Insurance

In the spring of last year the Commission consulted on, amongst other matters: (i) amendments to the minimum criteria for licensing in the Banking Supervision (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1994; the Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Businesses and Company Directors, etc (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2000; the Insurance Business (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2002; and the Insurance Managers...

PRESS RELEASE​ It has recently come to the attention of the Commission that Joseph Coutts, the former shareholder and managing director of St James Global Limited, may be trading as an insurance intermediary under the name St James Global from Monaco. The Commission understands that he may be trying to contact former clients of St James Global Limited to promote new products. St James Global...

​ Business from Sensitive Sources Notice 5

​ The Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Financial Services Businesses) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Regulations, 2007 have now been signed by the Policy Council and, as anticipated, come into force on 15 December. The Commission is also now formally issuing the Handbook for Financial Services Businesses on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing (containing rules and guidance) dated 15...

PRESS RELEASE On 11 October the Commission applied pursuant to section 67A of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 1994, as amended, to the Royal Court for an order prohibiting Mr Joseph Coutts from being a director or other officer of any company and from participating in, or being in any way concerned in, directly or indirectly, the management, formation or promotion of any company . Mr Coutts was a...

​GUERNSEY INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES CERTIFIED PAYMENT LIABILITY COVERAGE, IFSP & LC CERTIFICATION DECLARATION FORM The Commission has become aware of a scam in which victims are asked to pay a fee in order to obtain “Certified Payment Liability Coverage” from the “International Financial Services Commission”, to enable funds to be released. The...

​The Commission has prepared draft Bailiwick anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing legislation on wire transfers to ensure that BACs can continue to be used by firms in the Islands for transfers between the Islands and the UK. The draft Transfer of Funds (Guernsey/Alderney/Sark) Ordinance, 2007 is available here (PDF, 55 Kb). A draft of chapter 7 of the Commission’s proposed AML...

​It has come to the Commission' s attention that this company may have been issuing travel insurance policies. This company is in Compulsory Liquidation and information relevant to policyholders, brokers/master policyholders and selling agents is available by clicking here.

​It has come to the Commission' s attention that this company may have been issuing travel insurance policies. This company is not licensed by the Commission to sell or provide insurance.