Insurance UK

  • July 29, 2025

    Bridgehaven Buys Irish Insurer To Enter EU Market

    British insurance company Bridgehaven said it is poised to enter the European market after penning an agreement to buy the Irish insurer SureStone Insurance DAC.

  • July 29, 2025

    Tech Co. Accuses Seller Of Hiding Issues Ahead Of £20M Deal

    A group of companies owned by an American technology and security conglomerate has sued the former owner of a company it acquired for more than £20 million ($26.6 million), accusing him of concealing a raft of problems with the business.

  • July 29, 2025

    Global Insurance M&A Drops To Lowest Level Since 2008

    Geopolitical instability, persistent inflation and high interest rates have all contributed to a cautious global insurance market, with mergers and acquisitions activity during the first half of 2025 falling to its lowest since the 2008 financial crisis, according to a new report.

  • July 29, 2025

    EU Watchdog Finds Failings In AML Defenses At Crypto-Firms

    The banking watchdog of the European Union has warned that many crypto-asset companies lack effective anti-money laundering systems, reporting that abuse of services in the sector for financial crime is a major concern.

  • July 29, 2025

    Kirkland Guides Bridgepoint On German Broker Majority Stake

    U.K. private equity firm Bridgepoint said Tuesday that it has penned a deal to acquire a majority stake in German insurance broker Hanseatic Broking Center, in a deal steered by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Sidley Austin LLP.

  • July 29, 2025

    Osborne Clarke Guides £37M Pension Deal For Heart Charity

    The British Heart Foundation's pension plan has agreed to a £37 million ($49.4 million) full scheme buy-in with mutual life insurer Royal London, consultancy Broadstone said Tuesday.

  • July 28, 2025

    FCA Flags AI Risks In Benchmark Administrators' Controls

    The City watchdog warned Monday that administrators of companies that set benchmarks lack consistency in how they manage data, saying there was inadequate evidence that their controls are evolving to cover risks from new technology such as AI.

  • July 28, 2025

    IMF Warns Of 'Difficult Decisions' On UK Pension Triple Lock

    The U.K. could be forced to rethink how it sets the state pension every year as it seeks to rein in spiraling public spending, the International Monetary Fund has warned.

  • July 28, 2025

    Investment Boss Told To Pay Back £170K From £37M Fraud

    A director of an ethical investment scheme imprisoned for defrauding investors out of £37 million ($50 million) was ordered by a court on Monday to pay back £170,000 or have two years added to his sentence.

  • July 28, 2025

    Veteran Banker Named Interim Chair Of Financial Ombudsman

    The City watchdog said Monday that it has appointed Liam Coleman as interim chair of the Financial Ombudsman Service, following a long career in banking and the public sector.

  • July 28, 2025

    Allianz Life Hack Attack Exposes Most Clients' Info

    Insurance giant Allianz has said that hackers have stolen personal data from most of its 1.4 million customers in America after cybercriminals hacked into a third-party system used by its U.S. subsidiary.

  • July 28, 2025

    Britons Fear Impact Of Inheritance Tax Change On Pensions

    Four out of 10 people in Britain are concerned about the government's decision to bring pensions within the scope of inheritance tax, according to a survey by a consultancy on Monday.

  • July 28, 2025

    European Reinsurer Fined £1.79M Over Post-Brexit Failings

    The Bank of England's regulatory arm said on Monday that it has fined the London branch of a Luxembourg-based reinsurer £1.79 million ($2.4 million) for failing to have adequate controls in place during Britain's exit from the European Union.

  • July 25, 2025

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

    This past week in London has seen the owner of a £6 million ($8 million) mansion once rented by Adele sue real estate consultants Strutt & Parker, Romanian-Australian mining investor Vasile Frank Timis bring a claim against reputation and privacy firm Schillings, and a Chinese businessman bring a legal action against his former lawyer over an alleged £12.5 million mortgage fraud.

