regulatory reform, law firm investment and an entrepreneurial environment, says Bridget Deiters of InCloudCounsel.

  • Opinion

    Legal Operations Teams Are Gaining Popularity In EU

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    As the European and global economies continue to change, any legal department that does not want to get outflanked by faster, more agile competitors should consider the value that legal operations teams have to offer, says Hans Albers, president of the Association of Corporate Counsel Europe.

  • Why Proper Document Redaction May Be An Ethical Duty

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    Paul Manafort's attorneys recently filed a court document containing incompletely redacted information, highlighting the need for attorneys to become competent at redaction — or at least at verifying that redaction has been performed correctly. Failure to do either could be construed as legal malpractice, says Byeongsook Seo of Snell & Wilmer LLP.

  • Why The Flood Of GDPR Litigation Has Been Delayed

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    Eight months into the General Data Protection Regulation regime, we have not yet seen the expected deluge of U.K. class actions, but be warned — the floodgates will not remain closed, says Bryony Hurst of Bird & Bird LLP.

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