Malta: Insurance Laws and Products

On the 17th July 2024, the Court of Appeal (inferior jurisdiction) in the case ‘Michael Scicluna v. Middlesea Insurance plc and Laferla Insurance Agency Limited', dismissed the defendant's appeal and thus confirmed the decision of the Court of Magistrates.

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On 20 May 2025, the First Hall of the Civil Court (the "Court"), delivered its judgement in the case Elmo Insurance Limited vs Jet Freight Limited and Clayton Abela Logistics Limited, touching upon the burden of proof of carriers under the International Carriage of Goods by Road Act (Chapter 486 of the Laws of Malta, the "CMR").

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) shall apply as from the 17th of January 2025 and with its implementation financial entities take onboard and make effective...

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) (Regulation (EU) 2022/2554) entered into force on 16th January 2023 and its application date is only a month away...

As the date of application of Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 (the "DORA Regulation") and Directive (EU) 2022/2556 (the "DORA Amending Directive") is drawing closer (17th January, 2025)...

In the digital age, insurance companies are not only guardians of financial protection but also stewards of sensitive customer data.

Many insurance companies are in the process of finalising their first set of annual financial statements applying IFRS 17 ‘Insurance contracts' for their 2023 reports.

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