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Latest News in Insurance UK
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September 22, 2017
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
The last week has seen Deutsche Bank sue a British law firm, a new insolvency filing by a Lehman creditor against the defunct bank's trustees and a dispute between an insurance-backed guarantee underwriter and a Lloyd's broker. Here, Law360 looks at those and other new claims in the U.K.
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September 22, 2017
EU Urges UK To Finally Set Out Its Brexit Expectations
The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator welcomed Theresa May’s “constructive” speech on Britain’s exit from the EU on Friday, but urged the U.K.'s prime minister to swiftly establish a precise negotiating position.
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September 22, 2017
Final AML Guidance Issued For EU Electronic Fund Transfers
Payment service providers need to fine-tune their procedures for tackling terrorist financing and money laundering in electronic fund transfers to bring themselves into line with European Union standards, according to final guidelines issued by the bloc's financial regulators on Friday.
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September 22, 2017
UK's May Pitches Transition Period To Break Brexit Deadlock
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday proposed a two-year transition period following Britain’s exit from the European Union that would see the country's current regulatory framework stay in place until 2021.
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September 22, 2017
EU Approves Rules To Prevent Misselling Of Insurance
European insurers will be forced to put consumers first when they develop and market policies from next year under new rules adopted by the European Commission.
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