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Latest News in Insurance UK
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April 20, 2018
Judging The Financial Conduct Authority 5 Years On
The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority, 5 years old this month, has had significant success in securing record financial penalties against firms in relation to misconduct, but it remains to be seen whether it will be able to hold senior individuals to account, says David Rundle of WilmerHale.
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April 20, 2018
Water Regulator Says It Cannot Protect Retirement Funds
Britain’s water industry watchdog has said it is powerless to regulate the retirement funds of industry monopolies after a senior lawmaker accused two utilities firms of putting shareholders before their own pension scheme members.
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April 20, 2018
Global Watchdog Provides Tools To Stamp Out Misconduct
The financial watchdog for the G-20 group of countries unveiled a new toolkit on Friday that firms and regulators can use to combat misconduct that has damaged public trust in financial services.
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April 20, 2018
UK Regulator To Ease Reporting Burden For General Insurers
U.K. nonlife insurers will find their reporting duties are relaxed under Europe’s Solvency II directive through plans unveiled by the Prudential Regulation Authority on Friday as the watchdog attempts to soften the unpopular capital regime.
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April 20, 2018
SFO Gets Funding Boost To Ease ‘Blockbuster’ Demands
The U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office has announced a funding boost from the government that will help the watchdog to investigate major financial crime cases without having to rely on “blockbuster" funding.
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