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Conyers Coverage Issue 11 – Summer 2024

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A warm welcome to the Summer edition of Conyers Coverage. The whirlwind that is the Cayman Islands (re)insurance industry continues to blow with gusto! To keep you updated on recent developments, we include various items from...more

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Who is Actually the Actuary? Appointed Actuary and Peer Review Actuary Appointments in Cayman

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In light of the influx of life & annuity reinsurers on-island, we thought it useful to provide a refresher on the role of the appointed actuary and peer reviewing actuary (“PRA”) in the Cayman Islands and matters for...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Highlights from the NAIC Summer 2024 National Meeting

In our recent webinar, members of the Eversheds Sutherland Insurance Practice Group discussed noteworthy developments from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Summer National Meeting that was held in...more

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To NAIC or Not to NAIC?

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Arguably the most notable takeaways from the [Re]Connect conference were the updates on the positive progress the Cayman Islands has made in its quest toward (hopefully) making a formal application to secure Qualified...more

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog with Client Alert - August 2024 #2

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Crypto Offerings Launch by Major Investment Bank, Asset Manager and Insurer - According to a recent report, a major multinational investment bank and financial services firm is now allowing its investment advisors to pitch...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The PRA’s Expectations for Funded Reinsurance: How To Comply

The PRA has released an important statement on its approach to funded reinsurance. Our view is that the statement endorses the conceptual principle that funded reinsurance (particularly to offshore counterparties) should best...more

ArentFox Schiff

2024 Title Insurance Financial Survey/Overview

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As a ready reference for real estate industry professionals utilizing title insurance, below is a comparison and limited analysis of certain aspects of the annual financial statements of a cross section of active title...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

United States Treasury Department-approved surety bond insurers: Will you be ready to take advantage of the new reduced collateral...

What You Need to Know About the New Classes of Treasury-Authorized Reinsurers in Advance of the August 9, 2024 Implementation Date - As we reported in our June 24, 2024 Legal Briefing, the US Department of the Treasury...more

K&L Gates LLP

Important Lesson for the Aviation Industry and other Commercial Policyholders: Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses in Insurance...

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In the recent case of Zephyrus Capital Aviation Partners 1D Ltd & Ors v Fidelis Underwriting Ltd & Ors (Re Russian Aircraft Operator Policy Claims (Jurisdiction Applications)) [2024] EWHC 734 (Comm), London’s High Court held...more

Hogan Lovells

Is Luxembourg still in a position to remain the preferred EU jurisdiction for Reinsurance Captives?

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Luxembourg is currently the largest captive reinsurance market in the European Union. Most reinsurance companies domiciled in Luxembourg are captive-type – i.e., subsidiaries within a group that are insuring or – probably...more

Goldberg Segalla

[Webinar] Reinsurance 101: An Overview of Important Concepts - June 18th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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While reinsurance deals with some of the most complex risks in the insurance system, understanding reinsurance doesn’t have to be complex. Join Goldberg Segalla partners Bruce Engel and Larry Mason as they present an overview...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Captive Insurance Update | Spring Edition | 2024

On March 27, 2024 the Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA) held its biannual “Roadshow” educational event designed for prospective captive insurance companies. The Roadshow, which has been hosted in over 20 cities,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Standard Formula: A Guide to Solvency II – Chapter 7: Technical Provisions

“The value of technical provisions should correspond to the amount which another insurance or reinsurance undertaking (the reference undertaking) would be expected to require to take over and fulfil the underlying insurance...more

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.

New Jersey Amends the Holding Company Systems Regulations to Conform New Jersey’s Rules to the Requirement for a Worldwide Group...

Under Federal Law, the Group Capital Calculation (GCC) is the means through which states put in place a “worldwide group capital calculation” to avoid the European Union from imposing a group capital requirement of its own on...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Bermuda Monetary Authority’s Approach to Private Equity-Owned (Re)insurers

In recent years, demographic changes and macroeconomic factors have led to significant growth in insurance markets. Within insurance markets, a much more active market in trading “back-books” of insurance liabilities has...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

NYDFS proposes reinsurance amendments to remain compliant with NAIC accreditation standards and modify reciprocal jurisdiction...

On April 24, 2024, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) published Proposed Rule Making for the 13th Amendment to Insurance Regulation 17, 20 and 20-A (Proposed Amendment), which purports to implement...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Russian Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses Fail to Stop Aviation Insurance Litigation in England

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The English High Court found that a current risk of unfair trial in Russia justified declining to enforce Russian exclusive jurisdiction clauses. The English High Court has cleared the way for major aviation insurance...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Standard Formula Podcast | Solvency II Back to Basics: Technical Provisions

In the latest installment of “The Standard Formula” Back to Basics series, podcast host and Europe financial institutions head Robert Chaplin is joined by colleague Mary Bonsu to provide listeners with a deeper understanding...more

Clark Hill PLC

Maritime and Reinsurance Law and the Baltimore Bridge Collapse

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In the early morning of March 26, the Singapore-registered container ship MV Dali, after losing power, collided with a main pier of the Francis Scott Key Bridge that spans the Patapsco River and the outer Baltimore Port in...more

Hogan Lovells

Actualités Législatives et Réglementaires – Mars 2024

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Le bureau Parisien de Hogan Lovells a le plaisir de vous adresser sa lettre d'information mensuelle qui vous présente les Actualités législatives et réglementaires du mois de mars 2024. Ces Actualités législatives et...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Standard Formula Podcast | Investment Rules for Insurers and Reinsurers

This episode of “The Standard Formula” podcast features a conversation with the Financial Institutions Group’s Ben Lyon and Verena Mengis, who walk listeners though recent proposals for reform relating to Solvency U.K. and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

PRA Announces Final Adjustments to ‘Solvency UK’ Rules and Consults on Requirements for ‘Solvent Exit’ Plans

As discussed in our previous updates, in June 2020 the UK government announced a wide-ranging review of the Solvency II framework in the UK, aimed at reforming the insurance regulatory framework inherited from the EU given...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Q4 2023 Commercial Insurance Market: Moderating Property Premiums, Stable Casualty, and Record-High Ransomware Activity

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Commercial insurance pricing trends in the fourth quarter followed the same pattern buyers experienced through most of 2023. Property premiums have finally started to moderate— this is a trend we noticed earlier in 2023 and...more

Hogan Lovells

Recent law provisions and regulatory measures impacting the Italian insurance sector

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The Italian Budget Law for 2024 introduced important measures that will have an impact on the insurance business. As to the non-life insurance sector, it is provided an obligation for Italian enterprises and branches of...more

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Actualités Législatives et Réglementaires – Janvier 2024

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Le bureau Parisien de Hogan Lovells a le plaisir de vous adresser sa lettre d'information mensuelle qui vous présente les Actualités législatives et réglementaires du mois de janvier 2024. Ces Actualités législatives et...more

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