Welcome to the first 2025 edition of our Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review. In this instalment, we provide a comprehensive overview of the latest regulatory developments to ensure you have the most up-to-date insights into...more
4/25/2025
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
FATF ,
Fees ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
General Licenses ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management
A warm welcome to the Summer edition of Conyers Coverage. The whirlwind that is the Cayman Islands (re)insurance industry continues to blow with gusto! To keep you updated on recent developments, we include various items from...more
8/29/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Data Breach ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Economic Substance Doctrine ,
EU ,
Insurance Industry ,
NAIC ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reinsurance
Following the end of a long-running process, the Cayman Islands has now officially been removed by the EU Commission from its list of ‘high-risk’ countries for AML/CFT purposes.
...more
The Cayman Islands recently received an early Holiday gift when the EU Commission published a regulation in mid-December paving the way to remove Cayman from its list of ‘high-risk’ countries for AML/CFT purposes. The...more
1/8/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cayman Islands ,
Corruption ,
EU ,
FATF ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Transactions ,
Investment Funds ,
Money Laundering ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Terrorism Funding ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations
The Financial Action Task Force last Friday announced that it was removing the Cayman Islands from its ‘Grey List’ for increased monitoring in AML matters.
This listing has had no direct impact on the fund finance world...more
A warm welcome to our latest edition of Conyers Coverage. It’s been a dizzying year to date for the Cayman Islands (re)insurance industry, so it’s time for some updates and insights.
The momentum is real and the pipeline...more
8/11/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
AML/CFT ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Corporate Governance ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investment ,
Mergers ,
New Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reinsurance ,
Required Documentation ,
Shareholders
A very warm welcome to our eighth edition of Conyers Coverage. As we start to wind down on 2022 #TeamConyers is already reflecting on what a hectic and exciting year it’s been for the Cayman Islands (re)insurance industry –...more
12/2/2022
/ AML/CFT ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Economic Substance Doctrine ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Insolvency ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investment ,
Mediation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Segregated Portfolio Companies ,
Taxation
We are pleased to bring you the summer 2022 edition of Conyers Coverage, the Cayman Islands insurance newsletter.
The Cayman Islands insurance and reinsurance industry has had a strong start to the year and Conyers is...more
7/22/2022
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cayman Islands ,
Companies Act ,
Compliance ,
EU ,
Funding ,
Insolvency ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investment ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
New Rules ,
Pari Passu ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reinsurance ,
Restructuring
Happy New Year and a very warm welcome to our sixth issue of Conyers Coverage.
We’re starting the New Year by looking at new trends in InsurTech via a Q&A with Isaac Espinoza, Managing Director of Root Reinsurance...more
3/30/2022
/ AML/CFT ,
Business Licenses ,
Business Plans ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Draft Guidance ,
FATF ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investment ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reinsurance