Ivor Edwards

Partner & European head of the corporate insurance group, Clyde & Co LLP

Ivor focuses on advising insurance companies, Lloyd's vehicles, brokers and third party insurance intermediaries. He has experience of all types of corporate and commercial insurance agreements, particularly M&A (both Lloyd's and companies market), joint ventures, start-ups and corporate reorganisations along with distribution and broker arrangements.

Ivor also focuses on reinsurance and regulatory capital solutions.

Prior to becoming a lawyer, Ivor worked for a loss adjuster and an insurance broker and is quoted in a recent independent report by Chambers - "Ivor Edwards receives significant acclaim as a corporate insurance specialist with a strong background of working in the insurance market".

Experience:

• Sale of QBE's Italian and Spanish medical mal-practice insurance portfolio

• Sale of QBE's disease book by way of reinsurance

• Acquisition of Asta Managing Agency by Paraline, Skuld and Tawa

• Acting for a life company in relation to a £850 million buy-in/buy-out of a pension scheme

• Establishment of the Lloyd's syndicates of Acappella and Pionner

• Investment, joint venture arrangements and distribution arrangements in relation to a number of MGAs and retail life intermediaries

• A range of group reorganisation, regulatory and distribution matters including for the Post Office and VW

• Acting for AIG on a European wide distribution arrangement, acquisition and cross-border merger

Contributed to

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Prudential requirements for UK insurers—introduction

Practice Notes

This Practice Note is one of three that provide an overview of the prudential regulatory framework applicable to UK life and general insurers and reinsurers that fall within the scope of the UK’s Solvency II framework which derived from the Solvency II Directive (Directive 2009/138/EC). The Practice Note provides an introduction to the UK’s Solvency II framework, including the three Pillars of Solvency II.

Financial Services

Prudential requirements for UK insurers—Pillar 1 requirements

Practice Notes

This Practice Note is one of three that considers the prudential regulatory framework applicable to UK life and general insurers and reinsurers that fall within the scope of the UK’s Solvency II framework which derived from the Solvency II Directive (Directive 2009/138/EC). The Practice Note focuses on the Pillar 1 quantitative requirements.

Financial Services

Prudential requirements for UK insurers—Pillar 2 and Pillar 3 requirements

Practice Notes

This Practice Note is one of three that provides an overview of the prudential regulatory framework applicable to UK life and general insurers and reinsurers that fall within the scope of the UK’s Solvency II framework which derived from the Solvency II Directive (Directive 2009/138/EC).. This Practice Note focuses on the Pillar 2 and Pillar 3 requirements applicable to insurers.

Financial Services