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This week at the UK regulators is a weekly alerter providing views on the publications issued by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority during the last week. It provides a quick way to keep up to speed with what is going on in...

I am delighted to present our first Global Insurance Review. This edition focuses on Insurance news over the last few months. Future reviews will be issued on a bi-monthly basis and will highlight key market and regulatory developments across the global insurance...

Die Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) hat am 3. Dezember 2012 eine neue Fassung des Merkblatts zur Kontrolle von Mitgliedern von Verwaltungs- und Aufsichtsorganen gemäß KWG und VAG veröffentlicht. In dieser Fassung hat...

Earlier this year the German Federal Court found that recognition of the Scheme of Arrangement related to insurance matters would be contrary to European legislation on the recognition and enforcement of judgments. As this judgment is limited to insurance matters,...

Seit dem Jahr 2007 beschäftigt die EU-Kommission sich auf Aufforderung des Rates mit Anlageprodukten für Kleinanleger (Packaged Retail Investment Pro-ducts, "PRIPs"). Dazu zählen außer Investmentfonds und strukturierten Wertpapieren...

Since our last client briefing in January 2012, there have been several developments relating to the proposed new Solvency II regime although perhaps not as much progress as we might have expected at that time. Many steps still remain to be taken on the path...

International law firm Clifford Chance has advised Abbey Life Assurance Ltd, a unit of Deutsche Bank AG, on a transaction with Grupo Santander under which Abbey Life Assurance Ltd will reinsure 100% of a portfolio of life insurance risk of the insurance companies...

On 26 June 2012 the Law Commission released a consultation paper setting out its proposals for the reform of business insurance law, including major changes to the law relating to the disclosure of risks during the insurance placement process, and the remedies...

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance today announced that Gary Boss has joined the firm in New York as a mergers and acquisitions partner specializing in insurance industry transactions. Mr. Boss has extensive experience advising on all types of domestic...

2011 saw a significant increase in the number of insurance business transfers under Part VII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("FSMA"). Valuable guidance as to the factors the court should take into account when deciding whether or...