Insurance

Los Angeles fire losses expected to top $20bn, JPMorgan says

More than 130,000 people have been forced to evacuate as out-of-control blazes rage through Los Angeles.

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Lloyd’s of London taps McKinsey veteran Roxburgh for new chair

Former top Treasury official turns his hand to the iconic insurance marketplace

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Ex-Aviva boss Mark Wilson joins Zilch board

Buy-now-pay-later firm draws on City expertise at ‘critical juncture’

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Dame Inga Beale: ‘I went back in the closet at Lloyd’s of London after facing resistance as a female CEO’

Being openly bisexual and a female chief executive at one of the City’s oldest institutions came with big challenges, Beale tells FN’s Pride of Finance list

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Insurers are facing demands to decarbonise at the same time as political pushback against ESG in the US

Major insurers risk falling behind on climate change as net-zero coalition fights for survival

The future of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance is uncertain as Lloyd's of London, Axa and other heavyweights pull out

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Amazon launched its UK insurance portal in October 2022

Amazon axes UK insurance business

Portal winds down in latest blow for Big Tech's personal finance ambitions

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King Charles opened parliament on 7 November, as the pensions sector continues to await a landmark effort to put investments to better use

King’s Speech stays quiet on private equity pension rush and audit reform

City awaits more detail on how to unlock spending in lagging domestic markets

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt laid out a host of reforms to boost UK markets at the Mansion House dinner earlier in the year, including promises from pension companies to back more home grown start-ups

More pension funds set to pledge 5% towards UK growth assets

More of the City's top pension companies could soon sign up to a landmark deal in bid to boost UK equities

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'Currently we have a perverse situation in which UK institutional investors are not investing as much in UK high-growth companies as their international counterparts,' Hunt tells finance bosses in rallying call for investment in startups

Jeremy Hunt: City declinists are ‘profoundly wrong’

Mansion House gathering of City leaders told that talk of London's demise is overblown

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is hoping to turbocharge growth as a deal drought hammers City firms

Mansion House Reforms: Government targets listings and pension overhaul to boost City

UK government tries to fight back against City departures with a package of measures to spur growth investment

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Just picks up new CFO as EY looks to life after split talks

EY’s top UK actuary heads to pension firm Just

Rivals continue to look to take top talent out of EY

Legal & General beats profit forecast and hikes dividend

Insurance giant grows ahead of guidance, reporting £2,5bn in profit

Despite the response rate of less than 10%, the Bank of England followed up its April survey with a November consultation on Solvency II reporting requirements

Solvency II survey falls flat as major insurers ignore Bank of England’s questions

Major insurers fail to provide information about disclosure costs, and some say changes will cost them more - but Bank of England and government press ahead with capital reforms regardless

Lorna Tennent advised Rothesay in 2020 when Blackstone sold its stake in the firm

Linklaters London M&A partner Lorna Tennent joins insurer Rothesay as general counsel

Magic Circle partner goes in-house with move to major insurer

Solvency II is not the 'EU red tape’ the government has portrayed it as: it is a way of managing risks to the British public and UK economy

Why Solvency II reforms might not release billions after all

Loosening capital buffers increases risks, while new investment might just be hoarded

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced that final Solvency II reforms had been agreed after months of terse negotiations with regulators

Autumn Statement: Insurance bosses back Solvency II overhaul

The final rules include cutting the so-called risk margin significantly, with a 65% cut for long-term life insurance businesses and a 30% cut for general insurance businesses

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Sir Nigel Wilson says the insurer remains resilient despite the market volatility

L&G: Bank of England helped ‘alleviate pressure’ on LDI clients

Radical action in the bond market has helped calm key pension strategies, firm says

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Ukraine claims set to cost Lloyd’s of London £1.1bn

Insurance market set to take significant loss amid conflict in eastern Europe

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Insurance executive hit with SEC lawsuit alleging ‘massive’ fraud

Lawsuit is the first government accusation of fraud against Greg Lindberg

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