Insurance UK

  • May 29, 2024

    EU Unveils Office To Police New Artificial Intelligence Law

    The European Union's executive arm on Wednesday unveiled details of its new AI Office to police compliance with the newly launched Artificial Intelligence Act across member states, including financial services.

  • May 29, 2024

    HSF Guides £204M Pension Deal For Telcoms Biz Arqiva

    Pension Insurance Corporation PLC said Wednesday it has completed a £204 million ($259.8 million) full buy-in of a retirement savings plan sponsored by telecommunications company Arqiva Ltd., in a deal guided by Herbert Smith Freehills LLP.

  • May 29, 2024

    Clifford Chance Guides L&G's £20M Nortel Pension Buyout

    The U.K. pension liabilities of defunct Canadian telecom company Nortel Networks Corp., worth £2.5 billion ($3.2 billion), have now been offloaded fully to Legal & General Assurance Society Ltd., the insurer said Tuesday, after a final transaction steered by Travers Smith LLP, Pinsent Masons LLP, Hogan Lovells and Clifford Chance LLP.

  • May 29, 2024

    FCA Warns Firms To Prepare Better For Disrupted Operations

    The Financial Conduct Authority has warned businesses that some are taking the wrong approach to maintaining operation of important services during a crisis, such as after a cyberattack.

  • May 29, 2024

    Three EU Countries Urge Tax Reform To Boost Investment

    Three smaller European Union countries, Austria, Croatia and Slovenia, are backing tax reforms in the 27-country bloc to support investment in capital markets, including exemptions from capital gains tax for long-term retail investment products, according to a joint declaration.

  • May 29, 2024

    Pensions Provider Sells Biz Before Entering Administration

    A provider of self-invested personal pensions has sold its retirement savings business before it entered administration when its directors expressed concerns over its financial liabilities caused by some of the investments it had allowed.

  • May 28, 2024

    Insurers, Charter School Assoc. Dismiss Ida Damage Row

    A New Orleans-area charter school system and its insurers have agreed to dismiss their dispute over coverage for the system's Hurricane Ida damage claims, the parties told a Louisiana federal court Tuesday, saying "all claims and causes of action brought forth in the above captioned matter have been compromised."

  • May 28, 2024

    Major Insurers Face £472M Claim For Russia-Stranded Planes

    An aircraft lessor has brought a £472 million ($604 million) claim against dozens of major insurers over planes stranded since the invasion of Ukraine, following a landmark London court ruling that blocked attempts to move similar cases to Russia.

  • May 28, 2024

    Labour Party Rules Out Any Additional Tax Rises

    The Labour Party on Tuesday ruled out introducing any more tax rises in addition to measures it has already announced in the event it wins the July 4 general election.

  • May 28, 2024

    Labour Derides 'Gimmick' Tory £2.4B State Pension Extension

    The U.K.'s Labour Party said Tuesday it would maintain the state pension "triple lock" if it won the forthcoming general election, but stopped short of lifting income tax thresholds for the elderly.

  • May 28, 2024

    Aviva Completes £130M Pension Deal With Telereal

     A property investment company has offloaded £130 million ($166 million) of its pension liabilities to Aviva PLC, the insurer said Tuesday.

  • May 28, 2024

    EU Investment Firms Told To Upgrade Marketing Reports

    The European Union's financial markets regulator has said that investment firms should improve their marketing disclosures to investors, calling on national watchdogs to act against rule-breakers.

  • May 28, 2024

    Pension Deals Market Working For Small Providers, Aon Says

    The deal market for small pension schemes looking to offload their liabilities to insurers is working despite fears that such plans are being crowded out of the market, Aon said Tuesday.

  • May 24, 2024

    The UK Laws That Will Pass Or Fail As Election Looms

    Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's decision to call an early general election to be held on July 4 has left several pieces of legislation hanging in the balance during the so-called "wash-up" period before Parliament is formally dissolved, while others have been pushed through. 

