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The threat posed by cyberattacks has increased significantly in the last few years. This is shown by a recently published survey by the industry association Swissmem, according to which 70 percent...

1 Wer dem Versicherungsunternehmen den Antrag zum Abschlusse eines Versicherungsvertrages gestellt und für die Annahme keine kürzere Frist gesetzt hat, bleibt 14 Tage gebunden.

With the entry into force of the revised Insurance Supervision Act and the revised Insurance Supervision Ordinance, insurance intermediation in Switzerland will be subject to new regulation ...

The statutory law pertaining to Swiss insurance contracts, as incorporated in the Insurance Contract Act (ICA), has been under intense scrutiny since the beginning of this century.

Das Bundesgericht hat im zur Publikation vorgesehenen Entscheid 4A_602/2017 vom 7. Mai 2018 einen fundamentalen Wechsel seiner rund 100jährigen Praxis zum Regress des Eigenschadenversicherers vorge-nommen.

A single premium life insurance policy is a life insurance contract with a cash surrender value in which the entire premium is paid upfront in a one-time lump sum, unlike traditional...

On 24 January 2023, FINMA issued its Guidance 01/2023 on developments in the management of climate risks. Building on previous communications...

The parties to a PPLI contract is well understood and the same as traditional life insurance. The figure below illustrates the parties involved to the policy.

What are important changes in regulation and what is to be expected from the markets in 2024? The co-heads of Kellerhals Carrard's Life Sciences Practice Group share their perspective on key developments.

The revised insurance supervision act and the revised supervision ordinance will enter into force on 1 January 2024.

In February 2016, the Directive 2016/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Insurance Distribution Directive) entered into force, replacing the previous Directive 2002/92/EC on insurance mediation.

El pasado 17 de abril de 2018 la Dirección General de Tributos emitió la consulta vinculante V0993-18 sobre la tributación o no por el Impuesto sobre el Patrimonio de seguros tipo Unit Linked sin derecho de rescate alguno.

On December 21st, Switzerland and the United Kingdom entered into an agreement on the mutual recognition of financial services.

On April 18, 2023, the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs published the first draft law with the amendments to the Labor Act based on the requirements of the EuGH and the BAG.