The Italian insurance supervisory authority, IVASS, has established March 31, 2025 as the deadline by which life insurance companies must electronically submit data on payments related to dormant policies through the Infostat platform. This requirement, communicated in a notice dated February 12, 2024, formalizes the new reporting procedures outlined in IVASS’s Market Letter of January […]

IVASS (the Italian Institute for the Supervision of Insurance) has observed increasing congestion in claims settlement processes due to the rising frequency of extreme natural events. After gathering relevant information on claims management, the Authority found that some insurance companies have adopted a proactive approach, developing structured medium- to long-term plans to improve overall system […]

In a recent ruling, the Italian Supreme Court clarified the legal nature of posthumous ten-year insurance policies, which, pursuant to Article 4 of Legislative Decree No. 122/2005, builders are required to take out in favor of purchasers. The case before the Supreme Court involved a company that was using a warehouse under a lease agreement […]

On 3 February 2025, the public consultation on the draft Order No. 9/2024 amending Regulation No. 40 of 2 August 2018, ended. Pending the publication of the results by IVASS, the main new features introduced by the measure are recalled below. IVASS has submitted for public consultation draft Order No. 9/2024 which amends both Regulation […]

On November 20, 2024, the Italian Supreme Court (Cassazione Civile, Section II) issued ruling no. 29844, clarifying the responsibilities of non-executive directors in banking institutions. The Court ruled that the duty to “act in an informed manner,” as established by Article 2381 of the Italian Civil Code, applies to all directors, including those without executive […]