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July 01, 2024
UK Lifeboat Scheme Says Pension Transfer Firm In Default
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme confirmed Monday it has declared pension adviser MacInnes & Bottomley as unable to pay claims.
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July 01, 2024
Osborne Clarke Guides Aviva's School Pension Deal
Insurance giant Aviva has completed a full scheme buy-in for a pension plan sponsored by Taunton School, consultancy Broadstone said Monday, in a deal guided by Osborne Clarke LLP.
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June 28, 2024
EU Insurance Watchdog Warns Of Real Estate Risk Exposure
The European pensions and insurance industries are increasingly exposed to the possibility of a real estate collapse, the sector watchdog warned in a newly published report into the financial stability for the region.
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June 28, 2024
Firms Face Increased Scrutiny Amid FCA Focus On Resilience
The Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority have challenged two thirds of general insurance and investment firms about their ability to prevent disruption by threats like cyberattacks, according to an industry study.
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June 28, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Uber hit with claims from Addison Lee and the former CEO of the Kabbee app, animal by-product company Leo Group file a defamation claim against a local anti-odor campaigner, and a self-styled lord who claims to be the illegitimate son of the late Prince Phillip resume legal action against his cousins for a share in his late aunt's estate. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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June 28, 2024
Addleshaw Goddard Guides Acquisitions Biz In £41.5M Deal
Marwyn Acquisition Company II Ltd. on Friday said it's subsidiary MAC II UK Ltd. has agreed to buy pensions services provider InvestAcc Group Ltd., for £41.5 million ($53 million), which would be mainly financed by a fundraising program, advised by Addleshaw Goddard LLP.
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June 28, 2024
Fidelis Claims No Liability In $23M Stranded Jet Spat
Fidelis Underwriting Ltd. has hit back at another claim that it must pay out in a $23 million row over a leased plane stranded in Russia, arguing that no insured event has occurred, and that an Irish aviation lessor is not covered by the country's law.
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June 27, 2024
DWF Buys Australian Claims Management Business
Private equity-backed DWF LLP said Thursday it has agreed to buy Australian claims management company Proclaim for an undisclosed amount to bolster its presence in the country.
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June 27, 2024
Shell, Insurer Sue Oil Co. For $3.7M Over Cargo Failures
Shell Trading International Ltd. and its insurer have sued a Greek oil company for $3.7 million after claiming the near 30,000 metric tons of bitumen it bought from the European business did not comply with the agreed specification or quality.
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June 27, 2024
Chubb Claims No Liability In $219M Stranded Jets Row
Chubb has denied that it owes a Bermuda-based subsidiary of a U.S. aircraft lessor in a $219 million row over a fleet of aircraft engines stranded in Russia and Ukraine because the planes are not lost and its policy does not cover war risk.
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June 27, 2024
Insurance Biz DeadHappy Goes Under After Serial Killer Ads
Life insurance broker DeadHappy has fallen into administration, liquidators said Thursday, after bad taste adverts featuring a serial killer prompted its partners to pull the plug on new business.
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June 27, 2024
R&Q Insurance Appoints Liquidators To Push $465M Sale
R&Q Insurance said Thursday that the Supreme Court of Bermuda has given it a green light to appoint three joint provisional liquidators to oversee the complete winding up of the troubled insurer.
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June 27, 2024
Sackers Steers Bentley Trustee In £880M Pensions Deal
Luxury carmaker Bentley Motors Ltd. has passed £880 million ($1.1 billion) of the liabilities of its staff pension plan to Standard Life, the insurer said Thursday, in a deal steered by Sacker & Partners LLP, Travers Smith LLP and Eversheds Sutherland.
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June 26, 2024
Fidelis Says Aircraft Lessors Not Covered Under Russian Law
Fidelis Underwriting Ltd. has said that the lessor and owners of three aircraft stranded in Russia after the country's invasion of Ukraine cannot reclaim $77.2 million for the planes from the reinsurer because they are not insured parties under Russian law.
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June 26, 2024
Britain's Phoenix Group Plans Sale Of SunLife
Life insurance heavyweight Phoenix Group said Wednesday that it is planning to sell its SunLife Ltd. subsidiary that provides financial services to over 50s in the U.K.
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June 26, 2024
FCA Warns Insurers Over Consumer Protection Failings
The City watchdog warned insurers on Wednesday over a failure to properly monitor clients who suffer financial harm from their products, following a sweeping review of consumer protection regulation.
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June 26, 2024
Aviva Sees 39% Rise In Insurance Fraud Claims
Insurance giant Aviva on Wednesday said it spotted 39% more instances of fraud in 2023 than it did in the year previous, despite the value of fraudulent claims being lower than 2022.
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June 26, 2024
Eversheds Steers £33M Pension Deal For Metal Recycling Co.
A global scrap metal company has offloaded £33 million ($42 million) of its U.K. staff pension liabilities to insurer Aviva PLC, advisers said Wednesday, in a deal steered by Eversheds Sutherland.
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June 26, 2024
Consultancy Broadstone Warns Insurers Of Geopolitical Risks
Insurers could risk a reduction in business, higher claims frequency, and investment and operational losses due to the world's major geopolitical upheavals, a consultancy warned Wednesday.
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June 26, 2024
Zurich To Acquire AIG's Travel Insurance Biz For $600M
Zurich Insurance Group said Wednesday that it will buy the personal travel insurance business from U.S. financial group AIG for $600 million to help the Swiss insurer to become a leading provider of holiday cover in the U.S.
