The corporation that oversees the Lloyd's of London insurance market has denied it owes about $725,000 to the owners and operators of container ship Ever Forward, which ran aground in 2022, arguing that the vessel was not seaworthy.
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Lloyd's Denies Liability In $725K Cargo Payment Row

By Joel Poultney

The corporation that oversees the Lloyd's of London insurance market has denied it owes about $725,000 to the owners and operators of container ship Ever Forward, which ran aground in 2022, arguing that the vessel was not seaworthy.

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Insurers Defend Cutting Claims In COVID Furlough Test Case

By Martin Croucher

Britain's highest court should take the most obvious interpretation of the question of whether state furlough grants made during the COVID-19 pandemic reduced the wage bill of businesses, insurers argued at a hearing on Thursday.

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FCA Urged To Extend Scope Of Pension Transfer Rules

By Joel Poultney

Proposals by the Financial Conduct Authority to better support consumers who have not taken financial advice make informed decisions when transferring their pension must go further, retirement saving groups said Thursday.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Gov't Sets Out Tough Regime For Appointed Representatives

By Alex Davidson

The U.K. government published on Thursday its detailed proposed changes to the appointed representatives regime, which will give the Financial Conduct Authority new powers to crack down on misconduct.

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DEALS

CMS Steers Avon Cosmetics' £235M Pension Deal

By Dawood Fakhir

M&G PLC said Thursday that it has completed a £235 million ($320 million) buy-in transaction to secure the retirement benefits of members of Avon Products Inc.'s pension plan.

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Pensions Biz Steers 1.4M Plan Members To New Dutch System

By Tom Fish

Festina Finance said Thursday it has helped migrate 1.4 million retirement savings plan members to the new pensions system in the Netherlands, in one of the world's largest overhauls of a national pension program.

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