ARTICLE · 21 JANUARY 1999

The European Insurance Centre - Formation And Licensing

Government of Gibraltar

Explore more from Government of Gibraltar

GibraltarWealth Management

Click Contact Link

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

a sound business plan (including satisfactory reinsurance arrangements) and adequate financial resources to support it

fit and proper people at all levels

management with adequate experience of the business which is to be underwritten

appropriate systems of control.

HOW TO APPLY?

Applications are made to the Commissioner of Insurance on one of the forms set out in the Insurance Companies (Prescribed Particulars) Regulations, which contains questions as to shareholding structure, controllers of the company, financial resources, business plan and reinsurance arrangements. An application fee of £500 is payable.

SOLVENCY REQUIREMENTS

We operate a free-to-view policy, asking only that you register in order to read all of our content. Please login or register to view the rest of this article.

Register for freeORLog in

Related Articles

Family Office Structures: Built Years Ago, Still Right Today?

GibraltarWealth Management

The Quiet Revolution In Private Wealth

GibraltarWealth Management

Trust Structures For International Families: Gibraltar Leads The Way

GibraltarWealth Management

The Sovereign Group

Not Just For The Ultra HNWI - The Role Of The Family Office In Protecting Your Family's Current And Future Assets

GibraltarWealth Management

Structuring An ICO – Factors To Consider

GibraltarWealth Management

Legal Intelligence Newsletters: sign up for the latest legal and regulatory news on your chosen topics

Read more about

See more popular content from

Wealth Management

Protected Cell Companies: A Guide To Their Implementation And Use*

Surprisingly, no one had ever written a book on "protected cell companies" despite the fact that such companies were widely used in international business transactions. It spurred us to write the first edition.

GibraltarWealth Management

The Gibraltar Experienced Investor Fund Regime

The Experienced Investor Fund regime in Gibraltar has proven to be an extremely versatile way of setting up a fund within the European Union.

GibraltarWealth Management

Gibraltar - Limited Company Incorporation

Gibraltar companies are widely used for holding property, trading and re-invoicing activities, and to act as investment holding companies.

GibraltarWealth Management

Genshape Management Limited

The Quiet Revolution In Private Wealth

Sophisticated families are consolidating fragmented asset holdings into Gibraltar private funds, creating unified governance structures that survive generational transitions. This shift addresses the limitations of patchwork arrangements while maintaining international compliance and providing forward optionality for wealth management.

GibraltarWealth Management

Trusts In Gibraltar

GibraltarWealth Management

ECS International

Trust Structures For International Families: Gibraltar Leads The Way

In an increasingly volatile world, wealthy international families are prioritising asset protection, succession planning and cross-border flexibility more than ever.

GibraltarWealth Management

The Sovereign Group

Once In A While, Common Sense Triumphs Over Political Posturing.

It is a relief to see that the UK Government has, in its 2008 budget backed down from implementing some of the draconian measures threatened against those non-domiciles who are tax residents of the UK.

GibraltarWealth Management

Global Market Review

Anthony Jimenez, Funds Lawyer at Hassans, reviews the key factors which have been influencing investment and trading decisions over the first quarter of 2011, and subsequently the direction of global financial markets.

GibraltarWealth Management

News Release - 'Important Step For Finance Centre'

GibraltarWealth Management

Government of Gibraltar

Structuring An ICO – Factors To Consider

This analysis would subsequently inform what the appropriate treatment of the token should be from a legal, regulatory, accounting and tax perspective.

GibraltarWealth Management