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Insurance UK - July, 2025

163 articles

• Yahoo Says Chubb Unit Must Cover Potential EU Privacy Fines
• Lloyd's, Loan Provider Settle $3M Pitcher Coverage Feud
• Pensions Ombudsman Says Caseload Is Outpacing Funding
• Tax Breaks On Pension Contributions Rise to £52.1B
• Challenges Law Firms Face In Recruiting Competitor Teams
• Squire Patton-Led JTC To Buy Swiss Bank Unit For £20M
• A&O Shearman Guides Brookfield On £2.4B Just Group Buy
• Insurers Lose Bid To Avoid $37M Ship Detention Payout
• Sainsbury's Bank Partners With Allianz For Insurance Policies
• UK Gov't Forced To Repay £48.7M In Pension Overtaxation
• Property Insurance Payouts Rise To £1.6B In 3 Months
• Insurance Broker Aon Warns Of Looming Market Shift
• Allianz Settles £9M Structural Dispute With Housing Trust
• Looser SMCR May Leave Banks More Open To Fraud Charges
• Bridgehaven Buys Irish Insurer To Enter EU Market
• Tech Co. Accuses Seller Of Hiding Issues Ahead Of £20M Deal
• Global Insurance M&A Drops To Lowest Level Since 2008
• EU Watchdog Finds Failings In AML Defenses At Crypto-Firms
• Kirkland Guides Bridgepoint On German Broker Majority Stake
• Osborne Clarke Guides £37M Pension Deal For Heart Charity
• FCA Flags AI Risks In Benchmark Administrators' Controls
• IMF Warns Of 'Difficult Decisions' On UK Pension Triple Lock
• Investment Boss Told To Pay Back £170K From £37M Fraud
• Veteran Banker Named Interim Chair Of Financial Ombudsman
• Allianz Life Hack Attack Exposes Most Clients' Info
• Britons Fear Impact Of Inheritance Tax Change On Pensions
• European Reinsurer Fined £1.79M Over Post-Brexit Failings
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 'Disconnect' Between Pension And Savings, Broadstone Says
• Commercial Insurer Competition Driving Drop In Global Rates
• Pharma Co. Sues Generali In £2M Alzheimer's Coverage Claim
• Pensions Watchdog Wants Dashboards Data Improvements
• Gov't Warned That Pension Bill Excludes Investment Cos.
• AXA Wins £675M Missold PPI Payout Fight With Santander
• MoD Official Named As New Companies House CEO
• Munich Re Can't Nix Private Equity Firm's $491M IPO Claim
• Audit Watchdog Imposed £14.5M In Fines Last Year
• DWF Hires 4 More From Kennedys To Boost Injury Practice
• Ireland Revamps Sweeping Insurance Reform Plan
• CMS, Sackers Guide £40M Pension Deal For Engineering Body
• BoE Speeds Up Insurance Vehicle Approvals To Boost Growth
• SFO Charges 6 With Fraud Over £75M Pension Investments
• Lloyd's Grants Provisional Approval For South African Insurer
• Chesnara Raises £140M To Fund HSBC Life Buy
• Pinsent Masons Guides £11M DAC Beachcroft Pension Deal
• Gov't Warned Over Risks From Captive Insurance Reform
• Brown & Brown To Buy UK Racehorse Insurance Broker
• MPs Call For Gov't Strategy To Fix 'Pensioner Poverty'
• Fund Managers Ask EU Watchdog To Simplify Investing Rules
• Insurance Actuaries Told To Review Modeling Assumptions
• What To Expect As FCA Preps To Launch AI Testing Service
• Insurer CPP Group To Sell India Biz For Up To $21M
• FCA Criticizes Firms For Slow Fixes To Reporting Failures
• Aviva Study Identifies Gender Gap In UK Pension Engagement
• Racecourses Lose Early Fight In £80M COVID Cover Battle
• JMW Guides £4M Pension Deal For Church Scheme
• BoE Chief Vows To Speak Up If Deregulation Goes Too Far
• Atradius Syndicate Gets 'In Principle' OK For Lloyd's Launch
• DWF Beats Data Privacy Challenge In Injury Fraud Evidence
• FCA Warns Insurers On Poor Claims Handling
• Insurers Push For Clear Liability Rules On Autonomous Flight
• Gov't Sets Out Plan To Include Pensions In Inheritance Tax
• NCA Calls For Crypto-Data Sharing In £100B AML Battle
• New AI Audit Standard Aims To Tame 'Wild West' Market
• Ex-Union Lawyer Loses Claim Job Lost Over Whistleblowing
• Gov't Misses Chance To Go Big With New Pensions Body
• Investors Poised To Buy Risky Funds Amid Gov't ISA Reforms
• Audit Watchdog Publishes Revised Pension Standard Rules
• Gov't Revives Pensions Commission To Tackle Savings Crisis
• Pensions Watchdog Hits Master Trust, Trustee With Fines
• FCA Shrugs Off Commissioner's Criticisms Of Ignoring Tip-Off
• Engineer Sues Broker For Negligence Over PI Policy Notice
• EU Banking Watchdog Regulations Herald New AML Era
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• US Insurer Coverys Sells Italian Underwriter AEC
• Insurer Denies Changing Life Policy To Cut Illness Cover
• UK Risk Report Flags Persistent Money Laundering Threat
• UK Landlords Face Group Claim Over 'Hidden' Insurance Fees
• UK Audit Watchdog Plans Scaled Rules For Small Businesses
• Lords Vote To Create Duty To Probe Whistleblowers' Concerns
• Pensions Experts Call For 'Urgent' Adequacy Review
