Chapter 7 - Regulatory Processes, Systems, and Controls Flashcards
How do Lloyd’s members find out about information regarding regulations?
- centralised department in Lloyds that disseminate information
- LMA, IUA and LIIBA also send info
What kind of data would be recorded for regulatory purposes by coding?
- location of broker
- location of risk
- any premium tax or other tax payable
- whether direct or reinsured business
What do the Solvency II requirements ensure?
Ensures extent to which assets exceed liabilities in case of a large number of claims
What did Solvency II improve?
- better regulation
- deeper integration of EU insurance market
- enhanced policy holder protection
- improved competitiveness in EU markets
What systems and controls can be put in place to assist regulation?
- training and education
- easily accessible information for staff to check
- operating system controls, warnings, and blocks
- peer review
- system reports to spot problems after thefact
- authority limits
Why are sanctions imposed fundamentally?
- political pressure
- enforce concept of respect for democracy
- enforce concept of respect for human rights
- maintain or restore peace to a country
What form can financial sanctions come in?
- prohibiting the transfer of funds to sanctioned country
- freeze assets of company or individual
- freeze assets of whole government
What is the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) responsible for?
implementing and admin of international financial sanctions for the UK
What is the Helms-Burton Act 1996?
Restricts conduct of business by US entities with or in Cuba
Which system on Lloyds can insurers find out about sanctions on?
Crystal
What does the Export Control Order contain?
Insurers must get license for insuring category A (guillotines, electric chairs)
Only require license for category B (rocket launchers) or C (tear gas / other military goods) if insurance being obtained for travel to embargoes country
What are the main elements of the Data Protection Act 2018 in general data processing?
- implement gdpr across all data processing
- provide clarity on definitions used in gdpr in UK context
- ensure private data processed confidentially
- provide appropriate restrictions and rights about access
What are the main elements of the Data Protection Act 2018 in regulation and enforcement?
- enact additional powers to IC
- allow IC to levy huge fines of data breaches, up to £17m or 4% of global turnover
Under DPA 2018 what is the controller and processor?
Controller says how and why personal data is processed and processor acts on controllers behalf
What does GDPR apply to?
Personal data