Welcome to HFW’s Insurance Bulletin, which is a summary of the key insurance and reinsurance regulatory announcements, market developments, court cases and legislative changes of the week.

In this week’s Bulletin:

1. Regulation and legislation

UK: Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 creates new offence impacting upon insurance in terrorism demands, byAndrew Spyrou, Associate.

France: Regulatory authority updates its guidelines on anti-money laundering, by Pauline Arroyo, Senior Associate andCamille Moncany, Associate.
2. Market developments

Worldwide: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction issues new global framework including a role for contributions from the insurance industry, by Andrew Spyrou, Associate.

3. News

Vanuatu: insurance pool payments triggered by Cyclone Pam, by Lucinda Rutter, Associate.

4. HFW publications

Hong Kong: Countdown to full implementation of the Hong Kong Competition Ordinance, by Anthony Woolwich, Partner, Patrick Cheung, Partner, and Caroline Thomas, Associate.
Should you require any further information or assistance on any of the issues dealt with here, please do not hesitate to contact any of the contributors to this Bulletin, or your usual contact at HFW.