  • July 25, 2025

    'Disconnect' Between Pension And Savings, Broadstone Says

    Britons aged between 40 and 75 who are yet to fully retire face a gap of more than £18,000 ($24,000) per year between their state pension and the income they hope to live on, actuarial consultant Broadstone said Friday.

  • July 25, 2025

    Commercial Insurer Competition Driving Drop In Global Rates

    The average price of commercial insurance across the globe fell by 4% between April and June, Marsh has said, marking the fourth consecutive quarterly decrease.

  • July 25, 2025

    Pharma Co. Sues Generali In £2M Alzheimer's Coverage Claim

    A pharmaceutical company has alleged that Italian insurance giant Generali Group wrongly refused to pay out as much as £1.96 million ($2.63 million) under an income protection policy after a senior employee became incapable of doing his job because of Alzheimer's disease.

  • July 25, 2025

    Pensions Watchdog Wants Dashboards Data Improvements

    Too many pension schemes do not have enough high quality, recent or digital data as the retirement savings industry edges towards the launch of the long-awaited dashboards programme, the top regulator has said.

  • July 25, 2025

    Gov't Warned That Pension Bill Excludes Investment Cos.

    A trade body for investment companies said Friday it had urged the government to amend the Pension Schemes Bill so that its power to require pensions to invest in private assets will allow this through investment companies.

  • July 25, 2025

    AXA Wins £675M Missold PPI Payout Fight With Santander

    AXA has won a £675 million ($907 million) battle with Santander to recover payouts for wrongly sold payment protection insurance as a London court ruled that the Spanish banking giant was liable for "systemic failings" in historical sales of the policy.

  • July 25, 2025

    MoD Official Named As New Companies House CEO

    Senior Ministry of Defence official Andy King has been appointed as chief executive of Britain's official business registrar as it seeks to toughen its stance on financial crime.

  • July 24, 2025

    Munich Re Can't Nix Private Equity Firm's $491M IPO Claim

    Munich Re Group failed Thursday to get a private equity firm's claim of approximately $491 million struck out, after a court found that it couldn't rule out the possibility that the German reinsurer had breached an agreement over the public listing of a U.S. company.

  • July 24, 2025

    Audit Watchdog Imposed £14.5M In Fines Last Year

    Britain's audit watchdog said Thursday it levied £14.5 million ($19.6 million) in fines across a 12-month period ending in March that also saw it wrap the majority of its investigations in a more timely way than ever before.

  • July 24, 2025

    Ireland Revamps Sweeping Insurance Reform Plan

    Ireland said Thursday that it would seek to further reform how personal injury claims are handled, as it unveiled an action plan to tackle the spiraling cost of insurance.

  • July 24, 2025

    CMS, Sackers Guide £40M Pension Deal For Engineering Body

    Pension Insurance Corp. said Thursday that it has completed a £40 million ($54 million) buy-in transaction to acquire the pensions of 200 members of the Mechanical Engineers Pension Scheme in a deal guided by CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP and Sackers.

Expert Analysis

  • What To Expect As FCA Preps To Launch AI Testing Service

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    The Financial Conduct Authority’s forthcoming artificial intelligence live testing service will provide participants with access to appropriate regulatory expertise, but to gauge the tool’s potential utility, it is important to understand how it fits in with what the regulator is already doing, says Omar Salem at Fox Williams.

  • EU Banking Watchdog Regulations Herald New AML Era

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    The European Banking Authority’s forthcoming anti-money laundering package will set a framework for compliance across the European Union by redefining the rules of engagement between financial institutions and supervisors, setting a new standard for transparency and accountability, say lawyers at A&O Shearman.

  • What To Expect As UK, US Gov'ts Develop Stablecoin Policies

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    While the U.K. and U.S. governments’ policies both suggest that fiat-backed stablecoins can improve efficiency and safety in payments systems, a perception that crypto-assets remain high risk means consumers are unlikely to use them in significant volume anytime soon, say lawyers at Cadwalader.

