UK Solvency II review: PRA information on quantitative impact study The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a webpage setting out information about its forthcoming quantitative impact study (QIS), which will...more
GBP transition to SONIA under Solvency II regime: PRA PS12/21 - The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a policy statement, PS12/21, on deep, liquid and transparent (DLT) assessments and GBP transition to...more
Civil Liability Act 2018 (Financial Conduct Authority) (Whiplash) Regulations 2021 - The Civil Liability Act 2018 (Financial Conduct Authority) (Whiplash) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/594) have been published, together with an...more
Solvency II: PRA supervisory disclosures - The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published Solvency II: Supervisory disclosures, PRA’s supervisory approach and insurance regulations applicable in the UK year-end...more
Review of Solvency II effective value test parameters: PRA statement - The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a statement setting out the findings from its review of the minimum deferment rate, which is...more
UK Solvency II: PRA PS2/21 on expectations for work of external auditors on matching adjustment - The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a policy statement, PS2/21, setting out its expectations for the...more
Insurer capital requirements: PRA speech - The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a speech by Anna Sweeney, PRA Executive Director, Insurance, titled "Goldilocks and the three pillars: how much capital is...more
Solvency II: PRA letter to life insurers on application of effective value test -The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has sent a letter to the Chief Actuaries of life insurers on feedback on the application of the...more
UK Solvency II review: HM Treasury extends response deadline - HM Treasury has extended the deadline for responding to its call for evidence relating to its review of the Solvency II prudential regulatory regime for...more
COVID-19: FCA update on business interruption insurance test case - The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its webpage on its business interruption insurance test case. Among other things, the FCA has...more
Earlier this summer, the UK government announced that it would review the impact of the Solvency II regime on the UK insurance industry. On 19 October 2020, HM Treasury published a Call for Evidence....more
Brexit: PRA and FCA Dear CEO letter on final preparations for end of transition period - The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have published a joint Dear CEO letter that they...more
Building guarantee policies: PRA PS21/20 on extending policyholder protection - The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a policy statement, PS21/20, which contains a rule change to increase protection...more
The SIF update reports on the work undertaken by SIF and its members during January to June 2020. The report includes individual updates from 14 member regulators on recent sustainable insurance initiatives and activities,...more
COVID-19: IAIS consults on the impact for the insurance sector. The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a consultation paper, CP11/20, setting out its expectations and guidance relating to auditors' work...more
COVID-19: PRA statement to insurers on application of matching adjustment - On 7 July 2020, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a statement to insurers on the application of the matching adjustment (MA)...more
COVID-19: PRA statement on decision by insurance companies to pause dividends - On 8 April 2020, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a statement welcoming the prudent decision of some insurance firms to...more
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has on 20 March 2020 published recommendations on supervisory flexibility regarding the deadline of supervisory and public disclosure by insurers, in light of...more
COVID-19: PRA Dear CEO letter to UK insurers about distribution of profits - On 31 March 2020, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a Dear CEO letter from Sam Woods, Bank of England (BoE) Deputy Governor...more
COVID-19: PRA statement on regulatory reporting amendments - On 23 March 2020, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a statement on COVID-19 regulatory reporting amendments for UK insurers. The PRA outlines...more
Dormant assets scheme: HM Treasury and DCMS consult on expansion - HM Treasury and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) jointly published on 21 February 2020, a consultation paper on expanding the...more
The Hogan Lovells’ Corporate Insurance Newsletter for January 2020 has been published. This provides a round-up of UK, EU and international regulatory developments relevant to UK based insurance market participants. In this...more
The Hogan Lovells’ Corporate Insurance Newsletter for December 2019 has been published. This provides a round-up of UK, EU and international regulatory developments relevant to UK based insurance market participants. ...more
The Hogan Lovells’ Corporate Insurance Newsletter for November has been published. This provides a round-up of UK, EU and international regulatory developments relevant to UK based insurance market participants. ...more
The Hogan Lovells’ Corporate Insurance Newsletter for October has been published. This provides a round-up of UK, EU and international regulatory developments relevant to UK based insurance market participants. ...more