London market News

London Market Insurers Publish Guidelines for Marine Casualty Claims

New guidelines have been agreed by marine insurers in the London Market to help improve collaboration in the handling of shipping casualties. A protocol document seeks to promote more effective communication between different parties involved in responding to resulting insurance …

Britain Will Seek to Reset Relations Between City of London and EU

Britain will seek to reset relations between the City of London and the European Union on Thursday, saying it will stick to high standards in finance and not do anything to undermine financial stability in the bloc in the wake …

Legal & General’s Wilson to Retire After Decade as CEO

Legal & General Group Plc’s veteran chief executive officer is to retire after more than a decade at the helm of the insurer. Nigel Wilson has told the insurer’s board he “would like to retire from executive life,” according to …

City of London Workers Pushing for Cross-Border Remote Working: Survey

Finance workers are pushing for simpler rules for cross-border remote working, the latest sign that the pandemic-fueled appetite for flexible work isn’t abating. The UK government, which launched a review into cross-border working rules earlier this year, should adopt common …

UK ‘Just Getting Started’ on Post-Brexit Boost to London’s Competitiveness: Minister

Britain is just at the beginning of post-Brexit efforts to keep London a top global financial center, but deregulation will be selective to ensure high standards are kept, financial services minister Andrew Griffith said on Thursday. Finance represents one in …

Cyber Risk Modeler DeNexus Opens UK Office

DeNexus Inc., the Sausalito, Calif.-based provider of cyber risk modeling, has opened an office in London as part of its strategy to build out its cyber expertise in Europe. The London office is headed up by seasoned professional Mitesh Chauhan. …

UK Government Pushes Forward With Long-Awaited Insurer Reforms

After years of fraught debate between regulators, insurers and the Treasury, Jeremy Hunt confirmed Thursday that the government would push forward with reforms to a corner of the City of London that’s intended to release billions of pounds of investment …

UK Insurers Provide Test Case for Post-Brexit ‘Unshackling’ From EU Capital Rules

The British government and the Bank of England are reforming insurers’ capital rules, seen as a post-Brexit test of UK willingness to “unshackle” the City of London after leaving the European Union. Reform would potentially free up billions of pounds …

Bank of England Chief Questions Government Plan for Post-Brexit Financial Rules

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey took the British government to task on Wednesday over its plan to give itself veto powers over post-Brexit financial rules written by independent regulators, including the central bank. Britain’s government has promised a deregulatory …

UK Government in Advanced Talks With Regulators on Insurance Capital Reforms

The UK government is close to an agreement with regulators over insurance capital reforms intended to release billions of pounds of investment into the economy. Jeremy Hunt, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, will announce the details as part of the …