A bearing assembly, comprising: a first bearing member; a second bearing member oriented adjacent to the first bearing member; a plurality of bearing elements positioned between the first bearing member and the second bearing member; a shield (46; 48) engaged with the first bearing member; and a floating seal (42; 44) slidably engaged with the shield (46; 48) and thesecond bearing member during operation of the bearing assembly, wherein the floating seal (42; 44) defines an arcuate bearing face engaged with a substantially arcuate bearing face of the second bearing member; wherein the shield (46; 48), is generally ring-shaped having an inner face spaced apart from and parallel to an outer face, the inner face and the outer face are connected by an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface, and the shield (46; 48) restrains the floating seal (42; 44) adjacent to the shield (46; 48) and the second bearing member allowing the floating seal (42; 44) to float, drift and/or glide relative to the shield (46; 48) and the second bearing member during rotation of at least one of the first bearing member and the second bearing member; characterised in that: the floating seal (42; 44) is made of at least one material from the group of alloy steel, stainless steel, INCONEL and ceramics; the floating seal (42; 44) defines a radial face positioned radially outward from the arcuate bearing face, and a flange extending radially outward from the radial face, defining an axial shield face that is engaged with the shield (46;48) to restrain the floating seal (42; 44) and wherein the arcuate bearing face engaged with the substantially arcuate bearing face of second bearing member extends in the direction of a longitudinal axis axially beyond the shield (46;48); and; a first bearing member; a second bearing member oriented adjacent to the first bearing member; a plurality of bearing elements positioned between the first bearing member and the second bearing member; a shield (46; 48) engaged with the first bearing member; and a floating seal (42; 44) slidably engaged with the shield (46; 48) and thesecond bearing member during operation of the bearing assembly, wherein the floating seal (42; 44) defines an arcuate bearing face engaged with a substantially arcuate bearing face of the second bearing member; wherein the shield (46; 48), is generally ring-shaped having an inner face spaced apart from and parallel to an outer face, the inner face and the outer face are connected by an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface, and the shield (46; 48) restrains the floating seal (42; 44) adjacent to the shield (46; 48) and the second bearing member allowing the floating seal (42; 44) to float, drift and/or glide relative to the shield (46; 48) and the second bearing member during rotation of at least one of the first bearing member and the second bearing member; characterised in that: the floating seal (42; 44) is made of at least one material from the group of alloy steel, stainless steel, INCONEL and ceramics; the floating seal (42; 44) defines a radial face positioned radially outward from the arcuate bearing face, and a flange extending radially outward from the radial face, defining an axial shield face that is engaged with the shield (46;48) to restrain the floating seal (42; 44) and wherein the arcuate bearing face engaged with the substantially arcuate bearing face of second bearing member extends in the direction of a longitudinal axis axially beyond the shield (46;48); and;