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April 04, 2024
Insurer Resolution Life To Buy New Zealand Biz For $247M
Resolution Life said on Thursday that its Australasian arm has agreed to buy Asteron Life, an insurer based in New Zealand, for 410 million New Zealand dollars ($247 million), as the global group eyes entry into the country's growing insurance sector.
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April 04, 2024
Standards Setter Warns Of Conflicts Of Interest In Exchanges
A global standards setter for regulators warned Thursday of the risk of conflict of interests in stock exchanges, including in situations where exchanges also run data or technology services.
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April 04, 2024
STM Wins Regulatory Approval For £4.5M Pension Biz Sale
Financial services company STM said on Thursday that the City watchdog has approved the sale of its self-invested personal pensions unit to its chief executive for £4.5 million ($5.7 million), part of a wider sale of the business.
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April 04, 2024
Standard Life Bags Insurer's Pension Plan In £95M Deal
Standard Life has completed a £95 million ($120 million) buy-in of a pension scheme sponsored by Brit Insurance in a deal guided by Burges Salmon LLP.
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April 04, 2024
Money Was Siphoned To Former Exec's Wife, Insurer Says
A Liechtenstein insurer suing two of its former directors for allegedly funneling millions of pounds to accounts they had ties to has now accused one of the men's wives of also benefiting from unauthorized payments.
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April 03, 2024
More Pension Schemes Considering Running On, LCP Says
An increasing number of pensions schemes are considering running on their retirement savings plans as funding levels continue to strengthen in the U.K., a consultancy has said.
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April 03, 2024
UK Regulators Propose Special Regime For Digital Securities
Britain's finance regulators proposed on Wednesday a special regulatory regime to allow firms to use new technology to issue, trade and settle digital shares and bonds, a move they hope will boost the country's global competitiveness.
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April 03, 2024
Single Pensioner Income Inequality Found To Be Widening
Government data shows income disparity between rich and poor single pensioners is widening in the U.K. due to low earnings growth and rising housing costs, according to research by consultancy Broadstone published Wednesday.
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April 03, 2024
Watchdog Bans 'Misleading' Advertisements By UK Lender
The advertising watchdog said Wednesday that it has banned "misleading" promotions by Nationwide Building Society that boasted of its record of keeping branches open amid closures by competitors, pointing out that the lender has shut just over 150 branches in a decade.
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April 03, 2024
Insurer Lands Battery Brand Pension Scheme In £44M Deal
Insurer Just Group said Wednesday it has completed a £44 million ($55.3 million) buy-in of a pension scheme sponsored by battery and lighting brand Energizer Group Ltd.
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April 02, 2024
La. Property Owners, Insurers To Arbitrate Hurricane Claims
A Hurricane Ida damage coverage dispute between seven New Orleans-area property owners and their insurers will be stayed pending arbitration, a Louisiana federal judge ruled, agreeing with the insurers that the policy's arbitration agreement is enforceable under the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards.
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April 02, 2024
Yacht Owners Sue Generali Unit For €2M Over Repair Costs
A British Virgin Islands-based company has sued a French Generali subsidiary for more than €2 million ($2.2 million) in a London court for allegedly dodging a policy for a yacht that began to take on water in the Myrtoan Sea in 2021.
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April 02, 2024
Exec Unable To Work Due To Eyesight Sues Insurer For £1M
A sales director at software giant Quest is seeking over £1.14 million ($1.43 million) from insurer Generali Italia after it refused to pay out when a degenerative eye condition left him unable to work.
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April 02, 2024
UK's Biggest Pension Plan Benefits Restored After Strikes
Members of the U.K.'s largest private pension scheme have had their benefits restored in full, a union has said, marking the end of a two-year row over a controversial 35% cut for members.
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April 02, 2024
UK Reaches Landmark AI Risk Testing Agreement With US
The U.K. government said Tuesday it had reached a landmark agreement with the U.S. to share the testing of advanced models for artificial intelligence, after highlighting in a report its increasing use by cybercriminals to attack financial institutions and business.
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April 02, 2024
Accountant Fined And Banned For Triple Loan Fraud
The former director of a management consultancy has been banned from running a company for 12 years and agreed to pay back £75,000 ($94,000) after having claimed five times the amount his firm was entitled to under a government-backed COVID-19 loan program, the U.K. Insolvency Service said Tuesday.
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April 02, 2024
UK Makes 2027 Commitment To 1-Day Securities Settlement
HM Treasury has said that Britain will start a one-day cycle for securities trade settlement by December 2027, bringing the country into harmony with other markets to reduce the risk that those involved will fail to meet their obligations.
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April 02, 2024
Insurers Say Pension Models Could Undercut Auto-Enrollment
Government plans to introduce new pension pot models risk undermining the success of automatic enrollment and could have a negative impact on retirement saver outcomes, the Association of British Insurers has warned.
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April 02, 2024
Airplane In $20M Russia Dispute Is Not Lost, Insurers Say
Three insurers have hit back against a $19.7 million claim over a passenger jet stranded in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine, arguing that the Irish aviation company which owned it had suffered no actual loss.
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April 02, 2024
EU Insurers Face Stress Tests For Rising Geopolitical Risk
The European insurance and pensions watchdog launched its stress test for 2024 on Tuesday, an exercise that will assess the ability of insurers within the bloc to cope with the hypothetical consequences of prolonged geopolitical tension and its knock-on effects.
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April 02, 2024
CMS Guides Pensions Insurer On £870M De Beers Deal
Pension Insurance Corp. PLC said Tuesday that it has covered £870 million ($1.1 billion) of pension liabilities for diamond company De Beers in the U.K. as part of a long-term strategy.
