Webinar FIDES & Insuralex: Insurance regulatory update in Latin America

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
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It’s War – But not as we know it?

As warfare has evolved, has the insurance industry provided an adequate response? At any point in time there will be war and hostilities taking place somewhere in the world.  War- related risks are typically excluded from insurance policies and, where appropriate, written back in as extensions to cover or set out in separate insurance cover. 
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Inability to continue the family relationship as a basis for a motor vehicle insurance claim.

Claims arising out of motor vehicle accidents have been discussed by the insurance community and insurance lawyers for many years.  Despite the fact that there has been some unification in this field within the European Union, we are still dealing with a situation in which the legislation of particular European countries identifies various types of
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Destination: Chicago “20th Insuralex Forum and Insuralex Annual Meeting”

Your boarding pass is ready.  Destination: Chicago “20th  Insuralex Forum and Insuralex Annual Meeting”  We are so pleased to advise that we are finalizing the details of the Twentieth Annual Insuralex Forum and Insuralex Annual Meeting, at Union League Club of Chicago, Illinois, Thursday, June 30, 2022.  With our emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing
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Use of Smart Contracts

Background Awareness of distributed ledger technology (“DTL”) (also sometimes referred to as block chain technology) has increased in recent times, even if its purpose is not (yet) fully understood.  DTL is the technology which underpins numerous forms of tokenised assets such as cryptocurrencies and NFTs (non-fungible tokens).  It is also the technology which has enabled
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Significant California Decision Enforcing Statutory Prohibition on Liability Coverage for Willful Acts

  California has long had a statutory prohibition of insurer liability for a policyholder’s willful acts in Insurance Code § 533. On April 19th California’s First District Court of Appeal held section 533 precludes coverage for lead paint manufacturers’ public nuisance liability arising out of their promotion of lead paint for residential use while knowing the
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Insuralex international webinar: Future fit insurance solutions for disaster events – where do you currently stand?

Please join Insuralex for a discussion on global insurance industry developments following the pandemic with a focus on disaster-related insurance cover.   Our team of experts from South Africa, London and New York will unpack court judgments on business interruption losses, the position for brokers in light of possible coverage issues and what the future holds in respect of business interruption
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Comments on the Supreme Court’s Judgement no. 129/2022, of 21 February 2022, of the Court of Social Affairs, cassation appeal no. 311/2019 on preconditions to exercise direct actions

We find ourselves before a case in which the party injured by some events exercises the direct action provided in art. 76 of the Spanish LCS and doesn’t prosecute the policyholder causing them. The Supreme Court repeats that in civil liability insurances it is necessary that previously the policyholder’s civil liability exists in order that
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Insuralex FREE report: 2022 Overview of Life Insurance Law in Latin America

Covid 19 has impacted social dynamics around the world in multiple ways. Unfortunately, one of them has been the death of thousands of people. For the insurance industry, this has represented a dramatic increase in the levels of life insurance claims and compensation payments. However, it has also represented an increase in the purchase of
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Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell selected by Insuralex as its exclusive Member in Tennessee

Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell is pleased to announce its selection as the exclusive Insuralex Global Insurance Lawyers Group member firm for Tennessee.  Insuralex is the world’s leading insurance global network of independent law firms. Dale Thomas, president of Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell said, “We are excited that the Insuralex network selected our firm
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