Tobin Ashby

Tobin is head of our insurance transactions and advisory practice, specialising in insurance regulatory and commercial advice, as well as general commercial matters. He advises particularly on insurance regulation (including complex regulatory issues, authorisations and cross-border matters), business transfers, distribution arrangements, outsourcing agreements and product terms and governance. He qualified in England and Wales in 1999 and has over 20 years’ experience in financial services, including spending 10 years working in-house for a global insurance group. He is recommended (since 2020) as a ‘Leading Individual’ in the Legal 500 legal directory for non-contentious regulatory work in financial services.

Tobin has extensive experience of advising insurers, brokers and other intermediaries, mutuals, Insurtechs and investment platform providers on their products and services, regulatory issues, all types of distribution and commercial arrangements and strategic transformation projects.   He has a particularly good understanding of clients’ business requirements from his time as a senior in-house lawyer, which he uses to provide focused and pragmatic advice and solutions.

Tobin is a regular speaker at conferences and events on insurance and investment matters, and is a member of the Distribution Practice Group and the Wealth Management Steering Committee of the Investment and Life Assurance Group (ILAG).

Qualifications

• Qualified in England and Wales in 1999.