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Malta has made its mark on the European risk management community and captive industry, by hosting this year's Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) risk management seminar.

The digitalisation of economic and financial activities, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic have increased companies' reliance on digital infrastructures which consequently...

Malta has established itself as a leading international hub for Protected Cell Companies (PCCs) and Incorporated Cell Companies (ICCs), offering unique opportunities for businesses...

New requirements will be imposed on subject persons in terms of the Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulations.

Malta's Commissioner for Revenue published, on 19 June, new guidelines under Article 6 of the Income Tax Act on tax benefits for "investment services and insurance expatriates".

On 20 May 2025, the First Hall of the Civil Court (the "Court"), delivered its judgement in the case Elmo Insurance Limited vs Jet Freight Limited and Clayton Abela Logistics Limited, touching upon the burden of proof of carriers under the International Carriage of Goods by Road Act (Chapter 486 of the Laws of Malta, the "CMR").

The International Maritime Organization has confirmed that the HNS Convention, governing liability and compensation for damage from hazardous cargo transport by sea, will enter force on 29 November 2027. After nearly three decades of delays, this creates immediate compliance obligations for Malta's ship registry and the global maritime industry, requiring new insurance certificates, reporting systems, and a two-tier compensation framework backed by both shipowners and cargo receivers.

The MFSA has issued a circular to insurance market participants on amendments to Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 of the Insurance Business Rules issued under the Insurance Business Act...

In his latest contribution to Captive Review, Beppe Sammut delves into the synergy between insurtech and PCCs in Malta and how this is impacting the future of the insurance industry on the island.

On 27th March 2020, Legal Notice 107 of 2020 was enacted for the purposes of amending the Processing of Data Concerning Health for Insurance Purposes Regulations (‘‘Subsidiary Legislation 586.10'').

Truth be told, you would probably be forgiven for thinking that the only newsworthy development on environmental, social and governance ("ESG") considerations in the insurance industry...

On the 3rd of October 2025, Legal Notice 216 of 2025 was published in the Government Gazette with the aim of transposing Article...

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) (Regulation (EU) 2022/2554) entered into force on 16th January 2023 and its application date is only a month away...

Insurtech has emerged with the aim of improving the effi ciency of the insurance market. Here, we examine the legal considerations underpinning the sector which insurers must fully grasp...

​One may well ask, with so much competition, what can Malta offer which distinguishes it from other jurisdictions?

n 2021, Directive 2009/103/EC was amended by Directive (EU) 2021/2118 (the ‘Amending Directive'), (both instruments collectively referred to hereinafter as the ‘Motor Insurance Directive...

There is no single model of good corporate governance. However, some common elements underlie good corporate governance.