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March 28, 2024
Insurers Must Face £13B Russia-Stranded Planes Suits In UK
Major insurers including Allianz, AXA and Liberty Mutual will have to face £13 billion ($16.4 billion) worth of claims over planes stranded in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine as a London judge on Thursday ruled against attempts to move the claims to Moscow.
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March 28, 2024
Pension Watchdog Returns £3.5M To Troubled Scheme
The U.K.'s pension watchdog has recovered £3.5 million ($4.4 million) from an engineering business for its beleaguered staff benefits plan.
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March 28, 2024
EU Watchdogs To Relax On OTC Derivative Clearing Breaches
The European Union's securities regulator has said it expects national regulators not to prioritize supervisory action against banks or insurers that fail to clear some over-the-counter derivatives with foreign pension schemes, ahead of legal exemption.
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March 28, 2024
NCA Logs 5% Decline In Suspicious Activity Reports Last Year
The National Crime Agency reported Thursday a 5% decline in reports about potential criminal activities such as suspected money laundering and terrorist financing to its intelligence unit received during the financial year that ended March 2023.
Expert Analysis
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Competing Legal Factors Vex Insurance Arbitration Disputes
The Fifth Circuit ruled in May that international arbitration policy trumped state insurance law in McDonnel Group v. Great Lakes Insurance. But the courts have been inconsistent in applying conformity-to-statute clauses, the McCarran-Ferguson Act and a related U.S. treaty in the battle between federal preemption and state reverse preemption, says Gilbert Samberg at Mintz.
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Cannabis Investors Should Beware Money Laundering Risk
Even if marijuana-related businesses are in compliance with local laws, their investors are not free of legal risk so long as cannabis remains a controlled drug in other countries, such as the U.K., say Robert Dalling and Wade Thomson of Jenner & Block.
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Real-Life Lessons For Lawyers From 'Game Of Thrones'
What lessons can the various hands, maesters, council members and other advisers in "Game of Thrones" impart to real-life lawyers? Quite a few, if we assume that the Model Rules of Professional Conduct were adopted by the Seven Kingdoms, says Edward Reich of Dentons.
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UK Firms Should Be Prepared For Government Raids
Recent enforcement activity from the Financial Conduct Authority and other regulators highlight the penalties firms face for procedural breaches, and the value in ensuring that employees are well-equipped to handle unannounced inspections, say James Marshall and Sonja Hainsworth of Bryan Cave.
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Series
Why I Became A Lawyer: Completing The Journey Home
My mother's connection to her Native American heritage had a major influence on my career — my decision to enter the legal profession was driven by the desire to return to my tribal community and help it in any way I could, says Jason Hauter of Akin Gump.
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3 Insurance Issues Raised By The Notre Dame Cathedral Fire
The devastating Notre Dame Cathedral fire provides a rare opportunity to consider the many unique factors that owners and insurers must consider when insuring national treasures, say attorneys at Zelle.
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Where The Post-Libor Litigation Tsunami Will Hit
The permanent cessation of the Libor rate in 2021 will likely trigger a flood of litigation over many existing contracts that lack effective replacements. Marc Gottridge of Hogan Lovells identifies the types of products that may be most susceptible to disputes.
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Despite Decline In Cyberattacks, UK Cos. Should Stay Vigilant
The U.K. Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport's latest cybersecurity survey shows that U.K. cyberattacks have decreased in the last 12 months, likely thanks in part to the General Data Protection Regulation. But companies' cybersecurity efforts should continue to evolve, say experts at PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
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UK Antitrust Watchdog Proposals Would Bolster Enforcement
The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority's proposals for reshaping competition enforcement and consumer protection would shift the historical balance in U.K. competition policy, increasing regulatory burden on companies while weakening judicial scrutiny of CMA actions, says Bill Batchelor of Skadden.
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Guest Feature
Preet Bharara On The Human Factor In The Justice System
A key theme in Preet Bharara's new book is the enormous role the human element plays in the administration of justice. The former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York discussed this theme, among other topics, in a recent conversation with White and Williams attorney Randy Maniloff.
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Considering A More Cost-Effective Future For The SFO
In light of multiple recent examples of U.K. Serious Fraud Office investigations yielding far less than the agency may have hoped for, a new approach to prosecuting individuals and corporations may be a smart investment, says Azizur Rahman of Rahman Ravelli.
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Lessons From Carphone Warehouse's Partial FCA Settlement
In the first case decided under the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority's new partial settlement process, Carphone Warehouse demonstrates not only the possible value of cooperating with authorities but also the cost of failing to right previous wrongs, says Syedur Rahman of Rahman Ravelli Solicitors.
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Collective Redress In The EU: Past, Present And Future
Legislative processes harmonizing collective redress throughout the European Union have accelerated, leading to a proposed requirement that all member states establish collective action mechanisms, but some worry that the directive lacks sufficient guarantees against abusive litigation, say Philippe Métais and Elodie Valette of White & Case LLP.
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Lenders Score Major High Court Victory In Foreclosure Case
The U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous ruling on Wednesday in Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP removes nearly all activities taken by creditors seeking nonjudicial foreclosure of liens and mortgages from the ambit of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, says John Baxter of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP.
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3 Brexit Scenarios And Their Implications For US-UK Trade
Brexit negotiations are likely to result in one of three scenarios later this month: a Brexit deal, no Brexit at all or a "hard" no-deal Brexit. Each possibility will have different implications for the prospects of a U.S.-U.K. free trade agreement, says Dean Pinkert of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP.