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Insurance UK - February, 2024

145 articles

• Police Federation Liable For 9,500 Pension Payouts
• FCA Plan To Name Suspect Firms Early Alarms Finance Sector
• MPs Quiz Watchdog On Chaos At Local Gov't Pension Fund
• UK Pension 'Surplus Extraction' Changes Could Unlock £340B
• £1.84B Of Gov't-Backed COVID Loans Suspected Fraudulent
• Pensions Watchdog Chief Under Fire As Staff Strike Again
• Insurer Direct Line Rejects £3B Linklaters-Backed Ageas Bid
• MPs Launch Inquiry Into Effectiveness Of Russia Sanctions
• Insurer To Pay £15K To End Abuse Payout Row With Ex-Vicar
• Bogus Insurance Claim Lawyer Seeks To Overturn Striking Off
• Profit Warnings Rise For Pension Scheme Sponsors
• Pension Bodies Call For Investment Regulation Overhaul
• FRC Plans To Review Code For Asset Managers
• St James's Place Sets Aside £426M For Potential Client Refunds
• A Rare Look At Judicial Interpretation Of LEG Exclusions
• Global Pension Assets Total $55T In 2023, Broker Says
• Financial Ombudsman Braced For APP Fraud Claims
• Insurance Body Launches Guide For 'Responsible' AI Use
• FCA To Start Naming Finance Firms Under Investigation
• British Pensions Sector Backs FCA 'Advice Gap' Review
• UK Insurers Call For Extension Of 'Whiplash' Injury Tariff
• Insurance M&A Hits 10-Year Low Amid Political Uncertainty
• Ex-Managing Partner Must Pay £210K Costs In Bias Claim
• UK Unveils Plan For Surplus In £1.4T Pension Sector
• EU Strengthens Investors' Protection On Investment Funds
• Addleshaw Goddard Hires Macfarlanes Pro For Wealth Team
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Telecoms Execs Deny Knowledge Of Bribery In £11M Sale
• Allianz To Launch €1B Buyback, Boost 2023 Dividend
• Swiss Watchdog Launches New Unregulated Fund Category
• Pensions Regulator To Rejig Oversight Of Workplace Schemes
• Ruling In FCA Case Offers Tips On Flexible Work Requests
• Compensation Scheme To Cover £38M Pensions Transfer Cost
• FCA Fires Warning Shot Over City's Consumer Duty Failings
• Upcoming Election Hampering Net-Zero Progress, MPs say
• UK Audit Sector's Stewardship Code Gains Support
• Going Broke Is Top Concern For Retirement Clients
• Breaking Down The New UK Pension Funding Regs
• Insurers Warned To Be Alert To Escalation in Middle East
• Zurich To Reward Shareholders With $5B After Record Profit
• NY Judges Question Lehman's Bid To Undo CDS Trial Loss
• Pitmans Can't Strike Out Negligent Pension Advice Claim
• Insurer QBE Narrows Gender Pay Gap, But Bonuses An Issue
• Pension Climate Reporting Has 'Failed To Shift UK Investment'
• FCA Targeting Failings In Consumer Duty Compliance
• Burges Salmon Leads Insurer's £11M Spar Pension Deal
• Fire Brigade Workers Fight To Overturn Pensions Loss
• Addleshaw Goddard Hires ESG Expert From Clifford Chance
• Insurers Fight To Overturn 'Mixed Injury' Compensation Ruling
• EU Negotiators Adopt Rules To Widen Market Data Access
• Pension Transfers Could Cost Savers £70K In Retirement
• Pension Numbers Shrink As Funding Grows, Watchdog Says
• Insurers Detail Plans To Free £100B Amid Solvency Changes
• AmTrust Hikes Counterclaim To £14M In Legal-Funding Fight
• FCA Secures Bankruptcy Order Against Pension Promoters
• NatWest Begins £300M Share Buyback As Profits Soar
• Lloyd's Confirms Claire Schrader As General Counsel
• Insurers Reject WRBC Corp.'s $90M COVID-19 Losses Claim
• Law Firm Loses Over Solicitor's Pension On Maternity Leave
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Stephenson Harwood Hires Regulatory Pro In Corporate Boost
• UK Pension Annuity Sales Hit £5.2B In 2023, ABI Says
• Claims Managers Are Clouding Regulatory Status, FCA Warns
• Gallagher Denies Liability In $7.3M Cargo Reinsurance Claims
• City Lobby Calls For Tax Cuts, Investment Reform In Budget
• Claimant Body Denies Injury 'Epidemic' Before Court Appeal
• FCA Quizzes Top Firms On Advice Services Fees
• Osborne Clarke Steers £114M Standard Life Pension Deal
• UK Gov't Asks Financial Regulators To Review AI Policing
• Fintech Expert Appointed To FCA Board For 3-Year Term
• Addleshaw Goddard Adds BoE Deputy GC To Finance Team
• BDO Sues Insurance Broker Over Unpaid M&A Advisory Fee
