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FSA Update is a weekly alerter providing views on the publications issued by the FSA during the last week. It provides a quick way to keep up to speed with what is going on at the FSA and is particularly aimed at lawyers who do not deal with FSA rules every day...

In March 2011, China released guidelines on how commercial banks may conduct insurance agency business in China. This client briefing looks at the framework of the guidelines, based on the need for stable cooperation of agency relationship between insurance companies...

The new Social Insurance Law came into effect on 1 July 2011 and extends social insurance coverage to foreigners working in China. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has issued draft measures detailing how foreigners will participate in China's...

1.1 Proyecto de ley de supervisión de los seguros privados 1.2 Anteproyecto de ley de contrato de seguro 1.3 Nueva ley de crédito al consumo 1.4 Resolución de 29 de junio de 2011 1.5 Reforma de la Directiva de Mediación de seguros 2....

Solvency II, the European Commission's new regime for insurance regulation, is likely to trigger a rise in M&A activity in the insurance sector because of the increasing regulatory and compliance burden it will place on insurers. Although there is continuing...

Novedades en la normativa de ordenación y supervisión de seguros, de mediación, de planes y fondos de pensiones y de protección de clientes de los servicios financieros.

The advent of Solvency II has resulted in detailed discussions between the UK's HM Treasury ("HMT"), HM Revenue and Customs ("HMRC") and insurance industry (both general and life) as to what it means for the tax treatment of insurance companies....

On 24 February 2011 the FSA published Consultation Paper 11/5, "Protecting With-Profits Policyholders" (“CP 11/5”). It covers a variety of issues, including the terms on which new business is written, material reductions in new business, profit...

FSA Update is a weekly alerter providing views on the publications issued by the FSA during the last week. It provides a quick way to keep up to speed with what is going on at the FSA and is particularly aimed at lawyers who do not deal with FSA rules every day...