Insurance

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.

​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...

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...

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​"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.