On 17 March 2020, IVASS and the Bank of Italy issued a joint communication regarding the cross-selling of insurance products and financing (the "Communication") to be delivered to the members of the management and supervisory...more
Among the measures taken to face the emergency arising from COVID-19, the Italian Government adopted Law Decree No. 23 of 8 April 2020 (the so-called “Liquidity Decree”) which aims...more
As a result of the health emergency caused by the widespread outbreak of the COVID-19 virus and disease, specific measures have been adopted in Italy starting from the beginning of March 2020 in order to contain the impact...more
1. IVASS monitoring KIDs of insurance-based investment products (IBIPs) -
On 10 July, IVASS launched a preliminary public consultation which could possibly be followed by a tendering procedure for the selection of a...more
Last night the Italian Government approved the law decree aimed at ensuring financial stability and market integrity in the event of hard Brexit (the "Decree")....more
IVASS published on 5 June Regulation no. 38 concerning provisions on the corporate governance system (the “Regulation“) implementing EIOPA Guidelines pursuant to Solvency II Directive....more
7/11/2018
/ Corporate Governance ,
EIOPA ,
Insurance Industry ,
Internal Controls ,
Italy ,
IVASS ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reinsurance ,
Risk Management ,
Solvency II
On 16 June Legislative Decree No. 68/2018 aimed at implementing the IDD (the “Legislative Decree“) was published on the Italian Official Journal.
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6/20/2018
/ Consumer Insurance Products ,
Cross-Selling ,
Insurance Code ,
Intermediaries ,
Italy ,
IVASS ,
Mediation ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Reinsurance ,
Remuneration
On 8 June IVASS launched three public consultations on its draft regulations providing for secondary level legislation regarding insurance and reinsurance distribution, pre-contractual transparency requirements to be met in...more
In a letter to the market published by IVASS yesterday, the Italian insurance regulator expressly clarified that the scope of application of the guidelines set out in a previous letter to the market also includes EU insurance...more
The Italian Insurance Regulator ("IVASS") and the Italian Competition Authority ("AGCM") have taken coordinated actions against certain clauses contained in health and accidents insurance policies that cover permanent...more
After one year from the last coordinated intervention of IVASS and the Bank of Italy in this sector aimed at better protecting policyholders/borrowers, IVASS issued a new letter to the market addressed to insurance...more