Last July 27, the websites of Banca d’Italia, Consob, IVASS, and the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) announced that the second phase of experimentation for FinTech activities in Italy will take place from November 3 to December 5, 2023. During this second phase, operators in the sector can submit applications for admission to the […]
With the ordinance n. 19104 of 6 July 2023, the Supreme Court of Cassation reiterated the principle wherein it is the financial intermediary who has the principal obligation to provide the customer (or more correctly: The Investor) with detailed, specific and preventive information regarding the securities which are the object of the investment. More precisely, […]
On 12 July 2023, IVASS published the draft Regulatory Order amending the provisions of Reg No. 29/2016 and No. 38/2018 concerning the requirements and eligibility criteria for those carrying out the role as company representatives and also those who perform key functions in public consultation. The measure composed of 6 articles has the purpose of […]
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) has launched a public consultation on the Insurance Core Principles (ICPs). ICPs are the fundamental principles for insurance – adopted for the first time in 2011, and from time to time updated – that represent, on a global level, standards and guidelines adopted in the field of insurance […]
When an injury has been verified, what must be asked is whether or not the injured party has behaved recklessly, and whether or not his attitude may have been related to the event. More specifically, with regard to “liability from things in custody”, the causal link between the accident and the res is broken if […]
Introduction The phenomenon of cryptocurrency and crypto technology and their relevant use in various industries is becoming more and more popular in recent years and its increase is occurring in a remarkable way. The yachting industry has also been positively affected by the use cryptocurrency. In fact, we have already witnessed the occurrence of yachts’ […]
On 13 July 2023, the European Banking Authority (EBA – hereinafter also referred to as the “Authority”) published its fourth biennial opinion on the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing in the EU financial sector (EBA/Op/2023/08 – hereinafter also referred to as the “Opinion”). EBA has issued the Opinion in accordance with the Article […]
On 18 July 2023, a Letter to the Market was published to provide interpretative and operational clarifications regarding IVASS Regulation No. 2022/51 (the “Regulation“), setting forth provisions concerning the implementation of an online matching system between insurance undertakings operating in Italy in the Branch motor vehicle liability. Article 5 of the Regulation provides that insurance […]
EIOPA will coordinate the first joint mystery shopping exercise on insurance sales in some EU countries. In this experiment a so-called “mystery shopper”, i.e. a specially trained employee acting as a potential customer, assesses the customer experience in practice and experiences the key stages of a product’s life cycle, both through actual visits to the […]
On 23 June 2023 the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) launched the fourth and final public consultation on the Insurance Capital Standard (ICS), prior to its planned adoption in December 2024. After decades of development and three consultations, the ICS should be adopted as a prescribed capital requirement (PCR) for Internationally Active Insurance Groups […]
