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Compliance in the Insurance Sector
Compliance, as an autonomous concept and with its own implementation rules, is relatively new in the Italian legal framework.
The objectives that are assigned to a compliance department nowadays were, in...Read more
Paolo Amato
General Counsel, Old Mutual Wealth Italy SpA, Italy
Overview of the Anti-Money Laundering and Financing Terrorism Rules Applying in the Luxembourg Insurance Sector
1.1 The fight against money laundering and financing terrorism (hereafter referred to as “AML“) has become a major rule to comply with for an international financial center as Luxembourg. A...Read more
Xavier Nevez
Regional Head, Legal & Compliance, Zurich Eurolife S.A., Luxembourg
The Role of the Board of Directors and of Controls in the Light of the new Italian Insurance Regulatory Framework, from an In-house Counsel Perspective
The Italian legal and regulatory framework has dramatically changed in recent years. In 2006 Legislative Decree 209/2005 came into force laying down the Code of private insurance that, by implementing...Read more
Chiara Regattieri
Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer, ERGO Italia S.p.A., Italy
Principle of Uberrimae Fidei: Fraudulent Suppression of Facts in Life Policies
This paper is written with the intent and purpose to examine the application and affect of Principle of <strong><em>Uberrimae fidei</em></strong> in case of life policies in India. </div>
<div>The importance of...Read more
Sharma Mandakini
Associate Director -Legal, UAE Exchange Centre LLC, UAE
Co-Ordinating and Managing a Corporate Insurance Mediation Directive (IMD) Compliance Programme
The Insurance Mediation Directive (the ‘IMD’) was implemented across the European Union and European Economic Areas (‘Member States’) in order to remove restrictions on the freedom, and ability of...Read more
Ifeanyi Uyanneh
Director, Compliance, Affinion International Limited, UK
New Trends in Turkish Insurance Law
In 2007 the Turkish Parliament adopted new legislation (Act no. 5684) on insurance activities. We now have new rules in the area of control law. On the other hand the...Read more
Samim Ünan
Legal Consultant, Anadolu Sigorta, Turkey
How Advances in Technology Can Impact Cross-Border Electronic Discovery
An email within an organization can travel just as easily from New York to California as it can to Tokyo. Yet, when that email becomes evidence in litigation filed in...Read more
Allison Brecher
Senior litigation counsel and e-discovery Coordinator, Mercer Inc., USA
What Every In-House Lawyer Needs to Know About a UK Competition Commission Inquiry Before it Starts - 10 Suggestions to Help you Manage the Process.
Two years! That is how long, until very recently, the Competition Commission (“CC”) would normally take to deliver one of its market investigation reports. The CC remedies that result would...Read more
Lee Callaghan
General Counsel International Markets. Group Competition Counsel, Aviva, UK
Approaches to Mitigate Legal Risks and Assessment of a Company's or a Group’s Project Financing Options
In today’s global economy clients often have a choice between different types of financial services to cover entirely or practically the same type of risk. In this context insurance or...Read more
Erik Marissen
Senior Counsel, Marsh, Belgium
Managing an International Legal Department
Managing a legal department comes with a certain set of challenges. Managing a legal department across multiple sites adds to the challenges. Managing a legal department across multiple sites spanning...Read more
Diane Rodgers
General Counsel, AIG Canada, Canada