Insurance

​ The Commission has today issued the Finance Sector Code of Corporate Governance. A copy of the press release and the Code can be found below: Press release Code of Corporate Governance

Mr Nicpon was a director and shareholder of International Alliance Insurance Limited, which was placed into compulsory liquidation on 4 April 2006 by the Royal Court on application by the Commission. International Alliance Insurance Limited was not licensed under The Insurance Business (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2002 (“the Law”) to undertake insurance business in or from within Guernsey. In 2005...

​ THE Guernsey Financial Services Commission has promoted Caroline Bradley to Deputy Director of the Insurance Division. Mrs Bradley joined the GFSC in 2008 after a long career in insurance. Having started out as a graduate trainee with a major UK insurer, she specialised as a loss adjuster, then, on moving to Guernsey, she spent 13 years working in captive management dealing with all types of...

The Guernsey Financial Services Commission and Germany’s banking, insurance and securities regulator, BaFin, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which provides a framework for enhanced cooperation between the two supervisory authorities. The MoU has been signed in the spirit of mutual cooperation and information exchange seen as crucial by the G20 countries and international standard...

The Insurance Business (Approved Assets) Regulations, 2008 (“the Approved Asset Regulations”)The Commission confirms that US Government debt securities, despite the downgrading from AAA to AA+ by S&P, may continue to be treated as class 1 assets for solvency purposes whilst they remain rated AAA by Fitch and Aaa by Moody’s. Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service are included on the Commission...

Appendix C of the Handbook for Financial Services Businesses on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing has been revised to add Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Liechtenstein as jurisdictions whose authorised financial services businesses may be treated as if they were local. A version of the revised Handbook, which includes coloured text to show the changes, has been placed on...

On 4th of August the Commission issued: Instruction (Number 13) for Financial Services Businesses and Instruction (Number 11) for Prescribed Businesses For repealed Instructions and Business from Sensitive Sources, see the Instructions* page on this website. *This page has been archived - please visit Notices, Instructions & Warnings for current information.

The Commission has made a number of changes to the Handbook for Financial Services Businesses on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing and to the Handbook for Legal Professionals, Accountants and Estate Agents on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing. The principal changes are to the chapters on Reporting Suspicion and UN, EU and Other Sanctions. A copy of the Handbook...

​ The Commission has placed a revised draft of the Finance Sector Code of Corporate Governance on the consultation page of its website . Any comments on the Code should be provided in writing to the Policy and International Affairs team at the Commission by close of business on 1 June. Code of Corporate Governance - Consultation Paper for GFSC