First UK insurance special purpose vehicle authorised
UK life insurer Legal & General has converted a subsidiary company into an insurance special purpose vehicle (ISPV), creating the UK's first such entity.
An ISPV is a type of insurance entity regulated by the FSA which is neither an authorised insurer nor a pure reinsurer.
ISPVs were introduced in the UK less than a year ago and were originally
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