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: 17 AUGUST 2020
What UK insolvency law changes mean for U.S. finance companies
Allen & Overy has advised UK insurer Rothesay Life Plc (Rothesay) on the transfer of its Irish annuity business to Irish insurer Monument Life Insurance DAC (Monument). The transfer will take effect…
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Publications: 20 APRIL 2020
Covid-19 coronavirus: key legal considerations for bancassurance arrangements
The ultimate consequences of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic remain unclear, but banks and insurers have begun to take stock of the potential risks and liabilities that they may face.
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Publications: 20 APRIL 2020
Impact of Brexit on Luxembourg life insurance companies
Investments made by unit-linked life insurance products in UK external funds and in UK issuers may be subject to lower investment limits and/or changes in investment policies.
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Publications: 03 APRIL 2020
Impact of Brexit on Luxembourg insurance companies
Deposits of assets covering technical provisions currently held by credit institutions and/or branches established in the United Kingdom or its dependent territories may have to be relocated within…
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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)