• Insurers Put £10.9B Into 'Productive Assets' Last Year
• Gov't Set To Publish Reports On UK Pensions Saving Levels
• Trade Body Says UK Gov't 'Missed Opportunity' On Pensions
• Watchdog Warns Of Continued Quality Gap Among Auditors
• What To Expect As UK, US Gov'ts Develop Stablecoin Policies
• What Insurers Can Do To Prepare For PRA 'Solvent Exit' Rules
• UK Gov't 'Confident' Mandated Pension Investment Unneeded
• Senior Managers Regime Revamp Risks Letting In Bad Apples
• Aon To Open UK Captive Insurance Unit Amid Regulatory Shift
• Insurers Keen On UK Captive Regime But Fear 'Gold-Plating'
• UK's Large Employers Pledge To Prioritize Pension Outcomes
• Broker Beats Ex-Employee's Claim She Was Forced To Quit
• CMS, Burges Salmon, Sackers Aid £800M Honda Pension Deal
• Insurers Warned Over Credit Risk From Adopting AI
• UK To Ease Senior Manager Rules Amid Regulatory Overhaul
• Gov't Confirms Plans For New UK 'Captive Insurance' Regime
• Insurance Co. Accuses Ex-CEO Of Siphoning £19M At Trial
• Audit Watchdog Proposes Changes To Digital Reporting Guide
• Howden Says Rival's Exodus Was Inevitable In Poaching Case
• Financial Standard-Setter Says Work Needed On Climate Risks
• HSBC Becomes Latest Bank To Quit Net Zero Finance Group
• Investment Association Urges Better Support For UK Retirees
• Gov't Reforms Needed To Unlock FCA's Targeted Support Plan
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• ESMA Warns Crypto Firms To Clarify Unregulated Products
• Lloyd's Trade Body Warns Of Risks After Houthi Ship Attacks
• Irish Gov't Abandons Plans To Raise Personal Injury Awards
• Ex-Insurance CEO's Wife Can't Ax £15M Asset Freeze
• Staley Tribunal Decision Could Fuel Challenges To FCA Fines
• Insurers Brace For Disputes When US Tariff Pause Ends
• Addleshaw Guides European Acquisition Of UK Pet Insurer
• Aegon Urges Bold Pension Reforms In Anticipated UK Review
• FCA Plans Investor Rule Overhaul To Boost Capital Markets
• L&G, Blackstone Join To Boost Annuities, Asset Management
• BoE Head Bailey Opposes Gov't Pension Investment Mandate
• Sweden Wins €60M Pension Fraud Case Against Financier
• Gov't Urged To Review State Pension As Cost Estimates Rise
• Insurers Argue $37M Liability Void Over Director's Charges
• Authorities Urged To Stagger Local Gov't Pension Fixes
• BoE Flags Cyber Risk Blind Spots In Stress Test
• How Regulators Want Online Platforms To Fight Finance Fraud
• Zurich Loses Appeal For Software Patent At EPO
• CMS Guides Utmost On 4 Pension Deals Worth £177M
• Howden Teams Up With Law Firm For Crypto Theft Product
• EU Markets Regulator Unveils Plan To Cut Emissions By 2030
• FCA Notes Industry Criticism But Keeps Transparency Focus
• 2 Firms Steer Insurance Group CRC's Lloyd's Underwriter Buy
• Underwriters Back FCA Move To Pare Back Insurance Rules
• Insurance Consultancy BW Acquires Cybersecurity Firm
• PRA Flags Risks In Pension Deals Over Solvency Clauses
• Pension Regulator Teams With Industry On Net-Zero Transition
• First Valuation Submitted Under New Pension Funding Code
• UK Regulators To Speed Up Lloyd's Agent Approvals
• FCA Amends Exposed-Persons Definition In AML Guidance
• Actuaries Warn Over Safeguards In Pension Surplus Rules
• Gov't Pension Reforms Could Add £29K To Workers' Savings
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Financial Trade Body Sets Out Proposals For Growth To Gov't
• UK Pensions Body Warns Over £15M Lifeboat Scheme Levy
• UK Pension Funds Braced For Further Trump Tariff Volatility
• Wider FCA Misconduct Rule Risks Over-Reporting Of Staff
• Sidley, A&O Shearman Steer Athora's £5.7B Pensions Biz Buy
• UK Insurance Agency M&A Down 35% In 1st Half
• EU Regulators Close Ranks To Fight Money Laundering
• Court Backing Of FCA Pensions Ruling Sends Key Message
• Ex-Pensions Ombudsman Urges Gov't To Sustain Funding
• Athora Eyes Stake In Pension Insurance Corp. In £5.7B Deal
• Top Court To Hear Appeal In COVID Insurance Furlough Case
• Pinsent Masons-Led Chesnara To Buy HSBC Life For £260M
• EU Finance Watchdog Sets Guidelines To Avoid Greenwashing
• Hotel Operator Says Ex-Director Stole £800K After Fire Payout
• 'Decisive' Reform Needed To Fix Pension Issues, IFS Says
• Fletchers Acquires Shoosmiths' Serious Injury Practice
• FCA Extends Bullying, Harassment Misconduct Across Sector
• Regulator Calls For Open Banking-Style Reforms In Pensions
• Aviva Completes £3.7B Direct Line Acquisition
• Mayer Brown-Led Aviva Seals Pension Deal For Packaging Co.
• Gov't Warned On Impact Of Pension Reforms On Small Biz
• AI Risks Leaving UK Businesses Exposed To Insurance Gaps
• Pension Trustees Urged To Help Shape FCA Guidance Rules
• BNP Paribas Seals €5.1B Axa Investment Management Buy
• Aviva's £3.7B Direct Line Deal Gets CMA Approval