Insurance UK

  • September 17, 2024

    Wealth Manager Brooks Macdonald To Buy Financial Planner

    Brooks Macdonald Group said Tuesday that it will buy Lucas Fettes Financial Planning, a move the London-based wealth manager said it expects to widen its footprint in eastern England.

  • September 16, 2024

    DLA Guides Software Biz Netcall On €8.7M Acquisition

    Automation software business Netcall PLC said Monday it has bought Belgian document processing company Parble for €8.7 million ($9.7 million), advised by DLA Piper Belgium, a move it expects will bolster its presence outside the U.K.

  • September 16, 2024

    French EU Commissioner Quits In Dispute With Von Der Leyen

    France's candidate to serve as European Union commissioner for the next five-year mandate resigned abruptly Monday, accusing commission President Ursula von der Leyen of "questionable governance" and of asking France to replace him.

  • September 16, 2024

    Finnish Insurer Boosts Buyback To €475M, Extends End Date

    Sampo PLC said Monday that it will raise its €400 million ($445 million) share buyback program by €75 million, as the Finnish insurer moves to acquire all the stock it does not already hold in Danish rival Topdanmark AS.

  • September 16, 2024

    Insurer Phoenix Group Cancels Plan To Sell SunLife

    Phoenix Group Holdings PLC said Monday that it has decided to call off the proposed sale of SunLife Ltd. months after it decided to sell the unit, which provides financial services to over 50s in the U.K.

  • September 16, 2024

    Finance Adviser City & Merchant Enters Liquidation After Ban

    The Financial Conduct Authority confirmed Friday that London-based finance adviser City & Merchant Ltd. entered liquidation Sept. 11, months after the watchdog banned it from conducting any regulated activities and cited "serious concerns" around its business.

  • September 16, 2024

    Kennedys Adds 2 Knowledge Management Pros In London

    Kennedys said on Monday it has boosted its back-office technology and knowledge management teams with the hire of two experienced experts in legal procedures and practices and IT.

  • September 16, 2024

    Global IT Outage Could 'Create New Types' Of Cyber-Cover

    Global IT disruption caused this summer by a botched update to CrowdStrike, the technology platform, might fuel calls for a more comprehensive form of cyber-cover, a financial consultancy said Monday, after businesses met with little success when they claimed on their policies.

  • September 16, 2024

    7 Million UK Private Sector Workers Facing Pensions Crisis

    The retirement incomes of 40% of employees in the private sector are on track to fail to provide sufficient money to give them a decent standard of living, a report by a think tank said Monday.

  • September 16, 2024

    Law Firm Director Dishonestly Misled Insurer, SRA Says

    The solicitors' watchdog told a disciplinary tribunal on Monday that a law firm director had dishonestly concealed the fact that his company had acquired another firm's work and staff after his insurer declined to offer cover for the change.

  • September 13, 2024

    EU Actors Lobby Hard For Top Jobs in New Commission

    European Union lawmakers and national governments are lobbying intensely to pull top jobs and policy their way as the new European Commission is formed for the next five years.

  • September 13, 2024

    Kennedys Hires Cyber, AI Pro From Addleshaw In London

    Kennedys Law LLP has recruited a data protection, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence specialist from Addleshaw Goddard LLP as a partner in London, with the new arrival saying Friday she made the switch to take advantage of the firm's global reach.

  • September 13, 2024

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

    This past week in London has seen a football agent sue Chelsea FC after being cleared of allegations he threatened the club’s former director, an ongoing patent dispute between Amgen and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, and a private school in Edinburgh suing Riverstone Insurance over compensation claims tied to historical abuse allegations made by former pupils. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • September 13, 2024

    Freeths Hires McNulty As Pensions Director In London

    Freeths LLP has appointed Sean McNulty, a former legal director at Blake Morgan as a pensions director in its London office, a move it believes will bolster its retirement income business.

