IVASS – Speech by the IVASS President on Natural Disasters

On September 20, IVASS President Luigi Federico Signorini spoke at the ANIA conference “Disaster Risk Financing: the role of insurance for new public-private partnerships”, where he addressed the issue of managing risks related to climate change. The President highlighted that in 2023, damages caused by floods, fires, and storms exceeded 13 billion euros, emphasizing the […]

IVASS – Documento in consultazione n. 7/2024

Lo scorso 17 settembre l’Istituto per la Vigilanza sulle Assicurazioni (IVASS) ha pubblicato sul proprio sito internet il Documento di consultazione n. 7/2024, contenente le modifiche che l’Istituto intende apportare al Regolamento ISVAP n. 7 del 13 luglio 2007 in materia di schemi per il bilancio delle imprese di assicurazione e riassicurazione. Il Documento è […]

IVASS – Consultation Document No. 7/2024

On September 17, the Institute for the Supervision of Insurance (IVASS) published on its website Consultation Document No. 7/2024, containing the amendments the institute intends to make to ISVAP Regulation No. 7 of July 13, 2007, concerning the accounting schemes for insurance and reinsurance companies. The Document aimed at improving the transparency and comparability of […]

Enhanced Collaboration between the European Commission and EDPB: a synergetic work between DMA and GDPR

The European Commission services in charge of the implementation of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) have started a close collaboration to provide clarification and guidance on the interaction between the DMA and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This strengthened dialogue between the two institutions aims to clarify […]

Collaborazione rafforzata tra Commissione europea ed EDPB: verso una sinergia tra DMA e GDPR

I servizi della Commissione Europea incaricati dell’applicazione della legge sui mercati digitali (Digital Markets Act, DMA) e il Comitato Europeo per la Protezione dei Dati (European Data Protection Board, EDPB) hanno avviato una stretta collaborazione per fornire chiarimenti e linee guida sull’interazione tra la DMA e il Regolamento Generale sulla Protezione dei Dati (GDPR). Questo […]

IVASS – Supervisory Contribution 2024

With Orders No. 148/2024 and No. 149/2024, IVASS has fixed the amount and modalities for the payment of the supervisory fee for the year 2014 due by intermediaries registered into the Register of Insurance and Reinsurance Intermediaries and intermediaries with legal residence in an EEA state. The amounts to be paid vary depending on whether […]

IVASS – Contributo di vigilanza 2024

Con Provvedimento n. 148/2024 e n. 149/2024, l’IVASS ha stabilito l’ammontare nonché le modalità per effettuare il versamento del contributo di vigilanza per l’anno 2014 dovuto dai soggetti iscritti nel registro unico degli intermediari assicurativi e riassicurativi e dagli intermediari con residenza legale in uno Stato SEE. Gli importi da corrispondere a titolo di contributo […]

Responsabilità medica: la quantificazione del danno in presenza di patologie pregresse

Con la sentenza n. 2776 del 30 gennaio 2024 la Suprema Corte si è nuovamente pronunciata in materia di responsabilità sanitaria per malpractice. Nel caso sottoposto all’esame del Supremo Collegio, un paziente era deceduto a causa di una perforazione intestinale durante una colonscopia, seguita da un’infezione settica. Ebbene, secondo la Suprema Corte, anche se uno […]

Medical Liability: Quantifying Damage in the Presence of Pre-existing Conditions

With judgment no. 2776 dated January 30, 2024, the Italian Court of Cassation once again ruled on medical malpractice liability. In the case under review, a patient died due to an intestinal perforation during a colonoscopy, which was followed by a septic infection. According to the Court of Cassation, while the patient’s pre-existing medical condition […]

OECD Recommendations – Financial Sector Digitization

In a recent report, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (hereafter, “OECD”) observed that the digitization of financial services has boosted productivity. OECD studies show that a 10 percent increase in financial sector digitization corresponds to a 0.1 percent increase in productivity growth. To ensure further growth, the OECD calls for: – increase investment […]