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International law firm RPC has advised Howden, the global insurance and employee benefits intermediary, on its agreement to acquire Barnett Waddingham, one of the UK’s leading professional services consultancies specialising in risk, pensions, investment and insurance.

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Five RPC lawyers feature in Thomson Reuters' Stand-out Lawyers 2025 list

Published on 24 Mar 2025. By Peter Kwon, Partner, Head of Korea Desk and Patrick Brodie, Partner and Richard Breavington, Partner and Alexandra Anderson, Partner and William Hogarth, Partner

Thomson Reuters has selected five RPC lawyers globally for its 2025 Stand-out Lawyers list, a global recognition based on independent client feedback.

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RPC advises Bishop Street Underwriters on strategic UK insurance sector acquisition

Published on 25 Feb 2025. By James Mee, Partner and Matthew Griffith, Partner

International law firm RPC has advised Bishop Street Underwriters (Bishop Street), a portfolio company of RedBird Capital Partners, on the completion of its acquisition of Landmark Underwriting, a specialty-focused managing general agent (MGA) in the London insurance market.

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Catrin Davies joins RPC as Partner

Published on 06 Jan 2025. By Catrin Davies, Partner

International law firm RPC has appointed lawyers liability defence specialist, Catrin Davies, as a Partner in the Professional & Financial Risks (PFR) practice in Bristol. Her appointment signifies the immense growth of RPC's Professional & Financial Risks practice in Bristol over the last five years, now over 75 lawyers strong.

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RPC and Ropes & Gray advise Beat Capital Partners and Bain Capital on Ambac Financial Group's acquisition of a majority stake in Beat

Published on 06 Jun 2024.

International law firm RPC announced today that Kiat Wee Lau has joined as a Partner in its Corporate practice.

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RPC advises Aviva on its acquisition of Probitas and return to Lloyd's

Published on 07 Mar 2024. By James Mee, Partner

International law firm RPC has advised Aviva on its acquisition of Probitas, marking Aviva's return to Lloyd's of London after 24 years.

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RPC advises the Castel management sellers on their sale to Ryan Speciality

Published on 17 Jan 2024. By James Mee, Partner and David Wallis, Partner

International law firm RPC has advised the management sellers of Castel Underwriting Agencies Limited (Castel) on its sale to Ryan Speciality (Ryan) which was announced December 21, 2023. A definitive agreement was signed, and completion is subject to customary conditions.

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RPC advises Assured Partners UK&I on its acquisitions of Romero Group and CIA Insurance

Published on 22 Dec 2023. By James Mee, Partner and Chris Brierley, Partner and William Hogarth, Partner and Ben Roberts, Partner and Rachel Lord, Senior Associate and Josh Smith, Senior Associate and Robert Eccles, Associate and Bridget Lockhart, Associate

International law firm RPC has advised AssuredPartners UK & Ireland (AssuredPartners), the leading international insurance broker, on its acquisitions of Romero Group and CIA Insurance.

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RPC advises Markel on £200m UK motor LPT transaction with Marco Capital

Published on 24 Mar 2023. By Matthew Griffith, Partner and William Hogarth, Partner

The LPT transaction involves UK motor insurance claims, providing cover of up to £200m in claims reserves This deal is the twelfth in a recent series of significant legacy market transactions handled by RPC, and the sixth in 2023

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Global Access Week 2023 – Global Solutions for Global Problems

06 Mar 2023

Join us during the week 6 - 10 March for a series of seminars and networking opportunities with legal experts from our Global Access firms where we will aim to answer the most pressing questions being asked by insurance professionals.

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What are the BIGGEST challenges facing insurers right now? Global Access Week has the answers…

Published on 28 Feb 2023. By Simon Laird, Global Head of Insurance

International law firm RPC will host London seminar series with global partners from 7 to 9 March

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RPC 'fully committed to opening doors' as firm marks fifth anniversary of apprenticeship scheme

Published on 06 Feb 2023. By Rachael Healey, Partner

RPC is celebrating the "wonderful contribution" of apprentices five years after the international law firm first launched its apprenticeship programme.

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Pension reforms 'put onus on trustees, providers and employers to show value for money'

Published on 01 Feb 2023. By Rachael Healey, Partner

International law firm RPC says Government consultation is 'welcome' step towards ensuring pensions industry is providing the best outcomes for customers