ArticleEU Commission Reaches Decisions On EquivalenceThe equivalence may be applied retroactively to the date of implementation of Solvency II, 1 January 2016.European UnionInsuranceMatheson
ArticleBrexit Relocations: The Story So FarDarren 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...IrelandInsuranceMatheson
ArticlePLC Multi-Jurisdictional Guide To Insurance And Reinsurance 2015 / 2016Sharon 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.IrelandInsuranceMatheson
ArticlePublic Consultation On The Development Of A National Resolution Framework For (re)InsurersFollowing 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. IrelandInsuranceWilliam Fry LLP
ArticleCountry Comparative Legal Guides To Insurance & Reinsurance, Ireland 2017 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...IrelandInsuranceMatheson
ArticleCSRD: EFRAG Publishes Draft SME Reporting StandardsEFRAG published for public consultation exposure drafts of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) for listed SMEs, small and non-complex credit institutions...IrelandInsuranceArthur Cox
ArticleThe Arthur Cox Regulatory Investigations Review – Episode 1: The Year AheadThe financial regulatory scene has been an extraordinarily active one in the past number of years, with a wide range of supervisory and enforcement themes on the Central Bank's agenda.IrelandInsuranceArthur Cox
ArticleCBI Publishes Insurance Newsletter For September 2023The Central Bank of Ireland has recently published its insurance newsletter for September 2023. The two main areas detailed...IrelandInsuranceArthur Cox
ArticleCBI Publishes Insurance Newsletter For June 2023The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) recently published its insurance newsletter for June 2023. The main highlights were...IrelandInsuranceArthur Cox
ArticleEIOPA Statement On 'Silent Cyber' RisksEIOPA has published a supervisory statement on non-affirmative cyber (or 'silent cyber') risks. Silent cyber risk refers to instances where cyber coverage is neither explicitly included...IrelandInsuranceArthur Cox
ArticleNew Corporate Governance Requirements For (Re)Insurance Undertakings 2015 And Captive (Re)Insurance Undertakings 2015The Central Bank has recently published the Corporate Governance Requirements for Insurance Undertakings 2015 and the Corporate Governance Requirements for Captive Insurance and Captive Reinsurance Undertakings 2015.IrelandInsuranceMatheson
ArticleSetting The Bar – FBD Business Interruption Case Demonstrates The Importance Of Policy WordingsEarlier this year, the Commercial Court found in favour of a number of publicans in a business interruption test case surrounding losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.IrelandCorporate/Commercial LawWilliam Fry LLP
ArticleCentral Bank Gives Feedback On Domestic Actuarial Regime ConsultationThe Central Bank has published a Feedback Statement on Consultation Paper 122 regarding changes to the Domestic Actuarial Regime (DAR) and related governance requirements under Solvency IIIrelandInsuranceArthur Cox
ArticleInsurance Contract LawAn Expert Group has issued a report identifying barriers to cross-border trade in insurance law across EU Member States.IrelandInsuranceMatheson
ArticleEuropean Union (Insurance And Reinsurance) (Amendment) Regulations 2017The European Union (Insurance and Reinsurance) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 ("Regulations") were published on Friday, 25 August 2017European UnionInsuranceMatheson
ArticleCBI Publishes Notice Of Intention On Recognising Sustainability Knowledge In The MCCOn 24 November 2023, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) published a notice of intention confirming that it intends to recognise sustainability knowledge...IrelandInsuranceWilliam Fry LLP
ArticleEIOPA Finalises Supervisory Statement On Reinsurance From Third-Country ReinsurersAs detailed in our previous post (available here), the European Insurance and Occupations Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has now concluded its public consultation...IrelandInsuranceArthur Cox
ArticleInsurance Quarterly Legal And Regulatory Update - Q1 2015On 10 October 2014, the European Commission published the final version of the text of a Delegated Regulation...European UnionInsuranceDillon Eustace
ArticleUpdated AIFMD Q&A – Important Central Bank EnhancementsOn 7 March 2025, the Central Bank published the fiftieth edition of its AIFMD Questions & Answers (Q&A) document. The revised edition provides helpful and timely clarifications relevant to fund finance arrangements...IrelandFinance and BankingByrne Wallace Shields LLP