News & Analysis as of

Regulatory Standards Insurance Industry Financial Services Industry

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Standard Formula: Encyclopaedia of Prudential Solvency – Chapter 1: The IAIS and the ICS

Established in 1994, the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) is a voluntary membership organisation comprising insurance regulatory authorities, central banks, ministries of finance, and other...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Sustainable Finance and Climate Change Risk in Financial Services: For Insurers

Latham & Watkins LLP on

In a July 2020 speech on climate action in the financial industry, Sarah Breeden, executive director for UK Deposit Takers Supervision, said the industry is “at the start of a critical decade for climate action where the...more

Hogan Lovells

The new policyholder protection rules - Alert 6

Hogan Lovells on

On 2 March 2018, the Financial Services Board published for comment proposed amendments to the Policyholder Protection Rules. Comments are required by 13 April 2018 and the below amended rules are envisaged to come into...more

Hogan Lovells

The new policyholder protection rules - Alert 5

Hogan Lovells on

On 2 March 2018, the Financial Services Board published for comment proposed amendments to the Policyholder Protection Rules. Comments are required by 13 April 2018 and the below amended rules are envisaged to come into...more

Carlton Fields

SEC Proposes New Standards Of Conduct For Broker-Dealers And Investment Advisers

Carlton Fields on

On April 18, the SEC voted four to one to propose new standards of conduct for broker-dealers (BDs) and investment advisers (IAs)....more

Carlton Fields

State Suitability, Fiduciary Duty and Disclosure Initiatives Roundup

Carlton Fields on

States are stampeding to impose additional duties on those who provide financial advice or make recommendations to consumers. Some of these initiatives result from the states’ belief that action is required to wrangle...more

Carlton Fields

FINRA Requires Order Taker Registration

Carlton Fields on

In late 2017, FINRA pronounced in Regulatory Notice 17-30 that, "Beginning on October 1, 2018, unregistered persons cannot accept an order from a customer under any circumstances. ...more

Hogan Lovells

The new policyholder protection rules - Alert 4

Hogan Lovells on

In respect of the implementation and compliance with the next tranche of rules that must be complied with by 15 June 2018. Remember that the PPRs apply to natural persons and juristic persons whose asset value or annual...more

Carlton Fields

New York Department of Financial Services Rings in the New Year with New Suitability Requirements for Insurance Companies

Carlton Fields on

New York’s Department of Financial Services decided to bid farewell to 2017 and ring-in the new year by proposing to amend Suitability in Annuity Transactions, 11 NYCR 224 (the Annuity Suitability Rule). On December 27, 2017,...more

Hogan Lovells

Industry at odds with regulators over new framework for insurance recovery and resolution

Hogan Lovells on

Insurance Europe, a trade body comprised of insurance associations representing approximately 95% of European premium insurance income, recently issued a press release reaffirming its stance on EU proposals for harmonising...more

Hogan Lovells

Mexico: CONDUSEF issues rules for registration of adhesion contracts

Hogan Lovells on

The National Commission for the Protection and Defence of Users of Financial Services (CONDUSEF) recently issued the General Provisions for the Registration of Insurance Adhesion Contracts, which regulate the organisation and...more

Holland & Knight LLP

New York Department of Financial Services Revises Proposed Cybersecurity Rule

Holland & Knight LLP on

The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) recently issued a revised proposed regulation seeking to add its own mandate of cybersecurity requirements to those already in existence for banks, insurance companies and...more

12 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide