ArticleSolvency II WatchEuropean insurers were given a clean bill of health following European-wide stress tests carried out by EIOPA.MaltaInsuranceGanado Advocates
ArticleExploring DORA – The Key FeaturesThe reliance of financial entities on the use of technology within their business infrastructure is increasingly on the rise, given that it helps save on costs, increases efficiency and ultimately benefits consumers by ...European UnionInsuranceGanado Advocates
ArticlePreparing For DORA: Insights From The ESAs' Dry Run Exercise On Reporting And Data Quality AssuranceThe Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) shall apply as from the 17th of January 2025 and with its implementation financial entities take onboard and make effective...MaltaFinance and BankingGTG Legal
ArticleSecuritisation Cell Companies RegulationsA Securitisation Cell Company (SCC) is a company constituted or converted as such and creating within itself one or more cells for the purposes of segregating and protecting the cellular assets of the company. MaltaFinance and BankingMamo TCV Advocates
ArticleManaging Brexit – Planning Ahead For Your Insurance BusinessBritish Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that the Brexit plans to be presented in the British Parliament, and which will set the agenda for negotiations in the EU...MaltaInsuranceGanado Advocates
ArticleAtlas Insurance PCC Expands Reach With UK Branch Authorization And Life Reinsurance LicenseAtlas Insurance PCC, a leading insurer in Malta and Protected Cell Company (PCC) in the EU, proudly announces two significant milestones.European UnionInsuranceFinance Malta
ArticleAudit Committee For Insurance And Reinsurance UndertakingsThe MFSA has just published a consultation document in relation to new proposed Insurance Rules that will implement audit committee requirements.MaltaInsuranceGanado Advocates
ArticleInnovation In MaltaInnovation has long played centre stage in Malta's financial services industry. This is particularly true in the insurance sector which has carved out a reputation for itself...MaltaInsuranceGanado Advocates
ArticleIntegration Of Sustainability Risks And Factors In The Delegated Acts Under Solvency II And IDDAs part of a broader European Commission initiative on sustainable development, a number of changes will be introduced to the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 and the Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) 2017/2358 and (EU) 2017/2359 …MaltaInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringGanado Advocates
ArticleLegislative Amendments Made To The Insurance PCC RegulationsOn 30th August 2024, Legal Notice 201 of 2024, (The Companies Act (Cell Companies Carrying On Business Of Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024) (the "PCC Amendment Regulations") was published in the Malta Government...MaltaInsuranceGanado Advocates
ArticleDealing With Change: The Opportunity Of Regulatory InnovationConsumer needs change, financial products are developed and financial markets continuously evolve and innovate. MaltaFinance and BankingMFSA – Malta Financial Services Authority
ArticleA European Approach To Natural Catastrophe Risk ManagementEurope faces a widening natural catastrophe protection gap as climate change intensifies the frequency and severity of disasters, leaving much of the financial burden on governments and communities.MaltaInsuranceGanado Advocates
ArticleCaptives | 2024 EditionA captive is an ‘in-house' insurance or reinsurance company, formed primarily to insure its owner and affiliated companies. MaltaInsuranceFinance Malta
ArticleEmbedding Innovation – A Kaleidoscope Of Evolving RegulationFinancial regulation is designed to achieve key policy goals among which are the safety and soundness of financial institutions, the mitigation of systemic risk, the fairness and efficiency of markets and the protection of the consumer and investor. MaltaInsuranceMFSA – Malta Financial Services Authority
ArticleIFRS 17 Insurance Contracts – Is Your Insurance Business Ready For IFRS 17?As an underwriter you should consider how to manage the accounting and tax impact as a result of IFRS 17 adoption.MaltaInsuranceKPMG Malta
ArticleInsurance Newsletter – Issue No. 9The Malta Business Registry (MBR) issued a notice explaining how access to the Register of Beneficial Owners is being limited following a decision by the ...MaltaInsuranceGanado Advocates
ArticleCOVID-19: The Effects On The Insurance Industry And How To Flatten The CurveThe world is certainly going through turbulent times. This article is being penned whilst the author is under mandatory quarantine and self-imposed isolationMaltaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Ganado Advocates
ArticleEIOPA Issues Supervisory Statement On The Management Of Non-affirmative Cyber Risk ExposuresThe digitalisation of economic and financial activities, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic have increased companies' reliance on digital infrastructures which consequently increases...MaltaInsuranceGanado Advocates
ArticleProposed Amendments To The MFSA Insurance Distribution RulesIn a webinar held on the 18th January 2023, the Malta Financial Services Authority launched its consultation process to amend the Insurance Distribution Rules.MaltaInsuranceFinance Malta