Insurance UK Archive » January, 2023

Insurance UK - January, 2023

172 articles

• Gov't Can't Recoup £17B Error From Pensions, Unions Argue
• UK Gov't Floats Plans To Regulate Crypto-Assets
• Insurers Win Appeal To Keep $40M COVID Dispute Out Of UK
• Firms Ask FCA For Extension To Consumer Rules Deadline
• Asset Manager Can't Kick $870M Fraud Suit To Switzerland
• Aegon Completes €42.5M Buyback For Compensation Plans
• Landmark Ruling Could Boost Personal Injury Claimant Sector
• Looming Pension Portal Launch Stoking Worry, Survey Shows
• Ex-Exec Denies Poaching Clients From Insurance Brokerage
• SME Group Backs Rules Tackling Late Payments, Insurance
• HMRC Repaid £1B In Emergency Tax On Pension Withdrawals
• Ince Group Delays Financial Results For 2nd Time
• Exec Says Sullivan & Cromwell Sold Him Out For Allianz Deal
• Liberty Defends Refusal To Cover Dept. Store's COVID Closure
• Lawyers Less Keen Than Firms On More Time In The Office
• Financial Stability? Many UK Attys Aren't Feeling It
• Lawyering More Stressful, Less Profitable For Women
• The 2023 UK Lawyer Satisfaction Survey
• FCA Reappoints Manzoor As Financial Ombudsman Chair
• AmTrust Hits Back At Legal Funder's £56M Insurance Suit
• Gov't Details Plans To Plug Pension Inequality Gap
• MPs Question Impact On Funds Of Watchdog's Green Rules
• Has The Liberalization Of Legal Services Achieved Its Aims?
• UK Restricts Life Insurance Co. After 'Offensive' Advert
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Financial Adviser's £4M Suit Against Car Insurer Falls Short
• Pensions Watchdog Accused Of Sidelining Climate Change
• British Steel Pension Advisers Told To Hold Assets Longer
• Taylor Wessing Pursues 'Strategic Alliance' With Madrid Firm
• Luxembourg Asset Managers Urge Clarity On Greenwashing
• Gov't Maintains UK Auto-Enrollment Earnings 'Trigger'
• $6.2M Oil Cleanup Fight Must Be Arbitrated, UK Insurer Says
• TPR Finds More Consolidation In Defined Contribution Market
• Slow UK Approval Process Hurting Business, Says City Group
• Parts Of Crypto Biz A 'Wild West', Treasury Committee Warns
• Watchstone Accuses PwC Of Leaking Info At £63M Trial
• UK, EU Watchdogs To Swap Info On Benchmarks Enforcement
• FCA Warns Over 'Misleading' British Steel Pensions Redress
• Corlytics Buys ING's Regulatory Platform In €5M Deal
• UK Eyes Investment Consultant Regulation After Bond Crisis
• Fountain Court Chambers Increases Pupillage Pay To £80,000
• Uni Says Controlled Detonation, Not War, Caused Damage
• EU Leaders OK Rules On Foreign Access To Online Evidence
• Insurers Say They Don't Need More EU Greenwashing Rules
• FCA Pricing Reforms Spark 19% Jump In Car Insurance Costs
• Gov't Rejects Bill Amendment To Hike Biz Registration Fees
• Some Firms Unprepared For Consumer Duty Rules, FCA Says
• Allianz Says Bomb Blast 'Caused By War' In Uni Cover Fight
• EU Chair Aims To Wrap Up Crypto Reporting Law By Midyear
• Gov't Won't Back Increase In Auto-Enrollment Contributions
• Insurers Pressure EU For Access To In-Vehicle Data
• Clifford Chance Guides Legal & General On £430M Buy-In Deal
• Ashurst To Keep 84% Of Newly Qualified Attorneys In Spring
• Legal Funder Novitas To Write Off £90M For Bad Cases
• UK Lagging In Green Investment, Says CBI Chief
• Record Case Numbers Waiting Years In Criminal Court Queue
