Litigation over widely used "forever chemicals" that has led to big payouts in the U.S. could become a source of significant exposure for insurers and their policyholders in the U.K. following a recent settlement.
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'Forever Chemicals' Pollution Claims Seeping Into UK Courts

By Joanne Faulkner

Litigation over widely used "forever chemicals" that has led to big payouts in the U.S. could become a source of significant exposure for insurers and their policyholders in the U.K. following a recent settlement.

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FCA Defends Record In Face Of Insurance 'Super Complaint'

By Martin Croucher

The Financial Conduct Authority on Thursday shrugged off accusations it hasn't been tough enough on the insurance industry, as it prepares to draw up a formal response to a landmark consumer protection complaint.

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Broker Ardonagh Loses Challenge To Music Platform TM

By Joel Poultney

European officials have rejected a bid by a unit of global insurance broker The Ardonagh Group to nix a trademark application by an American music teaching platform after ruling the average consumer would not mix up the two signs.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Dutch Gov't Summons Fund Suspected Of €200M Tax Evasion

By Kevin Pinner

Dutch prosecutors have summoned a foreign pension fund that they suspect evaded €200 million ($231 million) in taxes on dividends through fraudulent refund claims, the government said Thursday.

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Brits Can Put Crypto-Linked Products In Savings Accounts

By Irene Madongo

U.K. retail investors will now be able to hold digital asset-linked securities in saving accounts and registered pension schemes, the country's tax authority said, in a move expected to offer consumers wider choice in a protected environment.

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DEALS

Arc Guides Healthcare Co. On £4M L&G Pension Deal

By Joel Poultney

Pre-hospital emergency care company Ferno Group has offloaded £4 million ($5.4 million) of retirement savings liabilities to Legal & General Assurance Society Ltd., in a deal guided by Arc Pensions Law which was revealed on Thursday.

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TPT Retirement Solutions To Launch New Pension Superfund

By Joel Poultney

TPT Retirement Solutions said on Thursday that it intends to launch a new defined benefit superfund, claiming it has secured enough capital for its first deals worth £1 billion ($1.34 billion) in the fledgling sector.

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