Liberalisation of International Insurance Operations : Cross-border Trade and Establishment of Foreign Branches

Liberalisation of International Insurance Operations Cross-border Trade and Establishment of Foreign Branches

This publication provides a unique overview and analysis of the main measures and practices which affect international insurance operations in OECD countries. The survey focuses in particular on main insurance fields where obstacles to a full liberalisation may still exist, i.e. cross-border trade a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Autores Corporativos: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-), Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development Content Provider (content provider), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Content Provider
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Multilingüe
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 1999.
Materias:
Governance
Finance and Investment
Insurance
International business enterprises
Insurance companies, Foreign
International trade
Finance
Business & Economics
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705272106719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • INTRODUCTION
  • SUMMARY
  • SELECTED COMPARATIVE TABLES
  • PART I. IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF MEASURES RELATED TO INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE OPERATIONS
  • GENERAL ISSUES AND CROSS-BORDER TRADE
  • I. General Issues
  • Supervised Classes of Direct Insurance
  • Classes of Direct Insurance Operated by the State
  • Domestic Retention/Compulsory Cessions and Pools
  • II. Restrictions concerning the Placing of Contracts
  • Admissibility of Cross-border Transactions
  • Insurance Intermediation
  • Group Insurance and Compulsory Insurance
  • Restriction on Volume of Business
  • International Co-insurance
  • III. Other Conditions applying to Transactions
  • Contract Law
  • Domestic Regulations of a General Nature
  • Jurisdiction of Civil Court
  • Premium Tax, Stamp Duty or Other Charges
  • Fiscal Treatment
  • Foreign Currency
  • Foreign Exchange Control
  • Underwriting Association
  • Deposits with Direct Insurers by Foreign Reinsurers
  • Resident Accounts by Foreign Reinsurers
  • PART II. IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF MEASURES RELATED TO INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE OPERATIONS
  • CONDITIONS OF ESTABLISHMENT OF BRANCHES OR AGENCIES OF FOREIGN INSURERS
  • I. Admissibility of Establishment of Branches or Agencies of Foreign Insurers
  • II. Administrative and Procedural Aspects of Licensing
  • Supervisory Authority responsible for Licensing
  • Pre-application Procedures
  • Licensing Requirements
  • III. Other Issues on Licensing
  • Market Needs Test
  • Domestication
  • Refusals of Applications
  • Time-lags between Lodging of Applications and Decisions by the Authorities
  • Appeals Procedures
  • Compulsory Classes of Insurance
  • IV. Valuation, Localisation and Lodging of Assets
  • Valuation of Assets
  • Localisation of Assets
  • Lodging of Assets
  • V. Transfers
  • VI. Staff
  • Work Permit
  • General Agent
  • Language Capability
  • VII. Underwriting Associations
  • VIII. Taxation
  • IX. Government Procurement
  • Annex COMPARATIVE TABLES

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