Philip Jarvis

Practice Areas

Philip is Insurance Group Lead and specialises in corporate insurance and regulatory matters.

He has experience in insurance M&A, regulatory capital, securitisation of insurance risks, insurance derivatives, reinsurance, product design, outsourcing of insurance services, insurance distribution agreements and matters involving Lloyd's of London.

The "outstanding" Philip Jarvis is a highly respected insurance practitioner with significant expertise across regulatory and transactional matters. One client says: "He is a genuine expert in his field, extremely bright and at the same time very pragmatic, with a keen sense of how to best move forward on any particular issue. He is also very creditable in negotiations and in the boardroom." Chambers UK 2018 (Insurance)

Philip Jarvis is the key figure at A&O Shearman, where highlights have included advising Aviva on its £5.6bn all-share acquisition of life insurance specialist Friends Life, a transaction to be implemented by way of a scheme of arrangement. The team also acted for Aviva on its £1.7bn disposal of its latent risk portfolio to Swiss Re, and advised BCE on its high-value longevity insurance agreement with Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada. The team attracts a mix of life and non-life mandates, and has also been significantly active in the longevity risk transfer market, advising on pension portfolios and the reinsurance of longevity risks. Other notable clients include Guardian Financial Services, Royal & Sun Alliance, Legal & General Group and Morgan Stanley. Legal 500 UK 2017 (Insurance)