EU Wants Better Self-Regulation by Facebook, Google, Twitter; Plans Liability Changes September 11, 2020 By Foo Yun Chee Two years after agreeing to a self-regulatory code of practice to tackle disinformation, Facebook, Alphabet’s Google, Twitter and other tech...
EU to Ease Capital Regulations for Banks & Insurers to Revive Growth September 30, 2015 By Huw Jones and Francesco Guarascio The European Union will ease capital rules it has imposed on banks and insurers since the financial crisis to help...
Bermuda Adopts Solvency II ‘Equivalency’ Measures for ‘Open Insurance Markets’ July 10, 2015 A bulletin from Bermuda notes that the island’s parliament took regulatory action this week to align its regulatory insurance procedures,...
UK Elects the Conservatives, but Question of EU Status Remains May 8, 2015 By Charles E. Boyle “Heavy Fog In Channel. Continent Cut Off.” That often quoted newspaper headline, which dates from at least the 1930’s, captures...
EU Mounts Fresh Bid to End U.S. Reinsurance Collateral Rule April 21, 2015 By Huw Jones The European Union will mount a fresh bid to persuade the United States to free up the billions of euros...
FERMA Calls on EC to Renew Insurance Block Exemption Regulation November 7, 2014 In a response submitted to the European Commission on Tuesday 4 November, the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA)...
EU Eases Insurers’ Capital Rules to Lure Infrastucture Investments October 9, 2014 By Jim Brunsden and Oliver Suess Insurers are attracting the attentions of European Union policy makers who are trying to spur investment in long-term infrastructure projects...
EC Consults on Functioning, Future of Insurance Anti-Trust Block Exemption August 13, 2014 The European Commission (EC) has issued a questionnaire to seek the views of stakeholders on the functioning and the future...
Report: Former EU Banker Urges Reactivate Securitization to Enhance Credit April 22, 2014 By John O'Donnell Jacques de Larosiere says he is an isolated and modest man. Yet the 84-year-old former head of the International Monetary...
FERMA Calls for Caution on EU Insurance Contract Law Changes March 28, 2014 The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) has released a bulletin calling for “a cautious approach to any changes...