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Insurance UK
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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August 17, 2018
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
The last week has seen Gatwick Airport sue an insolvent construction firm and two insurers for professional negligence, Deutsche Bank lodge a claim against India's Canara Bank and a Markel unit file a contract dispute against German animal insurance specialist Hippo.
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August 17, 2018
UK Corporations Face Growing Risk Of Class Actions
Recent years have seen an increased focus on class action litigation in U.K. courts, with a rise in high-profile and high-value claims being brought against corporate defendants. Furthermore, various factors suggest that the trend is likely to continue, say attorneys at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP.
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August 17, 2018
Latham Adds New Corporate Finance Attys To London Office
Latham & Watkins has bolstered the infrastructure scope of its private equity practice in Europe by poaching two partners for its London office from Magic Circle law firms.
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August 17, 2018
Speak To EU Regulators About Brexit, FCA Urges City Firms
London’s banks and financial services should consider seeking guidance from Europe's domestic regulators about the future of their local operations, the Financial Conduct Authority has said, amid fears that Britain could leave the European Union without a trade deal.
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August 17, 2018
Denmark Widens £1B Tax Fraud Suit, Includes UK City Firms
Denmark’s tax authority has filed a suit at the High Court in London against 71 individuals and companies, including many in the financial services sector, which it alleges took part in a massive multinational fraud to cheat the Danish government out of £1 billion ($1.3 billion) in reimbursed taxes.
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