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Subscribe to Latin America RSS FeedIAIS measures to provide operational relief to supervisors and insurers in light of COVID-19
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), on 27 March 2020, published a press release about the measures it is taking to address the impact of COVID-19 on the insurance sector. This includes using the framework it has developed for forward-looking risk to undertake a targeted assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on the global
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Tesla’s insurance plans – the possibility of a revolutionary product
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently declared that the company intends to create an insurance product ‘much more compelling than everything else out there’. Victor Fornasier, partner at Hogan Lovells, discusses with Tom Inchley from Lexis Nexis, Tesla’s plans and what they could mean for the car insurance industry. Click here for the article. This article
Warranty and Indemnity Insurance – the practice behind the promise
Global mergers and acquisitions transactions hit $3.5 trillion in 2018 making it the third-largest year on record for M&A by value. Within the private equity and real estate investment worlds, the insatiable appetite for warranty & indemnity insurance (“W&I”) to support transactions that has emerged in the last decade has persisted. This is not without
How will pharmacogenetics influence the life insurance industry?
Pharmacogenetics is the study of how genes affect a person’s reaction to medicines. The combination of pharmacology (the science of drugs) and genomics (the study of genes and their functions) leads to the development of medications that will be effective and safe, as they will be tailored to a person’s genetic make-up. A small blood
Insurance M&A 2017/2018
Following up on our 2018 Insurance Horizons brochure, which comments on legal and regulatory trends and developments across the insurance industry, we have today released Insurance M&A 2017/2018, a paper that takes a closer look at M&A activity across the sector. Click here to continue reading…
Insurance Horizons 2018
As a global insurance industry team, we aim to follow industry trends and developments as closely as possible in order to deliver well informed perspectives and thought leadership to our clients and contacts. Our Insurance Horizons 2018 brochure considers the impact of technology, interest rates, protectionism, excess capacity in the reinsurance market and cyber risk.
Mexico: Insurance regulator provides 2017 required minimum paid-in capital for insurers and bonding companies
Introduction On June 5 2017 the National Insurance and Bonds Commission amended the Sole Provisions on Insurance and Bonds to provide the value of the investment unit (UDI) that insurers and bonding companies must consider when calculating their required minimum paid-in capital. Insurers and bonding companies must comply with the required minimum paid-in capital each
Mexico: Surety insurers prepare to commence operations
Two years after the Insurance and Bonding Companies Law was enacted, surety insurance is finally starting to take effect in Mexico and coexist with other institutions that integrate the bonding sector. In Mexico, surety insurance is regulated as a mechanism to guarantee obligations, under which an insurer must indemnify the insured (ie, the beneficiary) in
Mexico: CONDUSEF issues rules for registration of adhesion contracts
Introduction 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 operation of the Registry of Adhesion Insurance Contracts (RECAS). ‘Adhesion contracts’ are non-negotiable insurance contracts which are offered by insurers and accepted ‘as
Hogan Lovells: Insurance Industry Perspectives – 2016 Review
Hogan Lovells have produced a brochure highlighting key trends in the insurance industry as well as a number of articles on industry issues. The brochure also showcases the strength and depth of our insurance practice, and our client events and thought leadership. Click here to read the full brochure.
Mexico: Special fund requirements clarified
The Ministry of Finance and Public Credit recently issued a ruling interpreting the requirement to establish special funds under the Insurance and Bonding Companies Law. Article 274 of the law requires life, personal accident, medical expense, health, civil and professional liability, maritime and transport, fire, agricultural, automobile, catastrophic and diverse risk insurers to establish special
Mexico: Insurance regulator modifies accounting reporting standards for 2016
Insurers are still adapting to the new accounting, financial and reporting standards that took effect in January 2016 as a consequence of the financial and accounting aspects of the Solvency II-type regime. The initial reports filed for the first quarter of 2016 are still being tested and restated by many insurers, as the models that
Hogan Lovells sponsoring InsurTech Rising 2016
Running from 14 to 16 November, the InsurTech Rising conference and Blockchain Summit will bring together key startups and incumbents shaping the InsurTech sector. Hogan Lovells is the conference’s Gold Sponsor and will be presenting on blockchain, the internet of things and insurance regulation, as well as moderating a panel discussion, introducing demos from a
Brexit – You snooze, you lose
It is 90 days since the UK’s electorate voted to leave the EU. With so many unknowns, how can you look beyond the uncertainty and decide what to do right now? The Brexit toolkit is a seven step practical guide to help you assess real impacts and implement a practical response. It also contains critical
Mexico: New minimum insurance requirements for companies engaging in upstream activities
The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources recently issued administrative guidelines setting out the minimum insurance requirements for companies undertaking oil and natural gas exploration and production, processing and refining. All regulated entities engaged in such activities must secure civil liability, environmental damage and – if applicable – well control insurance. Click here to read the
InsurTech – Innovation in Insurance?
What is genuinely innovative about today’s insurance sector? Perhaps little – but that is beginning to change. For the past few years we have seen innovative ways of selling products – such as search engine aggregators – at the distribution end of the retail market. Yet with the majority of costs borne by insurers falling
Brexit: Hague Convention ensures English jurisdiction agreements and judgments will continue to have force within the EU
Following last week’s vote for Brexit, many are wondering what impact the decision will have on litigation and arbitration in the UK. Will jurisdiction agreements in favour of the UK courts continue to be respected within the EU, and will English judgments be enforceable throughout the EU? How are court documents to be served in
Impact of Brexit on the Insurance Industry
Webinar Invitation – 13 July 2016 In this webinar, we will be looking at the potential impact of Brexit (if and when it happens) on the insurance industry, including the possible implications for the rules on investments and reinsurance, and the effect on regulatory capital and the regulatory balance sheet. We will consider the corporate structures
Latin-American company authorised to issue credit ratings to foreign reinsurers
In April 2016 the National Insurance and Bonds Commission amended the Sole Provisions on Insurance and Bonds to include HR Ratings de México, SA de CV as an entity authorised to issue credit ratings to foreign reinsurers. HR Ratings is the first Latin-American rating company authorised to issue such credit ratings, which are necessary for
Mexico: Regulator determines types of loan that insurance and surety companies may issue
The Ministry of Finance and Public Credit recently issued general provisions which specify the types of loan that insurance and surety companies may issue to third parties, based on Articles 126 and 152 of the Insurance and Surety Companies Law. Click here to read the full newsletter article.
Mexico: CONDUSEF issues rules on transparency, publicity and sale of insurance products
This article was originally published in the February 9, 2016 Newsletter of the International Law Office – www.internationallawoffice.com. The National Commission for the Protection and Defence of Users of Financial Services (CONDUSEF) has issued general provisions to define certain activities that deviate from good practices with respect to the offer and sale of services that
Venezuela – the challenge continues
Venezuela is in a period of un-doubted economic crisis. With inflation running at over 60%, a continuing recession and a credit rating of CCC, these are challenging times. The presidential elections have been slated for September 2015. It remains to be seen whether these will actually go ahead – so uncertain is the political climate.