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Utmost Good Faith in Insurance Contracts Insurance & Reinsurance

Utmost Good Faith in Insurance Contracts

This article was written by Veronica Grixti and Joshua Chircop.In a judgement presided by Mr. Justice Toni Abela, in the names Knightsbridge Developments Limited vs Citadel Insurance plc, the Civil Court, First Hall held that the principle of utmost good faith in insurance contracts applies not only at the moment of conclusion of the contract but also throughout the course of the performance of such contract.The plaintiff company was planning to build a block of nineteen apartments with garages, a semi-basement car park and a cafeteria in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. The plaintiff therefore obtained a Contractors All Risk Insurance…
Veronica Grixti
23rd October 2018
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Publication of the Insurance Distribution Act and Insurance Distribution Rules Insurance & Reinsurance

Publication of the Insurance Distribution Act and Insurance Distribution Rules

i. The Insurance Distribution ActOn the 10th July 2018, Act No. XXVI of 2018 was published bringing about changes to the Insurance Intermediaries Act (to be renamed as the 'Insurance Distribution Act' and which transposes the Insurance Distribution Directive (the 'IDD'). Act No. XXVI of 2018 shall come into force once the Commencement Notice is published in the Government Gazette.ii. Insurance Distribution RulesOn the 12th July 2018, the MFSA announced the publication of Insurance Distribution Rules (the 'IDRs') issued under the Insurance Distribution Act (Cap. 487) the main objective of which is to transpose the remaining provisions of the IDD. The IDRs…
Petra Attard
17th July 2018
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Publication of the Insurance Distribution Act and Insurance Distribution Rules Insurance & Reinsurance

Publication of the Insurance Distribution Act and Insurance Distribution Rules

i. The Insurance Distribution ActOn the 10th July 2018, Act No. XXVI of 2018 was published bringing about changes to the Insurance Intermediaries Act (to be renamed as the 'Insurance Distribution Act' and which transposes the Insurance Distribution Directive (the 'IDD'). Act No. XXVI of 2018 shall come into force once the Commencement Notice is published in the Government Gazette.ii. Insurance Distribution RulesOn the 12th July 2018, the MFSA announced the publication of Insurance Distribution Rules (the 'IDRs') issued under the Insurance Distribution Act (Cap. 487) the main objective of which is to transpose the remaining provisions of the IDD. The IDRs…
Petra Attard
17th July 2018
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EIOPA Opinion on the solvency position of insurers and reinsurers in the light of Brexit Insurance & Reinsurance

EIOPA Opinion on the solvency position of insurers and reinsurers in the light of Brexit

On the 18th May 2018, the EIOPA issued an Opinion on the solvency position of insurers and reinsurers in the light of Brexit.The withdrawal of the UK from the EU might have an impact on the solvency position of insurers and reinsurers.Technical provisions, own funds, and capital requirements of insurance and reinsurance undertakings established in the EU (other than the UK) can change when the UK becomes a third country (non-EU), for the purposes of applying the Solvency II framework. Solvency II and other financial regulations distinguish between activities inside and outside the EU.This Opinion underlines the importance for national…
Romina Bonnici
5th June 2018
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EIOPA Opinion on the solvency position of insurers and reinsurers in the light of Brexit Insurance & Reinsurance

EIOPA Opinion on the solvency position of insurers and reinsurers in the light of Brexit

On the 18th May 2018, the EIOPA issued an Opinion on the solvency position of insurers and reinsurers in the light of Brexit.The withdrawal of the UK from the EU might have an impact on the solvency position of insurers and reinsurers.Technical provisions, own funds, and capital requirements of insurance and reinsurance undertakings established in the EU (other than the UK) can change when the UK becomes a third country (non-EU), for the purposes of applying the Solvency II framework. Solvency II and other financial regulations distinguish between activities inside and outside the EU.This Opinion underlines the importance for national…
Romina Bonnici
5th June 2018
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Mamo TCV participates in FinanceMalta Annual Conference held on the 17th May 2018 Insurance & Reinsurance

Mamo TCV participates in FinanceMalta Annual Conference held on the 17th May 2018

Mamo TCV participated in the FinanceMalta Annual Conference which took place on the 17th May 2018 at the Hilton Conference Centre, St Julians.Ms. Romina Bonnici – Senior Manager, Regulatory & Compliance represented the firm as a Panellist on the Panel Discussion dealing with the Insurance Distribution Directive 2016/97.The Panel Discussion provided an overview of this Directive and its main changes compared to the Insurance Mediation Directive 2002/92/EC with the discussion focusing on its implementation and relevance to the Maltese market.
Romina Bonnici
4th June 2018