  • What Insurers Can Do To Prepare For PRA 'Solvent Exit' Rules

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    With less than a year until the Prudential Regulation Authority's new solvent exit rules for insurers come into force, it is critical that firms prepare to meet the imminent deadline by outlining an execution plan and establishing clear governance arrangements, say lawyers at Holman Fenwick.

  • How Regulators Want Online Platforms To Fight Finance Fraud

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    Recent statements from the International Organization of Securities Commissions and the European Securities and Markets Authority make clear that online platform providers are expected to adopt proactive measures to prevent the promotion of unauthorized financial services and related misconduct, say lawyers at Taylor Wessing.

  • FCA Notes Industry Criticism But Keeps Transparency Focus

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    The Financial Conduct Authority’s recently updated enforcement guide finally gives up the "naming and shaming" public interest test, demonstrating that the regulator has recognized the industry's serious concerns while maintaining less contentious aspects of its proposals to improve transparency in investigations, say lawyers at Irwin Mitchell.

  • Court Backing Of FCA Pensions Ruling Sends Key Message

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    The Upper Tribunal’s recent upholding of the Financial Conduct Authority's decisions against CFP Management directors serves as a judicial endorsement of the regulator’s approach to defined benefit transfers, underscoring that where the advisory model is fundamentally flawed, the consequences for those in control can be severe, say lawyers at RPC.

  • Pension Schemes Bill's Most Notable, Controversial Measures

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    The long-awaited Pension Schemes Bill recently introduced to Parliament creates a framework for harnessing money saved in U.K. workplace pension funds to grow the country’s economy, but provisions relating to local government pension scheme investment, and scale and asset allocation, are controversial, says Claire Dimmock at Squire Patton.

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Prestige's Jurisprudential Legacy

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    The U.K. Supreme Court's recent denial of appeal ended Spain's decades-long quest to enforce an €855 million arbitral judgment against a London insurer, throwing into stark relief the increasingly complex relationship between arbitral sovereignty, foreign state immunity and the shifting terrain of post-Brexit private international law, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.

  • UK Securities Tax Reform Will Be Welcomed By Investors

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    The proposed reforms resulting from HM Revenue & Customs' recent consultation on modernizing stamp taxes on shares, suggesting a single digital tax on securities to replace stamp duty and stamp duty reserve tax, are expected to reduce complexity for investors transacting in U.K. securities, say lawyers at Ropes & Gray.

  • A Shifting Landscape Of Greater Scrutiny After Data Breaches

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    Recent Information Commissioner's Office fines for personal data breaches and a Home Office consultation signal a shift in the U.K. regulatory landscape, and with an increase in mass actions and resulting exposure, organizations should prepare for potential third-party claims from those incurring consequential losses, say lawyers at Atheria.

  • What To Note As HM Treasury, FCA Plan New Crypto Regs

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    Taken together, HM Treasury’s recently proposed crypto-asset regulations and the Financial Conduct Authority’s new discussion paper on regulating crypto-asset activities provide key insights into the government's planned regime, which represents significant changes that will affect all firms providing related services, says Mark Chalmers at Davis Polk.

  • FCA Update Eases Private Stock Market Disclosure Rules

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    The Financial Conduct Authority’s recently updated proposals for the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System would result in less onerous disclosure obligations for businesses, reflecting ongoing efforts to balance an attractive trading venue for private companies while maintaining sufficient investor protections, say lawyers at Debevoise.

  • Why Cos. Should Investigate Unethical Supply Chain Conduct

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    The U.K. government’s recent updated guidance for businesses on reporting slavery and human trafficking in supply chains underscores the urgent need for companies to adopt transparent and measurable due diligence practices, reinforcing the broader need for proactive internal investigations into unethical or criminal conduct, say lawyers at Seladore and Matrix Chambers.

  • How UK Proposals Would Simplify Fund Manager Regime

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    The ongoing HM Treasury consultation and Financial Conduct Authority call for input on the future regulation of alternative investment fund managers indicate that deliberate steps are being taken to make the AIF regime more suitable for the U.K. market, with the aim of encouraging growth and competitiveness, says Leonard Ng at Sidley.

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