Governance of Insurance Undertakings

Pierpaolo Marano, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Department of Legal Studies, Milan, ItalyKyriaki Noussia, University of Exeter, Law School, United Kingdom

• Introduction.- Part I – The System of Governance of Insurance Undertakings.- Corporate Governance and the so-called “Four-Eyes Principle” .- The Risk Management System, the Risk Culture, and the Duties of the Insurers' Directors.- Role and Significance of the Compliance Function in an Insurance Undertaking.- Insurance Outsourcing: A Legal Analysis.- Remuneration Policies of Insurance Undertakings in Europe: Principles for a deeply Heterogeneus Reality.- Corporate Governance Standards for Insurers in Singapore.- Part II – Insurance Business and Corporate Law.- Recovery and Resolution of Insurance Companies and Director’s Duties.- Restructuring, Winding-Up & Portfolio Transfer of Insurance Companies in Distress.- Insurance in M&A Transactions.- The Algorithmic Future of Insurance Supervision in the EU: A Reality Check.- Financial Reporting in Insurance and International Financial Reporting Standards.- Recent Directions in the Regulation of Insurance Claims Handling in the United Kingdom and Australia: A Model for other Jurisdictions to Consider?.- Business Registration Data as the Best Vehicle to Achieve KYC and AML for Business .- The Influence of Public and Corporate Insurance Law on the Application of Private International Law. Selected Issues.