On May 2nd, EIOPA (European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) published the results of the review conducted on the supervision by the National Supervisory Authorities regarding the application and compliance with the “principle of the prudent person”. The European Authority emphasized that this principle is of particular importance within the Solvency II regulatory framework, as […]
On April 29th, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published an opinion on new types of payment fraud, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No. 2093/2010, which assigns to the Authority the task of developing a coordinated approach to the regulatory treatment and supervision of new or innovative financial activities. Within the document, the EBA assesses the […]
On April 29, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), published its response to the query brought by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) and the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). ESMA welcomed the Authorities’ intention to apply restrictions to alternative investment funds (AIFs) in GBP that are employing an LDI strategy and […]
On April 24, 2024, the implementing decree issued by the Minister of Health (the “Decree”) to Law No. 193/2023 on oncological oblivion (“Law No. 193/2023”), approved last December, was published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale (Official Gazette of the Italian Republic). As provided for under Article 5 of Law No. 193/2023, with the Decree, the Minister […]
By the order n. 6792 of 14 March 2014, the Supreme Court of Cassation has clarified that the judgment regarding the non-performance of a professional activity consists of two steps: the first relates to the performance of the professional activity, the second to having performed the professional activity in accordance with the rules of diligence […]
On April 18 2024, the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, ESMA, and EIOPA, collectively the “ESAs”) launched a public consultation on the draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS), concerning the conduct of supervisory activities related to joint examination groups under Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 (Digital Operational Resilience Act, DORA). The regulatory technical standards (RTS) – developed in accordance […]
On April 17, 2024, IVASS published instructions regarding the electronic transmission of data related to the consolidated annual financial statements and additional information, as established under Articles 26 and 27 of ISVAP Regulation No. 7/2007 (amended by Provision No. 121 of June 7, 2022), providing clear guidance for insurance companies. The instructions clarify how to […]
On April 18-19 2024, a meeting of the association Confconsumatori with the title “Generation F: comparisons, reflections, and ideas for a more sustainable financial and insurance future”, dedicated to the financial and insurance future of citizens took place in Parma. During the first day, inter alia, the theme of life insurance policies Branch I, Branch […]
A new chapter opens in the debate between privacy and access to documents, with an insurance company filing an appeal against a Local Health Authority (ASL) for rejected access to documents concerning a road accident. The company insisted on the importance of reviewing the recording of a call to emergency services (118) to verify the […]
On April 15, 2024 , CONSOB (“National Commission for Companies and the Stock Exchange”) published on its website a press release jointly adopted with the Spanish, French and Austrian Supervisory Authorities, Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV – Spain), the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF – France) and the Finanzmarktaufsicht (FMA – Austria), concerning […]
