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New appointment of Commissioner of Insurance

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • Hong Kong
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  • October 16 2009

On 14 September 2009, Ms. Annie Choi assumed the post of Commissioner of Insurance, succeeding Mr. Clement Cheung who became Postmaster General on the same day

Insurance market performance in 2008 and 2009 to date

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • Hong Kong
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  • October 16 2009

According to the Provisional Statistics on Hong Kong Insurance Business for 2008 recently published by the Hong Kong Insurance Authority (IA), gross premiums for general insurance business increased by 11.3 to HK$27 billion and net premiums were up 12.3 to HK$19.2 billion, compared with 2007

SFC clarifies the licensing requirements for the promotion, offering or sale of ILAS to the public

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • Hong Kong
  • -
  • October 16 2009

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC") recently issued a circular clarifying that insurers, corporate insurance brokers and individual insurance intermediaries are not required or permitted to be licensed by the SFC under the provisions of the Securities and Futures Ordinance ("SFO") (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) to engage in promoting, offering or selling investment linked assurance schemes ("ILAS") to the Hong Kong public (the "Circular"

Ernst & Young settle the Akai Holdings case

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • Hong Kong
  • -
  • October 16 2009

Ernst & Young ("E&Y") has settled the Akai Holdings ("Akai") case with Akai’s liquidator, Borrelli Walsh

Prohibition against contingent fee arrangement re-affirmed

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • Hong Kong
  • -
  • August 27 2009

On 26 June 2009, a solicitor and a recovery agent were found guilty by the District Court for offering a "no win, no fee" deal to a mother seeking compensation for her son, who was severely injured in a road traffic accident