Articles from 2018

The Commission has today issued a consultation paper making proposals in respect of the Rules and Guidance applicable to insurers licensed under the Insurance Business (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2002. The Insurance Regulation Omnibus Consultation Paper makes proposals on Public Disclosure, Guidance on Reinsurance and Risk Transfer, Conduct of Business Rules for Insurers, Own Risk and Solvency...

Consultation on Code of Market Conduct. The Commission is pleased to release the draft Code of Market Conduct (“the Code”) for consultation. (see here) Closing date is 12 June 2018. The Commission would be grateful for any representations but, in particular, would like comment on the following subjects: 1. Do you agree with the structure of the Code? i.e. a hierarchy: a. Section 2 – Descriptions...

Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the Iran (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2012, the Iran (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2012 and the Iran (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2012, has been amended by Council Regulation (EU) No 2018/565. The amending Regulation is available here: Council Regulation (EU) 2018/565 The effect of...

The Financial Services Commission (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987 (“the Financial Services Commission Law”); The Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Businesses and Company Directors, etc (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2000 (“the Fiduciaries Law”); The Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Financial Services Businesses) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Regulations, 2007 as amended (“the Regulations”)...

Council Regulation (EU) No 2017/1509, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the North Korea (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2017, the North Korea (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2017, and the North Korea (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2017, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation 2018/548. The effect of the amendments, which are automatically and...

This Notice is issued further to the previous Sanctions Notice issued in relation to the addition of one entry to the list of individuals and entities associated with ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida maintained under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267. Please be advised that corresponding changes have now been made to the list maintained by the European Union under Council Regulation (EC)...

The Commission is seeking to work with the global insurance industry to ensure that long-term green investments can be effectively taken on as assets to meet long-term life insurance liabilities. This initiative seeks to fulfil two aims: the first is to make it easier for insurance companies to access long-term investments that in turn will make it easier for insurance companies to offer...

Please be advised that the United Nations Security Council has added one to the list of individuals and entities associated with ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida maintained under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267. All entities on the list are subject to restrictive measures which include targeted financial sanctions. Further details are available here: https://www.un.org/press/en/2018...

Two-factor authentication (“2FA”) functionality is now available on the Online Submissions Portal. This is in line with the Commission’s commitment to continually improving the security of licensee data. If your organisation promotes the use of 2FA, then please ensure that your portal users opt in to use the functionality. A guide with instructions is available here.