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: 07 September 2023
A&O advises Direct Line on sale of its brokered commercial insurance business to RSA
A&O has advised Direct Line on the sale of its brokered commercial insurance business to RSA Insurance, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Intact Financial Corporation.
Publications: 04 September 2023
What to look for in a business interruption insurance policy
A checklist setting out the key terms that insureds should review when notifying a claim or negotiating the terms of a business interruption insurance policy.
Publications: 16 February 2023
Sanctions in the spotlight: the High Court considers Russia sanctions implications
The High Court in London has issued a number of judgments in recent weeks that consider the implications of the sanctions that have been imposed on Russia in the last 12 months. In this article, we…
Publications: 10 February 2023
Dispute resolution at the WTO: the wheels continue to turn
Dispute resolution in relation to international trade disputes continues to progress in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) system even in the absence of a functioning Appellate Body.
Recognition
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)