Understand the regulatory framework governing the insurance industry. This resource offers insights into compliance requirements, regulatory bodies, and the impact of legislation on insurance operations, essential for legal practitioners in this practice area.
This week's edition of Insurance & Reinsurance weekly highlights includes: FCA names first solo-regulated firms to join Scale-up Unit, PRA publishes...
This week's edition of Insurance & Reinsurance weekly highlights includes: a statement from the ESAs calling for a supervisory approach that mitigates...
This week's edition of Insurance weekly highlights includes: the PRA’s updated statement of policy on it’s approach to the publication of Solvency II...
This week's edition of Insurance & Reinsurance weekly highlights includes: the PRA’s consultation on amalgamations and transfer guidance for friendly...
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...
Sanctions clauses and the effect of sanctions on insurance policiesThe Practice Note entitled UK financial and trade sanctions for insurers outlines the sanctions applicable to insurers, the nature of those sanctions, the role of the Financial Conduct Authority, and screening and due diligence for
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
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 point
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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