Insurance
We are an advisor to a number of the world’s largest insurers and reinsurers on their strategic projects
Expertise covers restructuring of regulatory capital, strategic reinsurance, longevity transactions, M&A and regulatory matters.
Fully integrated with the firm's global Financial Institutions Group, the team advise financial institution clients on complex transactions and regulatory issues. The team also advise our financial institution clients in respect of their own trade credit and political risk insurance policies.
The group advise a number of investment banks in respect of trading longevity risks with banks, insurers and investment schemes, as well as advising insurers and investment banks on regulatory capital and liquidity transactions. We advise in the companies market and at Lloyd's. In addition to advising financial institutions, local and multinational companies and government bodies, a number of our team have spent time in industry, with insurance regulators or as underwriters. The team has the specialist product knowledge you would expect of a market leading insurance team, coupled with a well-rounded view of the sector to provide our clients with commercially relevant advice in the most efficient manner.
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News: 21 February 2022
A&O advises Lloyds Banking Group Pensions Trustees Limited on GBP5.5bn longevity swap
Allen & Overy has advised the Trustee of the Lloyds Bank pension schemes on a second longevity swap transaction.
News: 17 February 2022
Allen & Overy is advising Discovery Limited, a South Africa-based financial services group on the establishment of ‘Amplify Health’, a new InsurTech business, in partnership with AIA Company…
Publications: 13 December 2021
The Insurance Disputes Law Review - 4th edition - France
The Insurance Disputes Law Review provides a practical overview of recent developments in insurance disputes across major jurisdictions worldwide. It examines the key features of the legal framework…
Publications: 09 December 2021
India in focus: Foreign Investment in India
According to the 2021 UN World Investment Report, India was the fifth largest recipient of foreign investment globally in 2020, attracting inflows of USD64 billion last year. This represents growth of…
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Ranked first by volume and second by value of European insurance sector M&A deals in the last five years
Thomson Reuters 2018
They are heavyweights in insurance M&A and reinsurance – hard to beat!
Chambers UK 2018 (Insurance)
They are responsive, approachable, expert and just generally great people to have on your team.
Chambers UK 2018 (Insurance)
It’s excellent service, very pragmatic, very thorough, they have a large, impressive team. We are very satisfied with the depth and quality that runs through it.
Chambers UK 2018 (Insurance)
They are first-rate. They are reliable, produce everything on time and the work product is extremely high-quality.
Chambers UK 2018 (Insurance)