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Edward Lister is a special regulatory counsel and a member of the Private Equity Transactions and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups.

Edward advises a wide range of stakeholders in the insurance industry, including major insurers and reinsurers, insurance intermediaries, Lloyd’s syndicates and insurtech companies. Edward’s practice has a strong focus on commercial and regulatory insurance matters, and Edward regularly advises clients on FCA, PRA and Lloyd’s rules and procedures, including jurisdictional issues, Solvency II / UK regulation, insurance conduct of business standards, systems and controls for insurers and insurance intermediaries, applications for authorisation and the Senior Managers & Certification Regime.

If we had to define the mood for 2026 in three words, we would choose alert, intentional and institutional. After several years of normalizing longer hold periods and navigating evolving regulatory frameworks, 2026 will see managers permanently vigilant – vigilant in pursuing value creation theses, identifying exit opportunities and embedding robust governance structures to mitigate litigation and regulatory risks.