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June 25, 2024
BBC Fights For Ability To Cut Costs Of £20B Pension Scheme
The British Broadcasting Corporation launched an appeal Tuesday in a case that will decide whether it is able to reduce future benefits for members of its £19.8 billion ($25 billion) pension scheme.
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June 25, 2024
Insurtech Body Calls For Regulatory Shakeup To Fuel Growth
The next government must create a "positive, enabling policy environment" that allows more insurance technology firms to enter the market and facilitates better funding to drive growth in the sector, a trade body said Tuesday.
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June 25, 2024
Disability Care May Leave Parents' Pension Funds Short
Employers must create more flexible workplace cultures to ensure parents can balance caring and working after research shows that those with disabled children could be worse off in retirement because of caring responsibilities, People's Partnership said Tuesday.
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June 25, 2024
Chubb Relies On War Exclusion In $180M Russian Planes Suit
Chubb has denied claims that it owes several Irish lessors for two jets insured for over $180 million stranded in Russia, saying the aircraft are not physically lost and would be excluded as a war risk from the reinsurance policy.
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June 25, 2024
Squire Patton Guides PE Shop's Insurance Platform Deal
European private equity shop Perwyn has said it will acquire specialist insurance platform Atec Group from rival buyout business Kester Capital to strengthen its stable of niche and non-standard products.
Expert Analysis
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EU Act Offers Financial Sector A Cybersecurity Framework
Although unlikely to be a complete solution to all risk management issues, the Digital Operation Resilience Act, effective from 2025, will increase regulatory pressure substantially in the EU financial sector and demand compliance with several new requirements, say attorneys at DLA Piper.
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Warranty & Indemnity Insurance Considerations For M&A
With increased competition and greater capacity leading to lower premiums and deal costs, warranty and indemnity insurance is now available to the wider M&A market, and may help to limit risk and help parties focus on other key elements of the transaction, says Alice Wooler at Birketts.
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4 Exercises To Quickly Build Trust On Legal Teams
High-performance legal teams can intentionally build trust through a rigorous approach, including open-ended conversations and personality assessments, to help attorneys bond fast, even if they are new to the firm or group, says Ben Sachs at the University of Virginia School of Law.
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Lessons To Be Learned From Twitter's Latest Hacking Scandal
Following the report of a recent data breach at Twitter, it is clearly vital for companies to adhere to best practices in data protection and IT security arrangements, including technical measures, and proper processes and procedures that mitigate risk and provide adequate training for staff, says Simon Ridding at Keller Postman.
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Preparing For EU's Pay Gap Reporting Directive
An agreement has been reached on the European Union Pay Transparency Directive, paving the way for gender pay gap reporting to become compulsory for many employers across Europe, introducing a more proactive approach than the similar U.K. regime and leading the way on new global standards for equal pay, say attorneys at Lewis Silkin.
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Has The Liberalization Of Legal Services Achieved Its Aims?
Although there is still some way to go, alternative business structures are now an increasingly prominent feature of the legal services landscape, and clients can expect greater choice, improved quality and more manageable costs, as was intended by this shake-up of the profession's regulatory frameworks 15 years ago, says Dana Denis-Smith at Obelisk Support.
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5 Gen X Characteristics That Can Boost Legal Leadership
As Generation X attorneys rise to fill top roles in law firms and corporations left by retiring baby boomers, they should embrace generational characteristics that will allow them to become better legal leaders, says Meredith Kahan at Whiteford Taylor.
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ECJ Beneficial Owners Ruling Leaves Uncertainty In Its Wake
The European Court of Justice's recent ruling in the WM and Sovim cases, holding that making information on a register of beneficial owners publicly available interferes with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, has been criticized as a step backward in the fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism, and its impact is not yet clear, say Michael Marschall and Verena Krikler at Schoenherr.
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What Slovak Labor Code Changes Will Mean For Employers
With newly effective amendments to the Slovak Labor Code strengthening employees’ rights in a number of ways, the default mindset of the employee being the weaker party may no longer be the right approach, says Katarina Pfeffer at Bird & Bird.
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An ICO Reminder On Managing Subject Access Requests
Although the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office’s recent seven reprimands regarding mismanagement of data subject access requests are unusual, it is worth organizations considering what resources and training may be available to ensure these are properly managed in the future, says Ross McKenzie at Addleshaw Goddard.
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Opinion
Increasing Law Firm Polarization Will Degrade Rule Of Law
As evidenced in recent instances of law firms separating from attorneys who represented certain industries or espoused certain views, firms and the legal practice itself have grown troublingly polarized and intolerant of dissent, says Rebecca Roiphe at New York Law School.
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The FTX Fallout So Far And What May Come Next
While the downfall of FTX is likely to cause substantial losses and lead to extensive litigation, it will hopefully precipitate a renewed focus on regulating the crypto market in a responsible way that gives more protection to consumers, says Dan Wyatt at RPC.
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Hard Insurance Market Will Influence Legal Industry, Economy
As the cost of claims starts to outstrip the value of premiums, insurers are denying more claims and considering scaling back coverage, leading to an influx of legal work and potential holes in the market, says Bruce Hepburn at Mactavish.
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Digital Nomads: Key Considerations For Global Businesses
As employers and employees embrace remote, location-independent work arrangements enabled by technology, they must be mindful of the employment law and tax consequences such arrangements may trigger, say Hannah Wilkins and Audrey Elliott at Eversheds Sutherland.
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New License Eases Sanctioned Clients' Legal Fee Payments
The general license recently issued by the U.K. Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation permitting the payment of legal fees owed by a sanctioned company or individual will potentially reduce the agency's backlog and is welcome news for both lawyers and OFSI staff, say Zulfi Meerza and Syed Rahman at Rahman Ravelli.