• Howden Creates New Broking Division After TigerRisk Deal
• Construction Co. Sues Over £46M Cladding Remedial Work
• Travel Firm Saga In Talks To Sell Insurance Underwriting Biz
• Gov't Urged To Be Transparent Over Pension Funding Reform
• Insurers Want NOLA Eatery To Arbitrate Hurricane Claim
• HMRC Wins Reduced Payout To Ex-Employee
• SRA Closes One More Metamorph Group Firm
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• FCA Warns Of Legal Challenge To £49M British Steel Scheme
• Test Case Clarifies Damages In 'Hybrid' Auto Injury Claims
• Allianz Settles With Retailer In Fight Over £27M PPI Claims
• Insurers Warn EU Sustainability Rules Create Uncertainty
• EU Greenwashing Rules 'Expose Finance Firms To Legal Risk'
• Disability Rights Atty Faces SRA Case Over Client Accounts
• Insurer Denies Applicant's Name Halted Recruitment Process
• MPs To Probe Impact Of Russia Trade Sanctions
• FCA Launches Sweeping Review Of Pensions Advice
• Clyde & Co. Partner Rebuked For Drunk Driving Conviction
• Aegon Shareholders OK €4.9B Merger With Rival Insurer
• Deloitte Legal Hires Ex-Freshfields Legal Innovation Officer
• Insurer Ordered To Explain Case In Lockdown Loss Suit
• Top Insurers Launch Protocol For Setting Net-Zero Targets
• Delay Plan To Phase Out EU Regulation, Law Group Urges
• EU Watchdogs Targeting Poor Financial Advice To Savers
• Broker Rebuffs £10M Claim Over Cardiff City FC Player Death
• London Broker Acrisure Snaps Up Scottish Firm, Eyes Growth
• EU To Regulate Bloc's 'Black Box' Financial Decisions
• 5 Gen X Characteristics That Can Boost Legal Leadership
• Norton Rose Fulbright Reappoints EMEA Managing Partner
• Hedge Fund Fights Broker Over Unpaid Finder's Fees
• MPs Worry UK Is Falling Behind On Automated Car Regulation
• Linklaters To Keep 96% Of Trainees In Spring
• A&L Goodbody Guides Gallagher Dublin Broker Purchase
• 'Validity' Trial Begins In Denmark's Cum-Ex Tax Fraud Case
• Biffa's £1.3B Takeover Wins Regulatory Approval In Gibraltar
• Lloyds Sues Law Firm's Insurers For £1.7M Over Failings
• Insurance Capital Reforms Bring More Risk, BoE's Bailey Says
• Kick Kuwait's Fraud Suit To Switzerland, Asset Manager Says
• Law Firm Must Face Claim From Non-Client Over Fraud
• Sky Fights Insurers For £138M Roof Damage Coverage
• Nine Law Firms Shut Doors Over Rising Insurance Costs
• CILEX Takes Over Paralegal Body And Regulator
• Developer Wins Appeal Over Pension Bankruptcy Protection
• 3 Law Firms Steer £400M Pension Buy-In Deal For Amey
• EU To Scrutinize Marketing Of Investment Products
• Pinsent Taps Dentons Partner As Global General Counsel
• ECJ Beneficial Owners Ruling Leaves Uncertainty In Its Wake
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Fidelis Gets Shot To Defend Itself In $3.5B Russian Plane Suit
• 'Lifestyling' Has Dangers After Bond Crisis, TPR Says
• Gov't Cost Of Pension Tax Relief Climbs To £27B
• Allianz Exec Gets Top Post At Central Bank Of Ireland
• 3 Firms Lead Vista's $2.6B Buy Of Insurance Software Biz
• Allianz Loses Fight To Refuse Fuel Leak Payout On Appeal
• Hogan Lovells Adds M&A Pro From CMS In Amsterdam
• British Airways Trustee Sells Supermarket Stake For £196M
• RBS Customers Fight PPI Cutoff Date At Top UK Court
