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Alex Booth

After studying law at Oxford University, Alex qualified as a solicitor in 1996. She became a partner of the firm in April 2004.

Alex specialises in regulatory work for the insurance and financial services industries. She advises on all aspects of regulation by the FSA and regularly handles applications for FSA authorisation. She also has wide-ranging experience of Lloyd's regulation and EEA passporting issues.

Alex's practice also encompasses litigation and arbitration of insurance and reinsurance disputes. She handles a wide range of disputes acting for insurance companies, Lloyd's syndicates and brokers.

Outside work, Alex enjoys sampling the many real ales on offer at her local pub. She is also a Sherlock Holmes enthusiast and a Northampton Saints rugby season ticket holder.

E-mail: booth@elbornes.com

Articles by Alex Booth

Don’t Mention Contingents
Tim Brentnall and Alexandra Booth dive into the murky legal waters swirling around contingent commissions. First published: Insider Quarterly [8th June 2010]

Dangerous Moves
Fiduciary duties present several challenges for directors and senior employees looking to transfer to pastures new. Kate Payne and Alexandra Booth offer a legal perspective … First published: Insurance Quarterly Summer 2009 [1st July 2009]

Why the FSA may be interested in your bonus scheme
Do your staff incentives give undue weight to short-term considerations? The FSA have a growing interest in remuneration structures, and firms should prepare for some difficult questions, according to Kate Payne and Alex Booth. First published: Insurance Day [25th July 2008]

Tougher stance
The FSA appears to have had a change of heart on broker commission disclosure. The regulator will have to tread carefully to avoid disadvantaging UK brokers, argue Elborne Mitchell’s Tim Brentnall and Alexandra Booth First published: Insider Quarterly [27th June 2008]

Striking a Balance
Tim Brentnall and Alex Booth discuss the need for rules on broker commissions to favour customers' actual disclosure demands without compromising competitiveness First published: Insider Quarterly [27th February 2008]

Beating a Retreat on Collateral
Alex Booth looks at the latest proposals on collateral from the NAIC and New York First published: Recap [1st February 2008]

EC Competition Enquiry – is the block exemption safe?
A look at the European Commission's latest report into competition in the business insurance sector First published: mEMo [1st November 2007]

Selling Insurance – Proposed FSA Rule Changes
A summary of the FSA's recent consultation paper First published: mEMo [1st August 2007]

The Reinsurance Directive - What does it mean for UK Reinsurers?
Alex Booth comments on the EU Reinsurance Directive which must be implemented throughout the EU by 10 December 2007. First published: mEMo [1st August 2006]

Competition Inquiry - Storm in a Teacup?
In June 2005, the European Commission began an inquiry into competition in financial services focusing on three areas: payment cards, core retail banking and business insurance. First published: mEMo [1st February 2006]

A Plain Person's Guide to Solvency II
You have no doubt heard about Solvency II, but do you know what all the fuss is about and what it means for you and your company? First published: Insurance Times [1st October 2005]

Broking changes highlights tensions
New rules come into force this week requiring UK brokers to agree in writing the basis on which they hold money while processing premiums and claims. This apparently straightforward change is causing tensions in the market and may create cashflow problems for some firms. First published: Insurance Day [14th July 2005]

Lloyd's Spotlight Turns to Binders
New regulations for delegated authority business are a key part of Lloyd's long-term strategy and this article outlines the obligations on managing agents and coverholders as a consequence of the introduction of the new Code of Practice for Managing Agents. First published: Insurance Day [24th May 2004]

What is Insurance?
It is time that the FSA provided us with the answer. First published: Insurance Day [16th December 2002]

Blurred Boundaries
Article suggesting that there is an urgent need for the UK's Financial Services Authority to clarify the law as it applies to alternative risk transfer. First published: Reinsurance [1st September 2002]

The Fine Line Between Investment and Insurance - The Authorisation of an Intermediary
An article looking at the regulatory requirements for companies carrying on ART business. [Article revised May 2002] First published: ARTwork, Lloyd's ART publication [1st September 2000]

Why Lloyd's demutalisation would not represent a windfall
Article discussing some of the practical implications and obstacles if Lloyd's was to to go ahead and demutualise. First published: Insurance Day [16th December 1999]