United Kingdom: Insurance Laws and Products

The Financial Services and Markets Bill 2026-27 received its first reading in the House of Lords on 19 May 2026, the latest step in a recalibration of aspects of the UK's financial services regulatory framework.

This comprehensive monthly bulletin tracks the latest regulatory developments across UK, EU, and US financial services sectors, covering everything from motor finance...

In this episode, host Ben Perfitt speaks with Tom Hoad, Head of Howden Ventures, about how insurance is evolving through startups, data, and collaboration.

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that businesses receiving government furlough payments during the Covid-19 pandemic must deduct those amounts from their business interruption insurance claims where savings clauses apply.

The transactional risk market entered 2026 from a position of strength. Even against a backdrop of uneven deal volume, persistent macroeconomic uncertainty and geopolitical volatility...

A&O Shearman advises Aegon on the approximately GBP2bn sale of its UK business to Standard Life, creating the UK's largest retirement savings and income business serving 16 million customers. The transaction includes GBP750 million in cash and a 15% equity stake in the combined entity, marking a strategic milestone in Aegon's transformation into a leading U.S. life insurance and retirement group.

Organisations across the UK, European Economic Area (EEA) and the US are experiencing a sharp escalation in both the frequency and impact of cyber incidents.

On 3 December 2025, the PRA published Policy Statement 25/25 (PS25/25), finalising proposals from CP10/25 and introducing Supervisory Statement 4/25 (SS4/25).

In the UK, there's a growing trend of increasingly complex and wide-ranging claims connected to work-related stress.