• Stallard Guides Insurance Buyer's Welsh Brokerage Purchase
• 2 Firms Guide £400M Pension Deal For Construction Biz
• FCA Targets Poor Conduct At Wholesale Brokers
• Skadden Joins In Upping Newly Qualified Attys' Pay In London
• Browne Jacobson Tops UK Social Mobility Index
• FCA Eyes Expanding Protection For Struggling Policyholders
• Credit Companies Dodge French Banker's Bias Suit
• Clyde & Co. Recruits Insurance Lead For New Italy Practice
• FCA Updates Guidance For Professional Bodies To Boost AML
• Insurers Must Adapt To Economic Pressures, Watchdog Warns
• BP Portfolio Manager Breached Info Sharing Rules, Exec Says
• Going Paperless Could Save UK Firms £400,000, Study Says
• M&S Fights Ex-Brooks Brothers Exec's $1.2M Pension Claim
• 'Third Way' Pensions Would Have Weathered Crisis, Aon Says
• £15B BoE Bond Sale Shaves Pension Scheme Deficits
• City Minister Plans Faster Approval Process For Firms
• Shoosmiths Advises Jensten On Deal For Regional Broker
• Global M&A Appetite Remains In 2023, Report Says
• Hotel Says Insurers Must Cover Homeless Families' Damages
• Tax Barrister Denies Liability In £12M Negligent Advice Suit
• Deloitte Starts Real Estate Legal Biz With Shoosmiths Attys
• Insurer Beazley Raises $45M For First Digital Attack Bond
• Retailer Reaches £50M Settlement With Allianz Over PPI Claim
• Linklaters' Partner Firm Adds Disputes Partner In Beijing
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Slaughter And May Leads Nucleus' £242M SIPPs Provider Deal
• Clyde & Co. Hires 19-Strong Insurance Team From DWF
• Policy Boss Stepping Down From Pensions Watchdog
• Mayer Brown Steers Insurer R&Q On $341M Legacy Deal
• FCA Tells Claims Managers To Tackle Compliance Concerns
• Insurers Fight $875M Claim For Jets Stranded In Russia
• SRA Says Atty Used Third-Party Fees For Cash-Flow Problems
• Failure To Pay For Hearing Aids Ruled Discriminatory
• Number Of FCA Fines Doubles In 2022
• Magic Circle Firm First To Reveal Spring Trainee Stats
• Pension Funding Grew By £400B In 2022
• Litigation Pro Made New City Of London Law Society Chair
• DAC Beachcroft Guides GRP On Regional Broker Purchase
• What Slovak Labor Code Changes Will Mean For Employers
• Macfarlanes Leads £263M Bid For UK Funerals Provider
• Insurers Can Force Arbitration For $7M Hurricane Ida Claim
• Companies To Be Prosecuted For Minor Offenses Out Of Court
• An ICO Reminder On Managing Subject Access Requests
• Insurer Royal London Completes Pooled Funds Merger
• Global Crypto Regulatory Proposals Spark Concerns
• Imprisoned Pension Fraudster Can't Redo $28.5M Ruling
• 2023 Pegged As Record Year For UK Pension Deals
• Almost 100 Barristers And Solicitors To Be Made KC This Year
• Plane Lessor Sues Insurers For $29M Over Jet Held In Russia
• Solicitors Watchdog Fines Law Firm Over Historic Breaches
• Pension Providers Urged To Act On Workers Opting Out
• Law Firm Cartwright King Collapses Into Administration
• Helen Pitcher Named Chair Of Judicial Appointments Body
• Reinsurers Sought Ukraine Exclusions On Jan. 1 Renewals
• Standard Life Settles Part Of £70M Delayed Project Suit
• The Biggest UK Supreme Court Cases To Watch In 2023
• Firms Face Mounting ESG Regulatory Demands In 2023
• 4 Insurance & Pensions Trends To Watch In 2023
• UK Financial Regulators Face Big Challenges In 2023