HFW Insurance Bulletin – 18 Feb. 2016

Welcome to HFW’s Insurance Bulletin, which is a summary of the key insurance and reinsurance regulatory announcements, market developments, court cases and legislative changes of the week.

In this week’s bulletin:

1. Regulation and legislation

• France: Adoption of a historical reform of contract law.
• UK: The Prudential Regulation Authority’s take on longevity risk transfers.

2. Court cases and arbitration

• New Zealand: Christchurch earthquakes – Rights of election and effect of delay: Tower Insurance Ltd v Domenico Trustee Ltd.
• UK: Claiming under FSMA 2000 – when is a “private person” not a private person?

3. HFW publications and events

• HFW attends the AMRAE conference.
• HFW publishes a briefing on the EU-US Privacy Shield.

Should you require any further information or assistance on any of the issues dealt with here, please do not hesitate to contact any of the contributors to this bulletin, or your usual contact at HFW.