Iain Sawers
Partner, Head of Financial Services
Iain is Financial Services Sector Head and leads our non-contentious insurance practice. He specialises in insurance regulation and distribution, advising major insurers on complex strategic and regulatory matters.
Iain's experience
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Acted for a global insurer on the renegotiation and extension of its strategic partnership with a major international bank to exclusively distribute retail and commercial insurance products to the bank’s customers in the UK.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Acted for a small retail manufacturer intermediary through its investigation into potential mis-selling and product design shortcomings and Advised on its customer communications process in connection with the investigation and the voluntary imposition of a requirement on its permissions.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Advised a global insurance group on the provision of underwriting capacity for partner-branded travel insurance sold through a range of channels in 18 European countries.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
Credentials
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2026Thomson Reuters Stand Out Lawyer
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2003Qualified - England and Wales
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2001College of Law, Guildford – LPC
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2001Joined Pinsent Masons
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2000College of Law, Guildford – Post Graduate Diploma in Law
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1998University of York – BA Philosophy Politics Economics
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