  • September 13, 2024

    UK Pensions Lifeboat Sets £100M Levy Amid Calls For Change

    Britain's pensions protection body has said that it is likely to maintain its £100 million ($131 million) levy on the sector for the next financial year, as analysts call for legislative change that would allow the redress program to lower it further.

  • September 13, 2024

    FCA Faces Pressure Over Pricey Monthly Insurance Premiums

    A consumer advocacy group urged the British financial regulator on Friday to step in after it found that insurers were still charging up to 45% in interest for consumers who choose monthly payment plans for their annual premiums.

  • September 13, 2024

    Brokers Seek Insurance Tax Cut In Budget For At-Risk Housing

    A trade body for insurance brokers has urged the U.K. government to exempt policyholders in apartment buildings with flammable cladding from a tax on premiums, as it seeks to avoid a jump in the price of cover.

  • September 12, 2024

    Pensions Watchdog To Focus More On Investment Strategies

    Britain's retirement savings watchdog has said it will be "stepping up" its focus on investment strategies to try to ensure pension schemes deliver the best possible results for savers.

  • September 12, 2024

    Lawmakers Urged To Reopen UK Whiplash Injury Portal Probe

    A trade body for personal injury firms has called for MPs to reopen a parliamentary inquiry into the impact on claimants of a new online portal for insurance compensation for whiplash injuries to the neck.

  • September 12, 2024

    UK Gov't Warned Over Pension Tax Changes In Budget

    A trade body for actuaries said on Thursday that the government should consult widely and take time to implement any reform to pension taxation as it joins a growing number of organizations urging caution over potential tax changes ahead of the upcoming Budget.

  • September 12, 2024

    A&O Shearman-Led Cinven Buys 50% Of UK Insurance Expert

    Private equity firm Cinven Ltd. has bought a 50% stake in Policy Expert, a home and motor insurance provider in the U.K., as it pursues its global growth strategy.

  • September 12, 2024

    Lloyd's To Overhaul Rules In Crackdown On Misconduct

    Lloyd's of London on Thursday floated new rules to tackle non-financial misconduct after the specialist insurance market suffered reputational damage from accusations of misogyny and bullying.

  • September 12, 2024

    Labour MP Abrahams Named New Pensions Committee Chair

    The parliamentary Work and Pensions Committee could investigate whether to pay billions of pounds in compensation to women affected by government state pension failings after Labour MP Debbie Abrahams was named its new chair.

  • September 11, 2024

    Lloyd's Sued For $3.7M Over Cargo Ship Damaged In Ukraine

    An investment and wealth advisory business has sued Lloyd's of London's Belgian unit for over $3.7 million to cover its alleged losses after a cargo ship was damaged by a mine strike in Ukraine.

  • September 11, 2024

    Watchdog Warns Small Banks To Improve Lending Controls

    The Bank of England's regulatory arm warned smaller banks and building societies in a letter Tuesday to improve their lending controls and affordability assessments.

Expert Analysis

  • What The Future Holds For UK Auditing Reform

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    The U.K.'s Financial Reporting Council has shown itself to be an increasingly effective and proactive regulator in its final months, and the greater powers of its incoming replacement — the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority — will likely continue an era of heightened scrutiny for auditors, say Paul Brehony and Kate Gee at Signature Litigation.

  • How UK Data Breach Ruling May Rein In Insurance Claims

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    The recent U.K. High Court ruling in Warren v. DSG Retail, which held that claimants can only pursue personal data claims provided for in data protection legislation, narrows the basis upon which claims can be made following a data breach, and could make lower-cost recovery of after-the-event insurance premiums a thing of the past, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.

  • 2nd Circ. Arbitral Award Ruling Signals Restrictive Approach

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    The Second Circuit's recent ruling in Gater Assets v. Moldovagaz, reversing a default judgment arbitration award on jurisdictional grounds, fortifies U.S. court protections for foreign states and state-owned entities, and forecasts the court's conservative approach to when nonparties can be bound by arbitration agreements, say attorneys at Cleary.

