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International Alliance Insurance Limited

24th April 2006
​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.

International Alliance Insurance Limited

25th January 2006
​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.

Equitable Life Assurance Society Limited

11th May 2005
​Parliamentary Ombudsman Confirms Guernsey Policyholders Covered by Investigation In our press release of 21 February 2005 we indicated that the Commission had made a submission to Iain Ogilvie who is conducting the investigation into the regulation of Equitable Life Assurance Society ("Equitable Life") on behalf of the Parliamentary Ombudsman, that Guernsey policyholders should be covered by the...

Introduced Business - Statement No. 2

27th April 2005
27 April 2005 Representatives of the finance sector in Guernsey have requested clarification of the Commission's policy on certain aspects of introduced business. Accordingly, following consultation with the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group, the Commission has today issued Statement No. 2 on introduced business to the finance sector. Enquiries should be made to: Sylvia Sirett Senior Analyst...

Equitable Life Assurance Society Limited- Parliamentary Ombudsman

11th January 2005
​"Recently the Parliamentary Ombudsman (PO) has reopened her enquiry into Equitable. The Commission is currently in correspondence with the PO to clarify the position of Guernsey policyholders in relation to this enquiry." Peter Neville, Director General, GFSC The Commission will advise of any further developments via this Website.

Statement on Anti-Money Laundering Standards for Existing Customers

30th June 2004
​Press Release - Anti-Money Laundering Standards for Existing Customers 30 June 2004 Following the issue of revised Recommendations by the Financial Action Task Force in 2003, the Commission has issued a statement on anti-money laundering standards for existing customers (available here as a PDF document). The statement requires financial services businesses to assess the risk of each business...

Statement on Interviews

2nd April 2004
​The Commission has today published a statement on interviews conducted under section 21B(1) of the Financial Services Commission (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987, as amended. The purpose of the statement is to set out the Commission's policy on the conduct of interviews under the Financial Services Commission Law to assist a foreign authority to carry out its functions. The statement on...