Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

Alison is a consultant in the London office focusing on non-contentious work for clients in the insurance sector.

Alison has specialised in insurance law and regulation for over 30 years, advising on all aspects of prudential and conduct of business regulation. Most recently, she has been working with clients on the introduction of the Consumer Duty and on the post-Brexit conduct of cross-border business. She frequently advises on the implications of group supervision for domestic and international groups, including in the context of M&A transactions. Other experience includes advice on the FSMA regulatory perimeter, FCA conduct of business rules, Solvency II, and the SMCR.  Alison has worked with a number of mutual insurers on issues relating to the conduct of with-profits business.

Alison is the joint consulting editor of “A Practitioner’s Guide to Solvency II” (Sweet & Maxwell, 2016).