Webinar FIDES & Insuralex: Insurance regulatory update in Latin America

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FIDES (Federación Interamericana de Empresas de Seguros) has launched a report on insurance regulatory matters in the countries where FIDES has member insurer associations. FIDES represents 18 Latin American countries as well as Spain and The United States.

Topics include:

  • Licensing requirements for setting up insurers
  • Regulatory and financial information
  • Solvency requirements
  • Supervision
  • Distribution channels
  • Reinsurance
  • Investments
  • Microinsurance regulations
  • Cyber risk regulations
  • Technology regulations
  • Statistical information
Francisco Astelarra, FIDES’s General Secretary, commented: “We thank Insuralex for making this legal compendium, which will be very useful to all FIDES´s member countries. They have done a good job. We hope to continue counting on the collaboration of Insuralex in the future”
 
This webinar sums up the report. Please see below the agenda:
 
 
Time (Miami) Agenda Speaker Organization
11:00 – 11:05 Opening remarks Rodrigo Bedoya – President of FIDES FIDES
11:05 – 12:00 Regulatory Compendium

 

1.Insuralex Latin America & 20th anniversary.

2.The compendium of insurance regulations:

2.1.Scope of the project and countries included in the compendium.

2.2.Country report.

2.3.Comparative tables.

2.4.Insurance regulation annex.

3.Topics developed in the compendium.

4.Practical use cases: review of the licensing process for insurers and registration of foreign reinsurers in the region.

 

 Lucas Fajardo. Vice President of the Board of Directors and Regional Leader of Insuralex in Latin America (Brigard Urrutia).

Carlos Iván Sucre. Exclusive Member of Insuralex in Panama (Sucre, Arias, Reyes).

 Insuralex
12:00 – 12:20 Questions and answers FIDES & Insuralex Latin America FIDES & Insuralex
12:20 – 12:30 Closing Rodrigo Bedoya

Lucas Fajardo

 FIDES & Insuralex
 
 
 
 

About Insuralex:

Founded in 2002, Insuralex is a group created by independent law firms that specialise in Insurance and Reinsurance coverage, defence, litigation and all other related legal services.

Insuralex works for a wide range of clients including insurance and reinsurance companies, Lloyd’s syndicates, insurance and reinsurance brokers as well as captives and self-insured companies.

Each member of Insuralex is considered to be a leading practice in this specialist field within its national jurisdiction.

Insuralex Latin American insurance law practice covers countries such as: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

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