  • Lloyds EU Operations Highlight Challenges For UK Insurers

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    Potential problems facing Lloyd's Europe could be shared by other U.K. insurers operating in the European Union's more stringent post-Brexit regulatory landscape, but individual countries' discrete provisions allowing for certain cross-border activities could enable a more nuanced approach, says Jeremy Irving at Browne Jacobson.

  • The Risky Reality Of GDPR Noncompliance

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    With the General Data Protection Regulation remaining in force in the post-Brexit European Union, businesses should be aware not only of the increasing fines levied for noncompliance, but also of the expenses incurred for lost management time, the professional costs and the reputational damage, says Alexander Egerton at Seddons Law.

  • An Underused Group Litigation Tool Could Help UK Claimants

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    Though the Financial Markets Test Case Procedure has only been used as a collective redress mechanism for the first time recently in Financial Conduct Authority v. Arch Insurance, hopefully it will be called on more often to resolve future post-Brexit issues and other pandemic cases, says Becca Hogan at Signature Litigation.

  • Risk Management Lessons From Recent Finance Co. Failures

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    Investor exposure to Archegos Capital and Greensill Capital before their high-profile collapses earlier this year show puzzling lapses in internal controls and highlight key risk management considerations for investors, says Benedict Roth at Martello Financial Services.

  • 3 Risk Management Lessons From Pandemic Insurance Wars

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    As appellate decisions in COVID-19 business interruption insurance claims continue to clarify the state of the law, there are some things that policyholders' lawyers and risk managers can do in the meantime to help prepare for future unforeseen events affecting coverage, says Peter Halprin at Pasich.

  • What New UK Money Laundering Law Means For Fintech

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    New U.K. money laundering legislation will likely benefit electronic money and payment institutions, but an increase in state forfeiture powers and a lingering possibility of a broad failure-to-prevent offense leave the fintech industry's regulatory future uncertain, say Andrew Herd and Helena Spector at Red Lion Chambers.

  • UK Bill Must Navigate Crosscurrents Of Internet Regulation

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    The U.K.'s draft Online Safety Bill seeks to regulate a broad swath of online content and internet services but faces a number of potential implementation challenges, including balancing digital safety with freedom of expression and administering regulatory goals with frequently opposing objectives, say Ben Packer and Jemma Purslow at Linklaters.

  • 2 UK Pension Cases Guide On 3rd-Party Due Diligence

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    The U.K. Court of Appeal's recent decision in Adams v. Options UK, and upcoming hearing in Financial Conduct Authority v. Avacade, highlight important precautions self-invested personal pension operators should take when dealing with unauthorized third parties, says Paul Ashcroft at Wedlake Bell.

  • Evaluating Insurance Options In Light Of Suez Canal Blockage

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    The recent blockage of the Suez Canal by the cargo ship Ever Given illustrates that manufacturers, carriers and recipients of internationally shipped goods should consider all the insurance offerings available to cover losses resulting from shipping delays, say David Klein and Ryan Vanderford at Pillsbury.

  • Data Protection Considerations For Insurers Post-Brexit

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    Now that companies must comply with both U.K. and EU data protection laws, insurers operating in Europe face additional data exposure liability risks and should adjust their underwriting practices and policy wordings accordingly, says Charlotte Worlock at Atheria Law.

  • Cargo Insurance May Cover Losses From Suez Canal Delays

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    Policyholders who have suffered economic losses from the recent Suez Canal blockage may be able to secure compensation from their standard cargo insurance policies, even if coverage for delays is explicitly precluded, says Jeremy Lawrence at Munger Tolles.

  • 3 Lessons For UK Litigators In Virtual Trials

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    UK litigators should note several best practices for adapting to the hurdles, and capitalizing on the benefits, of virtual trials, and expect the new hearing format to persist beyond the end of the pandemic, say Christopher Boyne and Emma Laurie-Rhodes at Debevoise.

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