John Gilbert

MMG Advisory Services Limited

John Gilbert has specialised in the law relating to friendly societies and other mutual insurers since the late 1980's. He is a former partner at Hogan Lovells where he now acts as a part-time consultant alongside providing advice to friendly society clients through his consultancy company, M&G Advisory Services Limited, which he runs in partnership with Richard Martin, formerly of the FCA.

John has been involved in most of the major developments affecting the mutual insurance industry in recent years including Project Chrysalis and Mutual Deferred Shares. He advises on portfolio transfers, transfers of engagements, rule amendments, corporate governance and general regulatory matters.

John is a member of the Regulation Committee of the Association of Financial Mutuals.

Practice Areas

Panel

Contributing Author

Qualified Year

1987

Membership

Association of Financial Mutuals

Education

B.A., Wadham College, University of Oxford (1973)
M.A., Wadham College, University of Oxford (1976)

1 Contributions by John Gilbert

PRACTICE NOTES

UK friendly societies: registration, incorporation, permitted activities and FCA/PRA regulation, reporting and transfers under the Friendly Societies Acts 1974 and 1992

What is a friendly society? Since the first Friendly Societies Act in 1793, friendly societies have been subject to registration and regulation. Two Acts now govern the area: the Friendly Societies Act 1974 (FSA 1974) and the Friendly Societies Act 1992 (FSA 1992). Before FSA 1992, all friendly societies were unincorporated associations of individual members. Although unincorporated societies may continue, the larger ones have become bodies corporate under FSA 1992, and any new societies must be created as incorporated societies. A friendly society is a type of mutual society: a voluntary association of individuals who subscribe for provident benefits, meaning benefits intended to meet future needs. Today, every friendly society must include among the benefits it offers at least one of the permitted activities listed in FSA 1992, Sch 2, and may in addition pursue social or benevolent purposes and other miscellaneous activities. registered under FSA 1974 as an unincorporated association of individuals (a ‘registered friendly society’), incorporated and registered under FSA 1992 (an ‘incorporated friendly society’), or unregistered...

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