Overview

Evolving market trends and constant regulatory changes bring both risk and opportunity to the corporate insurance sector. As a leader in this field, you’ll know that expert legal advice from trusted partners is essential when navigating these twin issues and forging a path ahead.

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This is a complex and fast-paced industry and success requires a specialist approach, considering both the strategic and commercial needs of a business. To achieve the best possible outcomes, you need straightforward, solutions-focused legal advice from a team of experts with a long history of supporting businesses throughout the sector.

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Your corporate and regulatory insurance team

Our outstanding team have knowledge and experience of insurance and reinsurance and an impressive breadth of service. You’ll also have access to our network of lawyers throughout the firm, in particular our regulatory experts, who will provide support when necessary.

We act for insurers, reinsurers, Lloyd's managing agents, brokers and MGAs in mergers and acquisitions, complex risk transfer and strategic investment.

Areas of specialism within the team include:

Corporate transactions 

Mergers and acquisitions; start-up investment and joint ventures; business transfers with transfer of capital (under Part VII of FSMA 2000) or without (“renewal rights” transfers); and restructuring and run-off. 

Regulatory advice 

Regulatory perimeter advice; FCA and PRA authorisations and variations of permission; conduct of business, corporate governance and senior management arrangements; consumer duty implementation; and incubators and appointed representatives.

Agency and distribution

MGAs; binding authorities; and "white-labelling" arrangements.

Commercial arrangements

Outsourcing and critical third-party arrangements.

In need of a corporate and regulatory insurance lawyer? Look no further.
At Womble Bond Dickinson we have an exceptional team of talented lawyers and business professionals who can offer guidance and find the solutions right for your business. We have both broad and niche expertise across all our UK and US offices.
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How we've made a difference

The proof's in our experience

  • Advised Lucida Group on the sale of Moorhouse, a specialist SME broker, to insurance distribution platform Atec Group
  • Advised Arch Insurance on the sale of Castel Underwriting Agencies to Ryan Specialty, including co-ordination of binding authorities and management of minority interests
  • Advised the buyer on a unique renewal rights transfer and team move from an MGA to an insurance company, tackling complex agency and fiduciary issues
  • Assisted Arch Reinsurance in acquiring Somerset Bridge Group, with its MGA, distribution capabilities and claims operation and its affiliated insurance company in Gibraltar Southern Rock, leveraging our market knowledge for due diligence and structuring
  • Advised administrators in the sale of MCE Insurance Ltd., a specialist motorbike insurer to its capacity provider, balancing FCA expectations with statutory duties
  • Led on the Brexit related Part VII transfer of Arch Insurance’s EEA insurance business from London to Dublin
  • Advising Arch Reinsurance on its acquisitions of Barbican Group, including Lloyd's syndicates and underwriting agencies, and the commercial lines business of Ardonagh.
Testimonials

"WBD worked well with our team on our acquisition of Ardonagh's commercial lines business and provided first-rate commercially minded legal advice." 

Arch

“They are confidence-inspiring in complex matters, with good technical ideas and clear explanation.” 

Chambers and Partners 2024

"We worked with WBD when they advised a specialist insurance business in our portfolio on a deal.  We were impressed with their sector expertise and wanted to use them to lead on our acquisition of Acquis Insurance.  It has been great working with them." 

Dunedin, a private equity investor
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