The Third Anti-Money Laundering Directive was transposed into Irish law on 5 May 2010 by the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 (the "CJA Act 2010") and has been effective as of 15 July 2010.

On 4 November 2013, the Central Bank published its long awaited "Guidelines on Preparing for Solvency II" which reflect the EIOPA Guidelines published in October.

Darren Maher, Head of the Financial Institutions Group at Matheson and a member of the firm's Brexit Advisory Group, discusses Brexit relocations to Ireland in The International Comparative Legal Guide...

The fifth edition of the newsletter, circulated on 5 August 2011, focuses on the latest Solvency II policy developments and implementation activities and events

It addresses topics such as contract regulation, licensing, penalties, policyholder protection, alternative dispute resolution as well as personal insight and opinion as to the future of the insurance...

On 11 May, the Department of Finance published the Second Motor Insurance Key Information Report (Report) of the Cost of Insurance Working Group ...

The complete picture of the lasting impacts from a macroeconomic perspective of the COVID-19 pandemic are still emerging but a few things are clear - customer needs, expectations and buying habits have changed, ...

EIOPA has published a report – Insurance Distribution Directive – Evaluation of the Structure of Insurance Intermediaries Markets in Europe – together with an annex containing a Country-by-Country

In connection with the 2020 planned assessment of the reporting and disclosure requirements under Solvency II, EIOPA is seeking input from stakeholders on areas that could be improved.

On 31 January 2022, the Central Bank of Ireland published much-anticipated Guidance on the Use of Service Companies for Staffing in the Insurance Sector following a 2021 industry consultation process

It has been a busy year for the Financial Services Ombudsman (FSO), Bill Prasifka, who recently issued his final bi-annual review for 2011.

Ireland's Managing Partner, Garry Ferguson, talks to Dublin Finance about the Irish ILS market.

This is the February edition of the Arthur Cox Insurance Regulatory Update, the monthly bulletin of the Arthur Cox Insurance Group focused on recent developments in insurance regulation, law and practice.

This is the March edition of the Arthur Cox Insurance Regulatory Update, the monthly bulletin of the Arthur Cox Insurance Group focused on recent developments in insurance regulation, law and practice.

The Insurance (Amendment) Act 2011 which has been signed into law will amend the Insurance Act 1964 and effect changes to the Insurance Compensation Fund (ICF).

Sharon Daly, Darren Maher and April McClements discuss Ireland's thriving domestic and international insurance industry, which includes life, non-life, captive, reinsurance and intermediary activities.

In Mehjoo v Harben Barker and another, the defendant accounting firm was sued by an Iranian client for failing to refer him to specialised tax advice for non-domiciles, where such ‘non-domicile’ status carried potentially significant tax advantages for the client.

Following the introduction of Irish regulations earlier this year requiring pre-emptive recovery planning by insurers and reinsurers, the industry has been anticipating legislative and regulatory developments in the area of resolution planning.

Market and Credit risk contribute significantly to the solvency capital requirement (SCR) of insurers and their internal models used to calculate SCR.