  • May 24, 2024

    Labour Gov't Could Force Big Tech Into Fraud Repayments

    A potential new Labour government means a turning point in tackling financial fraud if it should force big tech companies like Meta and Google to join banks in having to reimburse customers duped into sending fraudsters money, according to lawyers.

  • May 24, 2024

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

    This past week in London has seen an IT engineer seek permission to search a landfill hiding a hard drive supposedly storing millions of pounds in bitcoin, Glencore take on legal action by American Century Investments, gold payment app Glint bring a breach of duty claim against FRP Advisory, and an ongoing dispute between a solicitor and the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • May 24, 2024

    FCA Allows GAP Insurance Sales To Resume

    The Financial Conduct Authority said Friday it has allowed several insurers to resume the sale of guaranteed asset protection insurance, months after putting a restriction on sales to rectify problems with the design of the product.

  • May 24, 2024

    Snap July 4 Election Leaves Pension Reform In Disarray

    The government's decision to call a snap general election for July 4 has left the U.K.'s pension sector in limbo, experts say, with uncertainty over whether the next administration will continue with an ambitious reform program.

  • May 24, 2024

    Law Firm Partner Says Sorry For Expert Witness Interference

    A Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP partner has apologized to a London court for overstepping in his interference with an expert witness' statement amid his client's feud with AXA XL.

  • May 24, 2024

    Generali Italia Denies Owing £1M To Exec With Eye Disease

    Italy's largest insurance company has denied that it owes more than £1 million ($1.2 million) in incapacity benefits and damages to a Quest Software sales director suffering from a degenerative eye disease after rejecting his claim.

  • May 24, 2024

    FCA Bans Two Advisers Accused Of Misleading Clients

    The Financial Conduct Authority has banned two advisers from working in financial services for "recklessly" exposing pension holders to high-risk investments, the regulator said Friday.

  • May 24, 2024

    Travelers Insurance Sued Over Fire-Damaged Warehouse

    A U.K.-based building operator is suing its insurer for breach of contract for refusing to pay out on its multimillion-pound policy after fires destroyed its Scottish warehouse because the company allegedly fell short of security requirements and other policy provisions.

  • May 24, 2024

    No Easy Fix For Pensions Marketing Rules, Minister Warns

    The government has said that there is no straightforward way to fix a quirk of privacy rules that discourages pension providers from sending emails to retirement savers.

  • May 24, 2024

    Ex-Aviva Staffer's Tribunal Outbursts Not A Bar To Fair Trial

    Aviva must face a former employee's discrimination claim even though her actions during hearings — including accusations of institutional racism in employment cases — is likely to prevent the trial being fair, a tribunal has ruled.

  • May 23, 2024

    Insurer Warns Of Surge In 'Crash For Cash' Fraud

    Insurer Allianz UK has urged motorists to watch out for dangerous scams, as it warned of a 6,250% rise in 2023 of "crashes" involving motorbikes and scooters.

Expert Analysis

  • How New Framework Could Ease EU-US Data Transfer Burden

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    The recently proposed Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework would facilitate the transfer of personal data between the EU and participating U.S. companies and leave the U.K. to play catch-up, but there remain risks of the same legal challenges that invalidated previous data transfer arrangements, says Fred Saugman at WilmerHale.

  • What EU Corporate Sustainability Plan Means For Contracts

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    The EU's proposed directive on corporate sustainability due diligence would have a significant impact on contractual assurances in relation to human rights and environmental impacts, says Francois Holmey at Carter-Ruck.

  • How The Rise In Ransomware Is Affecting Business Insurance

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    Following an unprecedented rise in global ransomware attacks, with insurance companies scaling back coverage and increasing premiums, policyholders should consider these trends and take certain steps to mitigate risks, say Marialuisa Gallozzi and Josianne El Antoury at Covington.

