Appleby is a go-to name in the market for advice on Manx insurance and pensions law. The team routinely advises on regulatory compliance and acts on some of the island’s most significant and high-value transactions involving insurance stakeholders and pension funds. The team also leverages its international reach on mandates involving multiple jurisdictions. Juan Thornley co-heads the practice, providing advice on transactional and advisory work in the financial services sector, while fellow co-head Garry Manley is regularly instructed by international insurance groups to advise on high-value and complex transactions. Michelle Brook‘s broad practice encompasses regulatory matters, acquisitions, and insurance business transfer schemes.

Cains acts on some of the island’s most high-profile and complex insurance transactions; Tristan Head has over 25 years of experience with complex regulatory, corporate, and commercial matters, while Jonathan Latham advises domestic and international clients on a litany of insurance matters, including reorganisations of company groups. Scott Leonard-Morgan is highly regarded for his work handling the corporate, commercial, and financing aspects of insurance transactions, and Lindsey Bermingham strengthens the practice with her litigation experience and regulatory expertise. Tara Cubbon-Wood handles contentious matters, including contractual and corporate disputes, injunctions, and general chancery disputes.

DQ handles a steady stream of work concerning the insurance and pensions sectors Annemarie Hughes is a highly regarded pensions specialist, while Rachel Winterbach drafts pension scheme documents and has advised on pension scheme business acquisitions. Andrew Harding leverages his corporate knowledge to assist with takeovers of licensed insurance entities.

Keystone Law is highly regarded in the Isle of Man for its work on complex and high-value pension matters. The team is skilled at drafting and establishing domestic and international pensions, and also advises on pension scheme wind-ups and insured buy-ins and buy-outs, as well as handling regulatory mandates. Ben Hughes is a pensions expert, who acts for many of the island’s largest private and public occupational pension schemes.