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The Standard Formula: A Guide to Solvency II – Chapter 14: The SFCR and Other Public Reporting

The SFCR and Other Public Reporting - Introduction - The Solvency II regime, as legislated in the Solvency II Directive and elaborated upon in Chapter XII of the EU Commission Level 2 Delegated Regulation (2015/35), is...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Standard Formula: A Guide to Solvency II – Chapter 12: Undertakings in Difficulty

Undertakings in difficulty, in the context of Solvency II, refers to insurers that are either failing or likely to fail to meet their solvency capital requirement (SCR) or their minimum capital requirement (MCR) (together,...more

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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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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

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

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Looking ahead: The Bermuda insurance M&A horizon in 2024

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2023 was a fairly gloomy year for global M&A activity and the insurance sector did not emerge unscathed, recording its lowest deals count since 20201. The good news, however, is that insurance M&A activity appears poised for...more

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Converting a PIC to a Standalone Licensed Entity

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The Conyers insurance team regularly assists clients looking to convert their licensed insurer into a segregated portfolio company (“SPC”) in order to separate their programs by cedents or lines of business into segregated...more

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Challenges of Taking Security over the Shares of a Licensed Insurer

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Our insurance finance practice continues to grow at pace and is now regularly called on by clients to assist on credit facilities being put in place for Cayman licenced insurers. Traditionally the transactions and facilities...more

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The Bermuda Monetary Authority Consults Further on Enhancing Its Insurance Regulatory Regime

This edition of The Standard Formula looks at the updated proposals set out in the consultation paper published by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) on July 28, 2023, which relate to the BMA’s plan to enhance the...more

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Debunking Common Cayman Clichés: Episode 1 – CIMA

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Part and parcel of practising law in the Cayman Islands regularly involves dispelling commonly held but mistaken myths around Cayman as an international jurisdiction. One such misconception which inexplicably persists in some...more

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Conyers Coverage Summer 2023 – Issue 9 – Cayman Islands

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A warm welcome to our latest edition of Conyers Coverage. It’s been a dizzying year to date for the Cayman Islands (re)insurance industry, so it’s time for some updates and insights. The momentum is real and the pipeline...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Statement from the UN Environment Programme on the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance Reports on Target Progress

On July 5, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) released a statement on the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance’s (NZIA) progress towards net-zero targets. The NZIA is convened by the UN Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) and...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Alberta Initiatives Supporting Local Reinsurance and Captive Insurance Fully In Force By July 1, 2022

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The Government of Alberta’s initiatives in support of reinsurance and captive insurance in the province, discussed in our post of April 20, 2022, will soon be fully in force. Already in force, as of May 31, 2022, are...more

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Conyers Coverage January 2022 – Issue 6 – Cayman Islands

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Happy New Year and a very warm welcome to our sixth issue of Conyers Coverage. We’re starting the New Year by looking at new trends in InsurTech via a Q&A with Isaac Espinoza, Managing Director of Root Reinsurance...more

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Draft Rule and Statement of Guidance: Reinsurance Arrangements

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The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (“the Authority”) recently published a Private Sector Consultation Paper with a draft Rule and Statement of Guidance on Reinsurance Arrangements (the “draft Rule & SOG”). The draft Rule &...more

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Insurance Bulletin - Spring 2021

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What a year it has been since our last Insurance Bulletin in March 2020. Although the full impact of Covid-19 on the re/insurance industry remains unclear, the need to retain capital to meet potential losses has contributed...more

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Financial institutions general regulatory news, April 2021

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UK-EU MoU on regulatory cooperation in financial services - HM Treasury has announced that technical discussions on the text of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on UK-EU regulatory cooperation in financial services have...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

NAIC, Industry Wrangle Over Key Aspects of Insurer Capital, Solvency Regulation

Insurance carriers will find the following topics, recently discussed at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), relevant to capital management, financial risk, solvency and similar “prudential” issues,...more

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Financial Institutions and the Cloud: How to Navigate an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

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Insights from Latham’s flagship event: Managing the risk and promise of digitisation in financial services. In a bid to keep pace with rapid advances in cloud adoption across financial services, regulators have published a...more

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Pennsylvania Insurance Department Amends Requirements For Qualified And Certified Reinsurers To Conform With NAIC’s Model Law And...

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On May 14, 2016, Pennsylvania issued Bulletin No. 16-819, advising that the Pennsylvania Insurance Department amended Chapter 161 of the Pennsylvania Insurance Code related to the requirements for qualified and certified...more

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Health Care Update - July 2015

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In This Issue: - Medicare Releases Set of Payment Rules, Physician Fee Schedule on Deck - Implementation of the Affordable Care Act - Federal Regulatory Initiatives - Congressional Initiatives - Other...more

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