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May 15, 2025
Gov't Urged To Overhaul Scam Rules Amid Pension Delays
The government must reform its scam protection regulations in the face of spiraling delays in transferring pension savings, a retirement savings provider warned Friday.
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May 15, 2025
UK Floats Local Gov't Pension Fixes To Tackle Discrimination
The U.K. government on Thursday proposed making all maternity, shared parental and adoption leave automatically pensionable for members in the Local Government Pension Scheme, among a raft of changes it said would boost benefits and end "years of discrimination."
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May 22, 2025
Freeths Hires Pensions Specialist From Simmons & Simmons
Freeths has hired James Dean, a pensions specialist from Simmons & Simmons LLP, to lead the growth and development of the firm's national pensions practice.
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May 15, 2025
Legal Costs Insurer On The Hook For £83K Payout To Ex-Exec
A legal expenses insurer could owe more than £80,000 ($106,000) to a former executive after a tribunal found that his insolvent employer's prolonged failure to pay wages and commission amounted to a fundamental breach of contract.
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May 15, 2025
Ex-Managing Partner Fights To Redo Costs After Bias Case
The former managing partner of a law firm argued Thursday that a tribunal failed to consider his ability to pay up to £210,000 ($278,8300) after he tried to claim both income protection insurance and a share of its while off sick with cancer.
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May 15, 2025
Strong Support For Simplifying Digital Reporting, FRC Says
The Financial Reporting Council on Thursday said it has received backing for continued collaboration between regulators to reduce complexity around digital reporting, adding support for a range of proposals that could shape future electronic disclosures in Britain.
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May 15, 2025
Insurers Fear Regulatory Scrutiny Is Stalling AI Adoption
Lloyd's of London insurers fear failure to comply with regulations on artificial intelligence is blocking wider take-up of the technology, according to research published on Thursday.
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May 15, 2025
Brabners Guides Telecoms Biz In £63M Pension Deal
Telecommunications company CommScope has offloaded £63 million ($8 million) of its U.K. pension liabilities to insurer Aviva PLC, advisers have said, in a deal guided by Brabners.
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May 14, 2025
Kirkland-Led Equity Firm To Buy UK Insurance Broker JMG
GTCR Inc. has said that it has penned a deal to acquire JMG Group in an acquisition the U.S. private equity firm hopes will help to drive the broker's expansion across the British insurance market.
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May 14, 2025
UK Lifeboat Fund Looking Into New Claims Against WealthTek
The U.K.'s lifeboat fund compensating investors in failed investment firms has started investigating new types of investor claims against collapsed wealth manager WealthTek LLP.
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May 14, 2025
Pension Bosses Warn Gov't Over Mansion House Mandate
The government is likely to fail in its bid to oblige pension funds to invest in the U.K. without ensuring that there is a sufficient pipeline of viable assets, a panel of experts warned MPs on Wednesday.
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May 14, 2025
Aviva's £3.7B Deal To Buy Direct Line Gets UK Investigation
Britain's antitrust watchdog said Wednesday that it is investigating Aviva's proposed £3.7 billion ($4.9 billion) cash and stock acquisition of rival insurer Direct Line, saying it has concerns about competition.
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May 14, 2025
Pensions Watchdog Raises Alarm Over Lack Of Guidance
The Pensions Regulator urged savings plans on Wednesday to issue guidance — or what it called a sat-nav — for people approaching retirement, after a report found that most workers cash out as soon as they can.
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May 14, 2025
Insurer Settles €17M Project Delay Dispute With Wind Farm
The U.K. branch of insurer Ergo Versicherung has agreed to a settlement in its €17.3 million ($19.5 million) dispute with an Irish energy company and its Dutch shareholder over the delayed construction of a wind farm.
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May 13, 2025
FCA Proposes Paring Back Insurance Rules To Boost Growth
The Financial Conduct Authority proposed Wednesday to remove unnecessary requirements from its insurance rule book to reduce company costs and fuel U.K. growth.
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May 13, 2025
Only Half Of Mid-Retirees Expect Pensions To Last, Aviva Says
Only half of pension savers aged 65 to 75 are confident they are on track to make their retirement savings last for the rest of their life, insurance giant Aviva has said, calling for a tool that would help retirees in the middle of retirement gauge their financial prospects.
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May 13, 2025
FCA Reports Progress On Misconduct MoU With China
The City watchdog has said it is working on a memorandum of understanding with the National Financial Regulatory Administration in China to help detect misconduct early.
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May 13, 2025
EU Insurtech Sells Italian Arm To Private Equity Firm
Wefox Insurance AG said Tuesday it has sold its Italian business to private equity giant JC Flowers & Co., as it wraps up a restructuring of the wider business.
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May 13, 2025
Pension Providers Agree To Invest £25B In UK Projects
The government said Tuesday that it has struck a deal with the pensions industry that could result in £25 billion ($33 billion) of investment in U.K. infrastructure and clean energy projects.
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May 13, 2025
Peugeot Invests $125M In Insurance Broker BroadStreet
The company that represents the interests of French industrial dynasty Peugeot said Tuesday that it plans to plow $125 million into U.S. insurance brokerage BroadStreet as it moves to diversify its investments away from the automobile sector.
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May 13, 2025
Starboard Hotels, Liberty Mutual Settle COVID Cover Action
The owners of 21 hotels across England have agreed to settle their attempt to claw back £21 million ($28 million) from Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe SE to cover losses they allegedly suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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May 12, 2025
WTW Launches Insurance Solution For FinTech Companies
Global insurance broker Willis on Monday launched an insurance product it said would meet the needs of financial technology companies as they look to grow.
