If last year’s first ReConnect conference embodied a successful proof of concept, the second iteration has not only maintained momentum, but leveraged last year’s foundation to propel towards greater success. The total number...more
A warm welcome to the Summer edition of Conyers Coverage. The whirlwind that is the Cayman Islands (re)insurance industry continues to blow with gusto! To keep you updated on recent developments, we include various items from...more
8/29/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Data Breach ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Economic Substance Doctrine ,
EU ,
Insurance Industry ,
NAIC ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reinsurance
In light of the influx of life & annuity reinsurers on-island, we thought it useful to provide a refresher on the role of the appointed actuary and peer reviewing actuary (“PRA”) in the Cayman Islands and matters for...more
The Conyers insurance team regularly assists clients looking to convert their licensed insurer into a segregated portfolio company (“SPC”) in order to separate their programs by cedents or lines of business into segregated...more
Insurers rarely consider that funds injected into them by a shareholder could potentially be clawed back in certain scenarios, but in circumstances where capital contributions are made to a company without receiving a formal...more
A warm welcome to our latest edition of Conyers Coverage. It’s been a dizzying year to date for the Cayman Islands (re)insurance industry, so it’s time for some updates and insights.
The momentum is real and the pipeline...more
8/11/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
AML/CFT ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Corporate Governance ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investment ,
Mergers ,
New Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reinsurance ,
Required Documentation ,
Shareholders
A recurring “old chestnut” for those of you dealing with Cayman Islands segregated portfolio companies (SPCs) is the manner in which the segregation principles apply to segregated portfolios established by the SPC....more
A very warm welcome to our eighth edition of Conyers Coverage. As we start to wind down on 2022 #TeamConyers is already reflecting on what a hectic and exciting year it’s been for the Cayman Islands (re)insurance industry –...more
12/2/2022
/ AML/CFT ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Economic Substance Doctrine ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Insolvency ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investment ,
Mediation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Segregated Portfolio Companies ,
Taxation
The Cayman Islands recently introduced measures to further improve its technical compliance with the 40 Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) recommendations relating to anti-money laundering and countering the financing of...more
7/29/2022
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cayman Islands ,
Compliance ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
European Commission ,
FATF ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations
We are pleased to bring you the summer 2022 edition of Conyers Coverage, the Cayman Islands insurance newsletter.
The Cayman Islands insurance and reinsurance industry has had a strong start to the year and Conyers is...more
7/22/2022
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cayman Islands ,
Companies Act ,
Compliance ,
EU ,
Funding ,
Insolvency ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investment ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
New Rules ,
Pari Passu ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reinsurance ,
Restructuring