A post-Brexit rewrite of insurance rules

Michael Abramson looks at the impact of new insurance regulation on buy-ins and buyouts

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Hymans Robertson's Michael Abramson
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Hymans Robertson's Michael Abramson

On 21 February, the government signalled what to expect from the post-Brexit world of UK insurance regulation, including dramatic headlines of a 10-15% cut in capital for life insurers and facilitating the investment of tens of billions of pounds in long-term assets.

The latest announcement came by way of a speech to the Association of British Insurers by the economic secretary to the Treasury, with further details to follow in a government consultation in Apri...

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