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Insurance Law360 UK provides breaking news and analysis on the insurance industry. Coverage includes U.K. and European Union regulation, legislation, enforcement, and litigation involving insurance companies, underwriters, reinsurers, and brokers.
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Latest News in Insurance UK
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July 19, 2024
Pension Scams Body Calls For Early Launch Of Online Portal
The Pensions Scams Industry Group on Friday said that British pension schemes are ready to get started with the much-delayed dashboards project designed to connect savers with lost pension pots.
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July 19, 2024
Insurance Tax Hits Record £2.1B Amid Healthcare Demand
Insurance Premium Tax receipts hit a record £2.1 billion ($2.7 billion) between April and June, official figures published Friday show, marking a 12.5% increase on the same period in the previous financial year amid growing demand for private healthcare.
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July 19, 2024
UK Clears Nationwide's £2.9B Purchase Of Virgin Money
The competition regulator of the U.K. said Friday that it has cleared Nationwide Building Society's acquisition of Virgin Money UK PLC for £2.9 billion ($3.7 billion), which the companies say would create a combined group with assets of approximately £366 billion.
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July 19, 2024
Cyber-Insurers Could Be On Hook From Global IT Outages
The global IT outage that disrupted air travel, financial institutions and thousands of businesses on Friday could result in billions of dollars of losses and potentially major claims against insurance companies, analysts are warning.
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July 18, 2024
Drax Power, Chubb Want $170K For Cargo Vessel Collision
British renewable energy company Drax Power Ltd. and insurer Chubb European Group SE have sued a Dutch shipping company for $170,000 after one of its ships allegedly caused "heavy damage" in a collision with a vessel carrying thousands of metric tons of wood pellets.
Areas of Coverage
- LITIGATION
- Litigation involving insurance companies or executives
- Disputes over commercial, directors and officers, management, and professional liability insurance policies
- Lawsuits over coverage for business interruption losses, natural disasters, and environmental contamination claims
- Appellate rulings on insurance coverage disputes
- Mass actions over deceptive and unfair trade practices, modal premium rates, and vanishing premiums
- Financial List cases involving insurance products
- Cases in Bermuda or other Commonwealth jurisdiction courts that affect U.K. companies
- Reinsurance arbitration
- AGENCIES
- Financial Conduct Authority
- Bank of England
- Prudential Regulation Authority
- European Commission
- European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
- European Securities and Markets Authority
- European Banking Authority
- POLICY & REGULATION
- U.K. and EU insurance regulation, policy proposals and studies
- U.K. and EU Parliament hearings involving the insurance industry
- Insurance legislation and amendments in the U.K. Parliament and EU Parliament
- Insurance Act
- Solvency II and the Insurance Distribution Directive
- Treaty of Lisbon
- International insurance regulation and legislation
- ENFORCEMENT
- Fraud investigations and actions involving insurance companies
- Kickback, bribery, and corruption cases involving insurance companies or executives
- PROFILES
- Interviews with high-profile attorneys and regulatory officials
- Personnel moves
- Judicial appointments
Readership
- Insurance barristers and solicitors
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at top British companies
- Executives and attorneys at insurance companies and corporate policyholders
- International insurance attorneys
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at U.K. and EU agencies
- Judges and court staff
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals