Understanding the roles and responsibilities of intermediaries is crucial for legal professionals in the insurance and reinsurance sector. This topic provides essential insights and practical guidance on market practices, regulatory requirements, and the evolving landscape of intermediary activities. Stay updated on the latest developments and ensure compliance with industry standards. Enhance your expertise and effectively advise your clients by delving into the detailed aspects of the intermediary market.
The following Insurance & Reinsurance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Insurance & Reinsurance weekly highlights—26 February 2026
The following Restructuring & Insolvency news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Part VII insurance business transfers—evidencing foreign recognition risks (Re Mercantile Indemnity Company Ltd and others)
The following Insurance & Reinsurance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Insurance cover for imminent risk of damage (Vivid Housing v Allianz)
The following Insurance & Reinsurance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Insurance & Reinsurance weekly highlights—19 February 2026
Public liability insurance—essentialsPublic liability insurancePublic liability insurance is a form of liability insurance that indemnifies a...
Subrogation in insurance and reinsuranceWhat is the right of subrogation?In the context of insurance and reinsurance, the right of subrogation...
Insurable interestThis Practice Note considers insurable interest, including insurable interest in construction and liability insurance. It also...
Insurance agents and brokersWhat is the difference between an agent and a broker?Where insurance is transacted through an intermediary, that...
The functions and duties of insurance brokers—policy placementThis Practice Note provides a high level introduction to the functions and duties of insurance brokers and explains the roles of insurance brokers and their duties in relation to the placement of insurance policies. It also provides
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
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