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Insurance UK - March, 2025

138 articles

• Cocktail Bar Chain Settles £4M COVID Loss Insurance Claim
• 'Still Early Days': A Litigation Funder Stays Optimistic
• Trade Body Seeks Consumer Duty Slack For Wholesale Banks
• Lloyds Bank Covers £5.1B Pension Liabilities With Rothesay
• Myanmar Earthquake Exposes Insurance Protection Gap
• Claims Groups Slam Gov't Report On Personal Injury Reform
• BoE Proposes Raising Deposit Protection Scheme Limit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• UK Pensions Watchdog Pledges To Cut Red Tape
• Gov't May Face £70M In Claims From Fire Insurance Scheme
• Pension Partners Guides £2M Benefits Deal For Housing Co.
• FCA Tests 'Targeted Support' Model With 12 Finance Firms
• Huawei Defeats Widow's Delayed Claim Over Unpaid OT
• 6 Insurers Penned £5B-Plus In Pension Deals In 'Record' 2024
• EU Insurer Watchdog Urges Full Buffer Requirement In Crypto
• InvestAcc Group To Buy AJ Bell Pension Unit For £25M
• UK Aims To Boost Competitiveness With Derivative Rule Cuts
• Gov't Urged To Review State Pension Ahead Of Tax 'Cliff Edge'
• What Latest FCA Portfolio Letter Means For Payments Firms
• Pension Watchdog Vows To Improve Internal Pay Gaps
• Claims Firm Beats Whistleblower's Fraud Case
• UK Accounting Firms Warned On Capital Restructuring
• Insurers Could Pick Up Bill For Replacing Dangerous Cladding
• Gov't Expands UK Fraud Strategy With Focus on Scammers
• FCA Presses London Insurers Into Misconduct Training
• UK Insurer Beam Buys Commercial Lines Broker KDH
• Most DC Savers In Plans With 'Productive Asset' Investment
• Chubb Settles £3M Building Defect Claim With Housing Assoc.
• Aviva Pays Out £1.9B In Protection Claims In 2024
• Howden To Buy Pensions Adviser Barnett Waddingham
• Ex-National Grid Worker Partially Wins Appeal In Pension Row
• Quarter Of Pension Schemes Still Have 'Nondigital' Data
• FCA Issues Regulatory Reform Plan To Promote UK Growth
• FCA Boss Presses Pro-Reform MPs For Clarity On Risk
• A&O Shearman Dials In £10B Pension Deals For BT Scheme
• EU To Ease Financial Benchmark Rules For Administrators
• Global M&A Rebound Drives Insurance Boom, UK Broker Says
• Schroders Wins £740M Pension Management Contract
• UK Car Insurance Premiums Drop 17% Amid Lower Claims
• UK Pension Deal Market Hit £47.6B In 2024
• Spanish Lottery Co. Accused Of Tax Insurance Market Breach
• Insurers Provide £14.9B Of Cover With Post-Grenfell Program
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Insurance Giant Howden Buys Scotland Broker SKB
• Insurer MS Amlin To Write €110M For Ukraine War Facility
• FCA Probes Commission 'Concerns' Over Life Insurance Sales
• Simmons & Simmons Hires 4 Insurance Pros From Kennedys
• Underwriter Ignite Launches Litigation Cover In Europe
• Gallagher Hits Back At Former CEO's £1.5M Claim For Losses
• Audit Watchdog Pledges Support For Gov't Growth Priority
• Gowling, Sackers Steer £785M Pension Deal For Crops Biz
• What's Next After FCA Drops Troubled 'Name And Shame' Plan
• Firms Still See Pension Schemes As Risk, Despite Surplus
• MPs Urged To Block FCA Email Deletion Policy
• Gov't Growth Priority Forces FCA To Reassess Consumer Risk
• Group Status Prohibits VAT, Prudential Tells UK Top Court
• Freshfields Guides €3.5B Sale Of Life Insurer Viridium
• UK Regulator OKs Aegon Unit's First Long-Term Asset Fund
• Pressure Grows On State Pension As Life Expectancy Rises
• Swiss Bank Accused Of Ignoring $1B Kuwaiti Bribery Scheme
• FCA Urged To Act As Insurance Finance Rates Still High
• European Insurance M&A Deals Hit Record 20% In 2024
• Minister Defends Rejection Of Pension Redress For Women
• Watchdog Probes MHA's Audit Of Failed UK Builder ISG
• Gowling-Led Church Of Scotland Seals £75M Pension Buy-In
• Treasury Meets Fintech Bosses On Growth, Scrapping Rules
• Aspen Says Frost Damage Excludes Pellet Maker's £4M Claim
• Insurers Fight For Arbitration In La. Hurricane Damage Dispute
• 9 In 10 Providers Using AI, Pensions Body Says
• Kuwait Pension Fund Says Director Ran $1B Bribery Scheme
• Government Wants Pension Watchdog To Cut Red Tape
• UK To Launch Measures To Speed Up Firms' Approval Process
• EU Insurers To See Boost From Increased Defense Spending
• Aon Can Sue Howden In Staff Poaching Case In England
• Gov't Orders Law Shake-Up To Boost Insurance Mutuals
• Willkie-Led PE Firm To Buy Stake In UK Insurance Broker
• Insurer Ardonagh Buys UK Broker Anderson & Co.
