First Life Insurance Directive

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The First Life Insurance Directive was an early European Community legislative act that established foundational rules for the regulation and supervision of life insurance business across member states.

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Label Occurrences
First Life Insurance Directive canonical 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf EU life insurance directive
aimsAt approximation of national provisions governing life insurance
removing obstacles to the freedom of establishment of life insurers
appliesTo Member States of the European Economic Community NERFINISHED
basedOn Treaty provisions on freedom of establishment
concerns licensing conditions for life insurance undertakings
life assurance contracts
scope of activities that may be carried out by authorised life insurers
supervision of life insurance undertakings by national authorities
supervisory powers of national authorities over life insurers
establishes foundational rules for supervision of life insurance undertakings
minimum standards for authorisation of life insurance undertakings
rules on solvency margins for life insurers
rules on technical provisions for life insurers
rules on the activities of life insurance undertakings
field EU internal market law NERFINISHED
financial services regulation
insurance law
hasLegalEffect harmonised minimum prudential standards for life insurers in the EEC
hasObjective ensure adequate protection of insured persons and beneficiaries
ensure financial soundness of life insurance undertakings
hasPurpose coordination of laws relating to life assurance
facilitation of the freedom of establishment for life insurers
harmonisation of life insurance regulation in the European Community
protection of policyholders in life insurance
imposesObligationsOn life insurance undertakings established in Member States
national supervisory authorities for life insurance
influenced later EU solvency and insurance supervision regimes
inForceIn Member States of the European Economic Community after its transposition
introducesConcept home-country control in life insurance supervision
jurisdiction European Economic Community NERFINISHED
European Union legal order NERFINISHED
language all official languages of the European Economic Community
partOf EU insurance directives framework
regulates life insurance business
relatedTo First Non-Life Insurance Directive NERFINISHED
Second Life Insurance Directive NERFINISHED
Third Life Insurance Directive NERFINISHED
requires Member States to adapt national life insurance legislation
authorisation of life insurance undertakings by the home Member State
ongoing prudential supervision of life insurers
sector life insurance
targets cross-border provision of life insurance services within the Community
typeOfRegulation minimum harmonisation measure

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Solvency II Directive replaces First Life Insurance Directive