  • How A New Law Tightens The Screw On Dirty Money In The UK

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    By backing up and enhancing the unexplained wealth order regime in a significant rewriting of the rules, the long-awaited Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act should do much to improve due diligence procedures and raise the standards for foreign wealth making its way to the U.K., says Syed Rahman of Rahman Ravelli.

  • A Landmark UK Enforcement Case For Crypto-Assets

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    HM Revenue and Customs' recent seizure of nonfungible tokens from three people under investigation for value-added tax fraud promises to be the first of many such actions against crypto-assets, so investors should preemptively resolve potential tax matters with U.K. law enforcement agencies to avoid a rude awakening, says Andrew Park at Andersen.

  • Emerging Economic Effects From Russia-Ukraine War

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    While the full economic effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine will only become clear with time, some of the geopolitical and financial consequences are already becoming apparent, such as a possible shift from the petrodollar, Russian debt default and investor asset recovery complications, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • Unexplained Wealth Orders' Role In UK Dirty Money Bill

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    A bill passed by Parliament on Monday that targets Russian oligarchs who have substantial U.K. assets may embolden agencies who use unexplained wealth orders to take action against others who were not previously viewed as suitable candidates for UWOs, says Aziz Rahman at Rahman Ravelli.

  • How EU Proposal Would Affect Corporate Sustainability Duties

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    The European Commission recently released its proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability, human rights and environmental due diligence, that, if adopted, will have a substantial impact on the external corporate regulation and the internal corporate governance of the largest companies operating in the EU, says François Holmey at Carter-Ruck.

  • How Will UK Use New Penalties For Debt-Dodging Directors?

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    Thomas Shortland at Cohen & Gresser discusses the scope of the new disqualification regime for company directors who dissolve their businesses to avoid paying back state COVID-19 loans, and identifies factors that may affect how frequently the government exercises the new powers.

  • Automated AML Compliance Tools Are No Silver Bullet

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    As financial institutions increasingly use automated tools for anti-money laundering compliance, attorneys at Covington discuss the risks of overreliance on such tools, regulatory expectations, potential liability and insurance coverage implications, as well as lessons from recent enforcement actions.

  • Issues To Watch In Potential English Arbitration Act Reform

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    Summary dismissal, confidentiality, technological updates and certain other topics that could fall under the England and Wales Law Commission's upcoming review of the 25-year-old Arbitration Act should be of particular interest to those considering an English-seated arbitration, say Neil Newing and Alasdair Marshall at Signature Litigation.

  • UK's Vicarious Liability Juggernaut Shows Signs Of Slowing

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    In the last five years, U.K. court decisions have generally broadened the scope of vicarious liability, holding organizations responsible for individuals' crimes, but more recent decisions suggest that courts are finally taking steps to limit such liability, say Stephanie Wilson and Philip Tracey at Plexus Legal.

  • What 9th Circ. Arbitration Case May Mean For Insurance

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    If the plaintiffs in CLMS Management Services v. Amwins Brokerage of Georgia appeal the Ninth Circuit's recent decision that state law does not bar the enforcement of arbitration clauses in insurance contracts, the case may have a significant effect on the different dispute resolution options for insurers and policyholders, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.

  • UK Focus On Int'l Data Transfers Shows Appetite For Reform

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    Recent U.K. public consultations on international transfers of personal data and structural amendments to the country's General Data Protection Regulation illustrate the post-Brexit appetite for reform and signal changes to the international data transfers regime, say Kate Brimsted and Tom Evans at BCLP.

  • Policyholder Outlook Following UK Biz Interruption Test Case

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    In the nine months since the U.K. Supreme Court ruled in favor of policyholders in the Financial Conduct Authority’s test case on insurance coverage for COVID-19 businesses interruption claims, similar lawsuits filed against insurers show that a positive outcome for insureds is not guaranteed, say Peter Sharp and Paul Mesquitta at Morgan Lewis.

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