Here is what BREXIT Means for Insurers and Brokers operating in or planning to operate in the UK and Europe
It is clear
that, if you rely in the main UK media for your Brexit information you could be
in for a few surprises. For those UK
insurers, EU insurers, brokers and agents selling, or planning to sell into the
UK and/or European markets; BREXIT is a legal and logistical nightmare.
In the UK the Bank of England and subsidiary insurance/financial regulators
have confirmed that there will be no
bonfire of regulations post-Brexit , while other regulators and bodes such
as on competition and health and safety have made similar promises.
Wait and see
is not an option given the time that it will take to set up a
regulated subsidiary within an EU member state or in the UK.
There will
be two parallel but not identical sets of laws in the UK
and in the EU/EFTA countries. Any UK insurer or broker doing business in the
new EU/EFTA block will be subject to ALL the laws and rules in that region such
as on solvency, insurance regulation and competition, plus the UK rules on
solvency, insurance regulation and all other regulation that will diverge from
EU rules.
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