ArticleInsurance Europe Published Guidance On Insurer's Obligations Under The GDPROn 16 May, Insurance Europe published an overview of insurers' main obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). European UnionInsuranceArthur Cox
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Article2012 In Review - Highs And Lows Of The CourtsChief Justice Susan Denham recently welcomed the publication of the Courts Service Annual Report 2012, which included a statistical overview of the work of the courts in 2012. IrelandInsuranceMatheson
ArticleAfter The Event Insurance Passes The Champerty And Maintenance TestThe High Court has upheld the validity of an ATE insurance policy and expressly confirmed that ATE insurance does not fall foul of the torts of maintenance or champerty. IrelandInsuranceMatheson
ArticleBrexit Roundtable DiscussionTim Scanlon and Sarah Goddard, CEO of Dublin International Insurance & Management Association (DIMA), discuss the effect that a potential Brexit would have on the captive industry in Ireland.IrelandInsuranceMatheson
ArticleCBI Publishes Letter On Engagement, Switching And Digital Usage In Consumer Insurance MarketInteresting reading from the CBI on consumer behaviours in two key consumer insurance markets - motor and home. The letter emphasises the importance of...IrelandInsuranceArthur Cox
ArticleChambers Global Practice Guides: Insurance 2018Partners Sharon Daly, Darren Maher and April McClements co-authored the Ireland chapter for Chambers Global Practice Guide to Insurance 2018.IrelandInsuranceMatheson
ArticleChanges Ahead For Insurance Undertakings Using Service Companies For StaffingOn 5 August 2021 the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") published a consultation paper seeking views on proposed Guidance on the Use of Service Companies for Staffing Purposes in the Insurance...IrelandInsuranceMatheson
ArticleCJEU Confirms Unit-Linked Life Assurance Contracts Are Insurance ContractsMr Lorenzo Gonzalez (the "Applicant") acquired a unit-linked assurance product, after concluding the contract at his workplace. IrelandInsuranceMatheson
ArticleCost Of Insurance Working Group Publishes Seventh Quarterly Progress UpdateThe Cost of Insurance Working Group published its seventh quarterly progress update on 12 November.IrelandInsuranceArthur Cox
ArticleEIOPA Issues Methodology For Assessing Value For Money Of Unit-linked ProductsFollowing on from the speech by the EIOPA Chair in August which touched on value for money concerns in the unit-linked (UL) life insurance product market, EIOPA has recently published...IrelandInsuranceArthur Cox
ArticleEIOPA Letter To European Commission On Amending Solvency II Delegated RegulationOn 10 December, EIOPA responded to the European Commission's consultation on a Commission Delegated Regulation amending the Solvency II Delegated Regulation (EU 2015/35).IrelandInsuranceArthur Cox
ArticleEIOPA Publishes Consumer Trends ReportEIOPA has published its seventh annual consumer trends report and accompanying press release outlining key developments in the European insurance and pensions sector.IrelandInsuranceArthur Cox
ArticleEIOPA Publishes Opinion On Supervision Of Non-Life Cross-Border Insurance Business Of A Long-Term NatureEIOPA has published an opinion addressed to national competent authorities (NCAs) to ensure the appropriate application of legal requirements and consistent supervisory practices in relationIrelandInsuranceArthur Cox
ArticleEuropean Insurance And Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)EIOPA has published a report from its consultative expert group on digital ethics setting out artificial intelligence governance principles for an ethical and trustworthy AI in the European insurance sector.IrelandInsuranceGrant Thornton
ArticleGetting Down To Business In The Commercial CourtThe vast majority of cases admitted to the list have been commercial claims with a value in excess of €1 million (1165 in total). IrelandInsuranceMatheson