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What’s Ahead for Reinsurance Industry in 2018: Fitch

Jun 27 2018 // The global reinsurance industry demonstrated resiliency following the record level of catastrophe losses in 2017, as very strong capitalization and effective risk management enabled the sector to absorb the multiple hits...

International Underwriting Association Publishes Brexit Contract Continuity Clause

Jun 26 2018 // A Brexit clause has been published by the International Underwriting Association (IUA) to help companies manage insurance contracts as the UK leaves the European Union.The Brexit Contract Continuation Clause aims to...

EU Will Not Ease Post-Brexit Market Access for UK Insurers, Banks: Official

Jun 26 2018 // The European Union’s default market access for foreign financial firms will not be eased for Britain after Brexit and improvements to the equivalence regime will apply to all third countries, an EU official told...

Modernization, Underwriting Systems & Brexit Top COO Priorities: Lloyd’s Market Assn.

Jun 25 2018 // Market modernization, underwriting systems upgrades and Brexit preparations are the top three 2018 priorities of Lloyd’s market chief operating officers (COOs), a survey commissioned by the Lloyd’s Market...

Thousands of UK Jobs at Risk over Slow Brexit Negotiations, Business Groups Caution

Jun 25 2018 // Prime Minister Theresa May faces a new onslaught over her Brexit plans from corporate Britain, after the U.K.’s five main business lobbies urged her to make progress in the negotiations or risk losing jobs and...

Uber Girds for Court Battle to Continue Operating in London

Jun 25 2018 // In a TV ad currently airing in the U.K., a young woman leaves a bar alone and prepares to step into an Uber. “I know his license number and he’s made 3,000 trips and speaks four languages,” she says to...

UK Regulators, Lawmakers Get Tough on ‘Poor Performance’ of Big 4 Auditing Firms

Jun 19 2018 // The U.K. accounting watchdog is ramping up misconduct fines after being called useless and toothless by lawmakers irate at the failure of the accounting industry to prevent several high-profile corporate collapses.Over two...

KPMG’s Audit Work Is of `Unacceptable Standard:’ UK Regulator

Jun 19 2018 // KPMG’s audit work in the U.K. is of an unacceptable standard, Britain’s accounting regulator said, fueling calls to reform the industry, including dismantling the “Big Four” players.In an...

UK Court Rules Contractor Entitled to Employment Rights in Test Case for Gig Economy

Jun 18 2018 // A London plumber who claimed he was unfairly dismissed after years of working as a contractor won a court ruling Wednesday [June 13] giving him employment rights, in a closely watched case testing labor rules in the...

Massive Cyber Attack of UK Retailer Dixons Carphone Prompts Data Watchdog Probe

Jun 15 2018 // The U.K.’s data-protection watchdog said it’s investigating a cyber attack at Dixons Carphone Plc that affected almost 6 million payment cards.The retailer, already struggling with a slowing mobile-phone market...

UK Insurance Entrepreneur Banks Accuses Lawmakers of `Witch Hunt’ to Derail Brexit

Jun 13 2018 // Arron Banks, one of the self-described “bad boys of Brexit,” said he has no business interests in Russia and there was no evidence of a conspiracy connected to Britain’s vote to leave the European...

Arch Capital Chooses Dublin for Its Post-Brexit EU Headquarters

Jun 11 2018 // Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd. plans to expand the group’s underwriting operations in Dublin to ensure continuity of its operations across the European Union (EU) when the United Kingdom leaves the...

Lawmaker Calls for UK to Uphold Financial Services Competitiveness After Brexit

Jun 8 2018 // Britain’s financial regulators should have a formal objective to keep London’s banking and insurance sectors globally competitive after Brexit, a senior lawmaker said on Thursday.The now defunct Financial...

RSA Receives Approval for Luxembourg Subsidiary for Post-Brexit EU Business

Jun 6 2018 // Insurer RSA Group has received licence approval for its new insurance subsidiary in Luxembourg from the r Commissariat aux Assurances (CAA).RSA Luxembourg is being established in preparation for the United Kingdom’s...

UK Minister Vows Financial Services to Remain ‘National Priority’ After Brexit

Jun 5 2018 // Financial services will remain a “guiding light” for Britain’s economy after Brexit and there is no intention to “rip up the rulebook” to compete better as a top financial center, a government...

Lloyd’s Receives Approval for Brussels Subsidiary

May 23 2018 // Lloyd’s of London reported that it has received licence approval from the National Bank of Belgium for Lloyd’s Insurance Co.Lloyd’s Brussels will be able to write non-life risks from the European Economic...

Europe’s New Data Privacy Law Boosts Cyber Insurance Sales

May 22 2018 // Data privacy rules coming into force this week are giving Europe’s fledgling cyber insurance market a boost as they make companies more aware of the risks caused by customer information breaches.Europe’s...

Why Lloyd’s Chose Brussels for Post-Brexit Outpost: CEO Beale

May 21 2018 // Lloyd’s of London remains on schedule to have its post-Brexit outpost ready for business beginning in January 2019, CEO Inga Beale confirmed at a recent meeting of U.S. regulators in Washington,...

It’s Up to Insurers to Prevent Brexit Disruption of Policies, Warns EU Chief

May 17 2018 // There is no guarantee that Brexit won’t disrupt millions of insurance and derivative contracts and it is still up to firms to take preventive measures, the European Union’s financial services chief said on...

GFG Alliance Eyes Australia Insurance, Banking for Expansion

May 17 2018 // Tycoon Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance is planning an expansion of its financial services business outside of Europe, targeting opportunities to provide lending and insurance to mid-sized businesses.“All...