Insurance Notes

FCA Brexit guidance – too little, too late?

EIOPA issues Brexit advice - some good news for UK insurers and intermediaries?

Myanmar's insurance sector opens to foreign insurers

In a long-awaited step forward for the Myanmar insurance sector, on 2 January 2019, the Ministry of Planning and Finance (MPF) officially announced its …

INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE DISPUTES ANNUAL REVIEW OF 2018 PUBLISHED

Cyber insurance: the impact of evolving legal and regulatory risk

Cyber insurance is still (just about) the new kid on the block. It is commonly thought of as a tool to mitigate exposure to ever-evolving cyber risks. …

Hong Kong prepares for regulation of insurance intermediaries in mid-2019 – progress to date

The Hong Kong Insurance Authority (IA) is expected to assume responsibility for regulating insurance intermediaries from around the middle of 2019. In …

Preparing for Brexit: EEA (re)insurers - UK Temporary Permissions Regime

The FCA portal for incoming EEA firms to notify the PRA and the FCA of their intention to enter the UK Temporary Permissions Regime ("TPR") is now …

EIOPA Conference: The Main Themes

Three of the themes that EIOPA sees as its priorities were covered at its annual conference on 20 November. All of the topics were the subject of …

Brexit Final Political Declaration: Nothing [new] to see here?

The Political Declaration setting out the Framework for the Future Relationship between the EU and the UK was published earlier today. On financial …

Brexit deal – what does it mean for insurers and insurance intermediaries?

Yesterday's announcements on the terms agreed for the UK's withdrawal from the EU say relatively little about the future framework for cross-border trade …

Brexit – Deal on financial services may deliver little for insurance industry

Press reports over the past couple of days suggest that a deal struck by the UK government would "give UK financial services companies continued access …

Brexit Continuity Clauses: what policyholders need to know

We have assisted Airmic to produce a guide for policyholders on Continuity Clauses, which some in the insurance market are using to prepare for the …