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May 12, 2025
Most Fail To Verify Fraud Requests, Finance Trade Body Finds
Only one in 10 people who takes steps to protect themselves from financial fraud checks the logic of requests for action, according to research published Monday by Take Five, an anti-fraud campaign led by UK Finance.
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May 12, 2025
LCP Forecasts Pensions Bill 'Crammed' With Policy Changes
The U.K. government is likely to use forthcoming pensions legislation to include a number of reforms that have been planned for years, a consultancy said Monday.
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May 12, 2025
Mayer Brown, Gowling Guide £120M Charity Pension Deal
Pensions insurer Rothesay said Monday that it has secured retirement savings plan liabilities worth £120 million ($160 million) for a scheme sponsored by charity and exam board AQA Education, in a deal guided by Mayer Brown LLP and Gowling WLG.
Expert Analysis
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Embedding Consumer Duty: 6 Areas Firms Should Prioritize
The Financial Conduct Authority has repeatedly emphasized that complying with the Consumer Duty is not a tick-box exercise but an ongoing responsibility, so firms need to show that the duty is at the heart of their practices by staying compliant in areas from cultural change to customer vulnerability, say Nicola Higgs and Becky Critchley at Latham.
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Insuring Lender's Baseball Bet Leads To Major League Dispute
In RockFence v. Lloyd's, a California federal court seeks to define who qualifies as a professional baseball player for purposes of an insurance coverage payout, providing an illuminating case study of potential legal issues arising from baseball service loans, say Marshall Gilinsky and Seán McCabe at Anderson Kill.
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What Steps Businesses Can Take After CrowdStrike Failure
Following last month’s global Microsoft platform outage caused by CrowdStrike’s failed security software update, businesses can expect complex disputes over liability resulting from multilayered agreements and should look to their various insurance policies for cover despite losses not stemming from a cyberattack, says Daniel Healy at Brown Rudnick.
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What To Expect From Labour's Pension Schemes Bill
The Labour government’s recently announced Pension Schemes Bill, outlining key policy areas affecting the retirement savings sector, represents a positive step forward for both defined contribution scheme members and defined benefit superfunds, but there are some missing features, says Sonya Fraser at Arc Pensions.
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What EU Opinion May Mean For ESG Product Classification
The recently issued European Supervisory Authority opinion on the Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation offers key recommendations, including revising the definition of sustainable investments and making principal adverse impacts consideration mandatory, that could sway the European Commission’s final approach to product classification, say lawyers at Debevoise.
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Insurance Rulings Show Court Hesitancy To Fix Policy Errors
Two recent Court of Appeal insurance decisions highlight that policyholders can only overcome policy drafting errors and claim coverage if there is a very obvious mistake, emphasizing courts' reluctance to rewrite contract terms that are capable of enforcement, says Aaron Le Marquer at Stewarts.
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EU Investment Fund Standards Offer Welcome Clarity
The European Commission’s recently published regulatory technical standards for long-term investments, which granted managers greater flexibility with respect to open-ended European long-term investment funds, should help managers active in the space navigate the mandatory liquidity requirements for long-term investment funds, say Zac Mellor-Clark and Nishkaam Paul at Fried Frank.
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10 Ways To Manage AI Risks In Service Contracts
With the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act coming into force on Aug. 1 and introducing a new regulatory risk, and with AI technology continuing to develop at pace, parties to services arrangements should employ mechanisms now to build in flexibility and get on the front foot, says James Longster at Travers Smith.
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Unpacking The New Concept Of 'Trading Misfeasance'
In addition to granting one of the largest trading awards since the Insolvency Act was passed in 1986, the High Court recently introduced a novel claim for misfeasant trading in Wright v. Chappell, opening the door to liability for directors, even where insolvent liquidation or administration was not inevitable, say lawyers at Greenberg Traurig.
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Key Takeaways From Proposed EU Anticorruption Directive
The European Commission's anticorruption proposal, on which the EU Council recently adopted a position, will substantially alter the landscape of corporate compliance and liability across the EU, so companies will need to undertake rigorous revisions of their compliance frameworks to align with the directive's demands, say lawyers at Linklaters.
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Tips For Implementing EU Sustainability Reporting Guidance
Lawyers at Sullivan & Cromwell discuss the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group’s recently published guidance on double materiality assessments and offer takeaways on achieving a sustainability directive-compliant process that could enhance clarity and consistency among multinational stakeholders.
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Why Ukraine Aircraft Insurance Case Failed To Take Off In UK
In Aercap v. PJSC Insurance, the High Court decided the claimants could not avoid an exclusive jurisdiction clause and advance their case in England rather than Ukraine, and the reasoning is likely to be of relevance in future jurisdiction disputes, say Abigail Healey and Genevieve Douglas at Quillon Law.
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What New UK Labour Gov't Is Planning For Financial Services
Following the Labour Party’s U.K. election win on July 4, the new government has already announced its key missions for economic growth, green investment and tax reform, so affected Financial Conduct Authority-regulated entities should be prepared for change and on the lookout for details, says Rachael Healey at RPC.
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Why Reperforming Loan Securitization In UK And EU May Rise
The recently published new U.K. securitization rules will largely bring the U.K.’s nonperforming loan regime in line with the European Union, and together with the success of EU and U.K. banks in reducing loan ratios, reperforming securitizations may feature more prominently in relevant markets going forward, say lawyers at Morgan Lewis.
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Exploring The EU's Draft Standards On Crypto Authorization
The European Securities and Markets Authority’s recently published draft standards aim to promote fair competition and a safer environment for crypto providers and investors, detailing precisely the information to be provided to national authorities in charge of screening the acquisitions of a qualifying holding, says Mathieu de Korvin at Norton Rose.