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
8/15/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Data Breach ,
Financial Solvency ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Regulations ,
NAIC ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Restructuring
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 this 12th edition of Conyers Coverage to kick off 2025. Now that the dust has settled, our team is reflecting on another exceptional year for the Cayman Islands (re)insurance industry in 2024. We lawyers may...more
2/4/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Business Ownership ,
Capital Requirements ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
FATF ,
Insurance Industry ,
Jurisdiction ,
NAIC ,
New Regulations ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reinsurance ,
Risk Management ,
Segregated Portfolio Companies
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
Arguably the most notable takeaways from the [Re]Connect conference were the updates on the positive progress the Cayman Islands has made in its quest toward (hopefully) making a formal application to secure Qualified...more
There are only 9 days until all licensed insurers are required to comply with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority’s (“CIMA”) new Rule on Corporate Governance (the “Rule”) (which replaces the Rule on Corporate Governance for...more
10/11/2023
/ Audits ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Corporate Governance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Internal Controls ,
New Rules ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reinsurance Agreements
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
In a judgment handed down on 22 November 2022, the European Court, sitting as the Grand Chamber, held an anti-money-laundering directive to be invalid which required Member States under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of...more
12/7/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Cayman Islands ,
Charter of Fundamental Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Information Governance ,
Member State ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Transparency
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
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
What a year it has been since our last Insurance Bulletin in March 2020. Although the full impact of Covid-19 on the re/insurance industry remains unclear, the need to retain capital to meet potential losses has contributed...more