• UK Access Rules Too Burdensome, Say European Funds
• Insurers On Hook After Top Court Rules On Credit Hire Claims
• FCA Flagged 10,000 Misleading Financial Ads In 2023
• Broker WTW Works With Maths Lab On Catastrophe Modeling
• Decoding UK Case Law On Anti-Suit Injunctions
• Insurers Must Pay Out On Third-Party Hire Car Losses
• Insurance Broker Escapes £2.6M Claim From Foundry Client
• EU Eases Rule Enforcement On Best Price For Clients
• UK Pension Surplus Dips Slightly To £425B
• New Panel Set Up To Promote UK Fund Investments
• Post-Election UK Pension Changes Could Be In The Fine Print
• One In Four Retirees 'Not Checking State Pension Forecast'
• Proskauer Hires Sidley Austin's Funds Head In London
• Marine Insurer Skuld Cancels Red Sea 'War Risks'
• UK Gov't Pushed To Reform Audit As Delays Cause Delistings
• FCA Tells Firms To Bear Brunt Of Policing Financial Crime
• Pension Reform Key For UK Savings Shortfall, Report Says
• Reporting Rules For Russia Sanctions Get UK Update
• Insurer Liable For Exploiting Business Before Merger
• Court Says 'Catastrophe' Applies In COVID Reinsurance Cases
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• UK Gov't Audit Backlog Plan Gets Watchdog Support
• UK Insurers Agree To Pause Sales Of Asset Protection Cover
• UK Regulators Need 'Growth Mindset' Lloyd's Boss Says
• Woodford Investors Get Court OK For £230M Redress Deal
• UK Pensions Watchdog Faces New Wave Of Walkouts
• FCA Sets Out Crime-Fighting Priorities For Finance Firms
• Apt. Owners Can't Avoid Arbitrating Ida Damage, Insurers Say
• Pension Reform Needed To Plug Growing Savings Shortfall
• Pensions Regulator Boosts Data Gathering After Funds Crisis
• FCA Urged By Industry To Boost Investment Research
• 5 Questions For Hogan Lovells' Regulatory Expert Rachel Kent
• UK Gov't Sets Up Pension 'Small Pots' Support Group
• Fox Williams Hires Fintech Partner From Deloitte
• Aviva's £460M AIG Life UK Takeover Gets Competition Probe
• Arc Pensions Law Hires Litigation Pro From Pinsent Masons
• Women Need Extra 19 Years In Work To Close Pension Gap
• City Regulator Warns It Cannot Fine Cloud Service Providers
• Pension Funding Hits Record Despite Gilt 'Roller Coaster'
• UK Freezes Pensions Auto-Enrollment Thresholds Again
• FCA Tells Insurers To Provide Non-Financial Misconduct Data
• Rise In Retiree Costs Is 'Wake-Up Call,' Ex-Minister Says
• Gov't Must Rehire Axed Jobcentre Staffer, Pay Her £68K
• Trade Bodies Want Delay On EU Sustainability Rule Changes
• Brown & Brown Acquires Insurance Broker Stewart & Partners
• Ex-Watchdog Boss Faults New Pension Funding Regulations
• Insurers Call For Premium Tax Cuts, Flood Defense Spending
• EU Securities Watchdog To Get New ESG Rating Powers
• Burges Salmon Guides Insurance Co. In £72M Pension Deal
• Cayman Islands Off AML Risk Lists, Signaling Robust Controls
• Insurer Cuts Claim Against Cigna For Costs Of Missold PPI
• Pension Watchdog Warns Schemes After Capita Cyber Breach
• UK Could Have To Raise Pension Age To 71, Study Warns
• Gov't Clarifies Pension Dashboard 'Deferral' Rules
• Broker WTW Launches Insurance For Endangered Coral Reef
• Confidence In Pensions Outlook Dips In UK, Studies Show
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• ED&F To Face £56M Trial Over Role In Danish Cum-Ex Fraud
• Holiday Inn Owner, Insurers Settle Suit Over $11M Ida Award
• 'Unprecedented' Year Ahead For UK Pension Risk Transfers
• EU Watchdog Warns Of High Level Of Pensions Risk Exposure
• Pension Schemes Still Behind On Watchdog Code Prep
• Quality Of Financial Reporting Still Mixed, Watchdog Says
• HgCapital Trust To Invest £44M In German Insurance Broker
• Irwin Mitchell Not Liable For Helpline Advice To Future Client
• Accounting Watchdog Flags Barriers To Entry For Audit Firms
• Greenwashing Risk Hurting ESG Funds, EU Watchdog Says
• EU Plans Closer Scrutiny Of BigTech Financial Services
• Ex Claims Negligence Over Husband's £110,000 Death Benefit
• Labour To Take Forward Mansion House Pension Reforms
• Gov't To Navigate 'Regulatory Arbitrage' With Superfund Laws
• Switzerland Floats Plan To Curb Nature-Related Financial Risk
• Austrian Lender BAWAG Buys Dutch Online Bank For €510M