Tag: insurance

  • Key point case analysis: Euro Pools Plc (in administration) v Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance plc [2019] EWCA Civ 808

    Notification of circumstances under a professional indemnity policy On 13 May 2019, the English Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in the Euro Pools case. The case represented the most important decision analysing notification of circumstances since HLB Kidsons v Lloyd’s Underwriters. The full judgment is here. KEY POINTS…

  • Asia-Pacific Insurance Update – 7 February 2020

    This is your regular update of new insurance regulatory developments relevant to the Asia-Pacific* and India, new insurance-related case law in Hong Kong, Australia and England and interesting insurance articles from across the world. Insurance regulatory updates Hong Kong Insurance Authority to provide limited public services starting from 3 February…

  • Asia-Pacific Insurance Update – 24 September 2019

    Insurance regulatory updates Hong Kong   Insurance Authority hosts forum to discuss risk transfer and project finance for Belt and Road projects Individual Licence Application Form for use under the new regulatory regime for insurance intermediaries is available on the Insurance Authority’s website Australia ASIC extends relief for foreign financial…

  • Asia-Pacific Insurance Update – 23 August 2019

    Insurance regulatory updates ASIC is investigating the progress of transition away from grandfathered conflicted remuneration arrangements for financial advisers. India Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has created a Regulatory Sandbox whose objective is to use innovative ideas in the insurance sector to foster growth and flexibility in regulatory…

  • Asia-Pacific Insurance Update – 16 August 2019

    Insurance regulatory updates Hong Kong The Insurance Authority issues circular to CEOs of authorised insurers inviting participation in third quantitative impact study for development of risk-based capital regime. Singapore The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued a set of legally binding requirements to raise the cyber security standards and…

  • Asia Pacific Insurance Update – 2 August 2019

    This is our regular update of new insurance regulatory developments relevant to the Asia-Pacific* and India, new insurance-related case law in Hong Kong, Australia and England and interesting insurance articles from across the world.   Insurance regulatory updates Hong Kong The Insurance Authority (IA) has published the consultation conclusions in…

  • Asia Pacific Insurance Update – 19 July 2019

    Each week we set out a list of new insurance regulatory developments relevant to the Asia-Pacific* and India, new insurance-related case law in Hong Kong, Australia and England and interesting insurance articles from across the world. Insurance regulatory updates Singapore IMF Reaffirms Singapore’s financial sector oversight as “among the best…

  • Asia-Pacific Insurance Update – 28 June 2019

    In these updates, we set out a list of insurance regulatory developments relevant to the Asia-Pacific*, India and UK, recently decided insurance-related case law in Hong Kong, Australia and England and interesting insurance articles from across the world. If you would like to receive these by email, you can sign…

  • A review of the draft Code of Conduct for Insurance Brokers – Part 1

    This is part one of my review of the draft Code of Conduct for Insurance Brokers. In each part, I focus on a couple of issues and provide my comments and suggestions for revision. I will be publishing these in the run-up to the deadline for providing feedback to the…