Mr Jonathan Charwat > RPC > London, England > Lawyer Profile

RPC
TOWER BRIDGE HOUSE
ST KATHARINE'S WAY
LONDON
E1W 1AA
England
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Work Department

Corporate Insurance and Financial Services

Position

Jonathan Charwat is a corporate, commercial and regulatory partner in RPC’s Corporate Insurance & Financial Services team.

Jonathan’s primary focus is in the insurance and financial services market. His commercial experience includes a wide range of insurance distribution arrangements and agreements as well as reinsurance and other commercial agreements.  From a regulatory perspective, Jonathan advises clients on insurance product distribution and governance including intermediary remuneration arrangements, internal governance and regulatory compliance, insurer-intermediary distribution structures, customer facing and product documentation, and developments in insurance regulation. Jonathan has also acted on a number of M&A transactions for both the insurance and corporate market including Lloyd’s specific arrangements and a scheme of arrangement.

Jonathan also has a good deal of in-house experience having undertaken secondments at Arch Insurance, Marsh and Swiss Re Life Capital. Prior to joining RPC, he also worked for two years in-house in a corporate governance and commercial contracts role for Volex plc working out of London and China.

Career

Work highlights 

Advising a number of insurers and market participants on their implementation of new Consumer Duty regulations.

Providing support and advice to a global insurer in its expansion into new retail and SME insurance products.

Acting as the third line of defence for a number of insurers when it comes to reviewing and advising on broker remuneration arrangements.

 

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory

RPC showcases ‘impressive expertise and knowledge’ of insurance regulatory mandates, with key clients including insurers, brokers and MGAs, in addition to retail banks, credit card issuers, short term lenders and asset finance providers. Matthew Griffith leads the team and focuses on insurance regulatory matters, as well as post-Brexit issues, while Whitney Simpson is noted for her expertise in the payment services and consumer credit sectors. Jonathan Charwat is another key contact in the group.