Matthew Griffith
Partner
Matthew is a highly experienced corporate, commercial and regulatory lawyer with a focus on the insurance sector. Utilising his core expertise within the insurance and regulatory field, he acts for insurers, brokers, MGAs and insurance sector investors. He advises clients on insurance distribution arrangements, regulatory issues, M&A transactions, business transfers, reinsurance transactions, commercial contracts, restructuring projects and corporate governance matters.
“I offer straightforward, robust advice – working closely with clients in a friendly manner to become their trusted adviser.”
“Insurance is a truly global business, so I regularly advise clients on commercial, transactional and regulatory matters with an international dimension. These include cross-border M&As, pan-European insurance distribution projects, business structuring, reinsurance and fronting projects, and non-admitted insurance matters.
My wealth of experience and market knowledge, gained over many years of working in the insurance sector, enables me to provide sound judgement and commercially focussed advice, and solve difficult regulatory challenges.
I offer straightforward, robust advice – working closely with clients in a friendly manner to become their trusted adviser. That involves understanding their individual business issues, offering relevant solutions, introducing colleagues who could help in other areas, helping with training needs, and delivering the latest insights. Above all, it’s about building strong and lasting client relationships.”
Matthew’s recent work highlights:
Advising Markel on a £200m UK motor insurance loss portfolio reinsurance transaction with Marco Capital.
Supporting a major insurance group on a large-scale policy review project covering multiple different insurance products. This included taking a consumer duty perspective and producing associated documentation.
Advising a global broking group on the transfer of a substantial book of insurance business to a major UK-headquartered insurer.
Directory quotes
Recommended - The Legal 500 UK 2025
Band 4 - Chambers UK 2025
"Matthew Griffith lives and breathes insurance." - Chambers UK 2024
"Matthew is proactive and constructive. He knew what we wanted and delivered very good work." - Chambers UK 2023
Ranked – Chambers UK 2022
Matthew Griffith heads the firm's corporate insurance team and also co-leads the financial institutions regulatory group. He has notable experience in insurance M&A transactions as well as providing clients with advice on business restructuring and Part VII transfers. - Chambers UK 2022
"Matthew is a highly effective and very good practitioner who can cover everything from M&A to regulatory insurance work."" ""He is knowledgeable and knows what he's talking about." - Chambers UK 2022
Recommended - The Legal 500 UK 2022
Leading Individual - The Legal 500 UK 2022
Recommended - The Legal 500 UK 2021
"I consistently return to Matthew Griffith for external legal support on matters of insurance regulation because of his ability to distil highly complicated matters in a user friendly way which is appropriate for our business. I also find him a pleasure to work with and would not hesitate recommending him to a colleague." - The Legal 500 UK 2021
Leading individual - The Legal 500 UK 2021
"Matthew Griffith leads the practice; he has compelling transactional experience and carries out Brexit-related work for many broking groups, and the team recently advised Equitable Life on its Brexit-related restructuring." - The Legal 500 UK 2020
Recommended - The Legal 500 UK 2020
Recommended - The Legal 500 UK 2016
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