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Greek Firms Steer Bank's €600M Insurer Stake Buy From CVC
• Solicitor Fined Over Disclosure Failure With Insurer
• Phoenix Group Sued By Ex-CEO Over Short Pay
• MPs To Debate Women State Pension Redress Petition
• Insurance Brokers Could Get Tax Refunds After Court Ruling
• Gov't Urged To Reform Rules To Unlock Pension Surpluses
• Gov't Confirms Date For Local Gov't Pension 'Megafunds'
• Regulatory Rollback Gathers Pace As Programs Axed
• Pierson Ferdinand Hires Former Magistrate From Walkers
• Great Lakes Denies Liability For £1.26M Crane Damage
• FCA Drops Plan To 'Name And Shame' Firms It Investigates
• UK Watchdogs Drop Diversity And Inclusion Regulation Plans
• L&G Launches £500M Buyback, Reports 6% Rise In Profits
• AXA Says Santander Was In 'Driving Seat' In £670M PPI Trial
• Over-50s Regret Not Taking Pension Seriously, Study Shows
• UK Regulators Seek AI Guidance From Industry
• Norway Insurer Gjensidige To Buy Home Cover Rival For $40M
• Brokers Fail To Address Liquidity Risks, City Watchdog Finds
• New UK Order Offers Welcome Clarity To Crypto Staking Rules
• Nationwide To Pay £600M In Rewards After Virgin Money Deal
• PIB Insurance Group Acquires Litigation Insurer Litica
• Eversheds Guides Canada Life £361M Pension Scheme Deal
• FCA Finds Firms Prioritizing Sales Over Consumer Outcomes
• How EU's Anticoercion Tool May Counter New US Tariffs
• FRC Launches Tool To Boost Access To Company Data
• Aviva Finalizes £4.8M Buy-Out For Defunct Fruit Distributor
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Gallagher's $13.5B AssuredPartners Deal Faces FTC Inquiry
• EU Regulator Eyes Harmonized AML Enforcement
• Howden Sued For £20M Over Hotel Chain's COVID Losses
• EU Fund Managers Push For More Competitive Regulations
• Debevoise Helps Resolution Life Cover $9.7B Of Annuity Risk
• FCA Awaits Gov't Answer To City Consumer Duty Pushback
• FCA Finds Most Firms Fail To Service Vulnerable Customers
• Insurer Wins Landmark Appeal In Scotbeef Moldy Meat Case
• MPs Quiz Gov't Over Women Pension Redress Refusal
• First 3 Firms Connect To UK Gov't Pension 'Dashboard'
• Blake Morgan Denies Botching Pensions Advice To Trust
• Slaughter & May-Led L&G Seals £505M Inchcape Pension Deal
• BoE Proposes Easier Capital Rules For Smaller Banks
• Quilter PLC Sets Aside £76M For Redress Amid FCA Review
• FCA Says Private Markets Must Identify Conflicts Better
• Boss Defends Pensions Service Despite Portal's Failings
• Lloyd's Warns Of $2.4T Financial Risk From Solar Storms
• Berkeley, Contractor Settle £15M Grenfell-Style Cladding Claim
• Intermediary SRG Buys Modified Car Insurance Broker
• Cinema Chain Says Landlord Overcharged For Premiums
• Pension Schemes Post Record-Breaking Consolidation
• Insurers To Benefit From Italy's Mandatory Catastrophe Cover
• UK Financial Ombudsman Reports Jump In Complaints
• Pension Surpluses Rise To £180B As Gov't Weighs New Rules
• New Pension Standards Need Improvement, Trade Body Says
• What To Know About Compliance As EU AI Act Takes Effect
• Beazley Launches $500M Buyback Amid 'Record' Profits
• UK Pensions Watchdog Calls For Improved Scheme Data
• Brookfield Launches In UK To Tap Pension Buyout Demand
• Gov't Softens Hard Deadline For State Pension Top-Ups
• AXA Launches €1.2B Share Buyback After Profit Gain
• Pension Insurer Utmost Appoints Schroders For £400M Book
• CMS Guides £2.8M Pension Deal For UK Careers Charity