General Insurance Article - Withdrawal agreements impact on the insurance industry


Norton Rose Fulbright insurance partner Bob Haken commented on the withdrawal agreement and the impact on the insurance industry

 “What the Political Declaration does say about financial services in general is that there will be commitments to “preserving financial stability, market integrity, investor protection and fair competition, while respecting the [UK’s and the EU’s] regulatory and decision-making autonomy, and their ability to take equivalence decisions in their own interest”. This focus on equivalence is unfortunate for the insurance industry as, unlike some other financial services, equivalence under Solvency II does not grant market access for insurance business (reinsurance is treated differently under Article 172 of the Solvency Directive pursuant to which equivalence does come with market access). At present therefore it seems unlikely that the Withdrawal Agreement or Political Declaration will preserve passporting rights for UK insurers.
 
 “For reinsurance, there is a glimmer of hope in that there is a commitment to reaching equivalence decisions as soon as possible after 29 March 2019, endeavouring to conclude those assessments by 30 June 2020. However, in a missed opportunity, neither document recognises the important issue of contract continuity following the expiry of the transitional period, meaning that the contingency plans that many hoped would be unnecessary will have to be deployed by the end of 2020.”
  

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