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Insurance Outlook 2024 In this briefing we look ahead to some of the key themes likely to affect the insurance sector in 2024.
Financial Regulation Weekly Bulletin – 4 January 2024 Includes developments in relation to: climate-related risks; cyber resilience; EU taxonomy; CSDDD; transition finance; mutual recognition between UK and Switzerland; CRR III; CRD VI; SSM; open banking; ESG; EMIR; digital securities sandbox; UK listings;...
AT1 Write-down and conversion triggers Part of the disposal of Credit Suisse Group AG’s (CSG) disposal to UBS has included the write-down of CSG’s additional tier 1 (AT1) instruments and resulted in AT1 investors bearing losses ahead of CSG’s common equity tier 1 (CET1)...
Insurance Outlook 2023 In this briefing we look ahead to expected legal and regulatory developments affecting the insurance industry during 2023. This includes prudential regulatory reform, changes to insurer insolvency rules, a new retail disclosure regime, the introduction of...
Insurance Outlook 2022 In this Insurance Outlook we look ahead to legal and regulatory developments likely to be of interest to insurers over the next 12 months, focussing on; changes to the prudential regime, recovery and resolution, climate change, the new consumer duty of...
Greening Finance: A UK Roadmap to sustainable investing Just before COP26, the UK government announced a number of sustainability and climate change-related policy plans, setting the tone for its negotiating position in the climate conference and beyond. In addition to the UK’s long awaited Net Zero...
Greening Finance: A UK Roadmap to sustainable investing Just before COP26, the UK government announced a number of sustainability and climate change-related policy plans, setting the tone for its negotiating position in the climate conference and beyond. In addition to the UK’s long awaited Net Zero Strategy...
FCA guidance on Part VII transfers - proposed changes On 8 July the FCA published a consultation on amending the guidance on their approach to the review of Part VII insurance business transfers. 
Enhancing climate-related disclosures by asset managers and asset owners The FCA has now published a consultation on introducing climate-related disclosures for asset managers and asset owners, including life insurers, alongside a consultation on extending the Listing Rules disclosure requirements to standard-listed commercial...
Enhancing climate-related disclosures by asset managers and asset owners The FCA has now published a consultation on introducing climate-related disclosures for asset managers and asset owners, including life insurers, alongside a consultation on extending the Listing Rules disclosure requirements to standard-listed commercial...
Insurance newsletter - May 2021 In this newsletter we look at: FCA consultation on a new Consumer Duty, Operational resilience, Amendments to insolvency arrangements for insurers, and Climate change – insurance developments.
Insurance Outlook 2021 2020 was a year like no other in recent history and 2021 has started in a similar vein. From an insurance sector perspective, as well as dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, firms have been grappling with final preparations for Brexit, the...
COVID-19: Insurance Newsletter Distribution of profits; reporting; conduct issues; business interruption; key prudential, conduct and governance considerations
Insurance Outlook 2020 Current themes in the insurance sector; 2020 review of the Solvency II regime
Insurance Newsletter - September 2019 Part VII transfers; Prudent Person Principle; subordinated debt capital; fair pricing in financial services