The Law of 4 April 2019 (the “B2B Law”)(1) introduced new mandatory rules that intend to procure that the key terms of contracts between businesses are fair and not abusive (the “B2B Fair Contract Rules”). Under the rules, unfair terms will be deemed to be null and void and thus unenforceable.
In deze digitale tijden, waarin thuiswerk steeds vaker de norm is en ondernemingen continu afhankelijk zijn van IT-systemen en digitale werkplatformen, is het belang van cybersecurity groter dan ooit.
On 1 January 2021, the UK left the EU’s Single Market and Customs Union. As a result, the UK has lost the rights and benefits it had as an EU-Member State and is no longer a party to the EU’s directives and regulations, such as IDD and Solvency II.
On 1 January 2021, the Brexit transition period came to an end and the United Kingdom (“UK”) officially left the European Union. The UK can now no longer enjoy the benefits of the internal market, and UK insurance undertakings and intermediaries will no longer benefit from a European passport.
L’année 2020 touchant à sa fin, l'équipe Insurance de Lydian souhaite revenir sur quelques arrêts intéressants rendus par la Cour de cassation durant cette année et concernant la loi relative aux assurances de 2014 (L. Ass.)
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The National Bank of Belgium (NBB) published 15 recommendations for (re)insurance companies that outsource to cloud service providers. These recommendations will apply as of 1 January 2021. In this article, we will briefly summarise these recommendations.
EIOPA published a paper on its approach to product oversight and governance requirements for insurance distributors and manufacturers
Dans son arrêt du 22 octobre 2020, la Cour constitutionnelle a jugé que l’application du délai de prescription de trois ans (qui s’applique spécifiquement aux actions dérivant des contrats d’assurance) à l’action en nullité d’une assurance vie de la branche 23, ne viole pas le principe d’égalité (articles 10 et 11 de la Constitution).
Le 7 septembre 2020, la Cour de cassation a cassé un arrêt de la Cour d'appel d'Anvers du 21 juin 2019. Cet arrêt s’avère très pertinent pour la pratique des assurances. Il concerne en effet les conséquences de la violation de l’obligation de déclaration du preneur d’assurance et plus particulièrement les conséquences de l’omission intentionnelle
Until a few weeks ago, in an effort to combat the COVID -19 pandemic, the vast majority of “non-essential” businesses were required to close in many countries. There is now a rather important debate around a “second wave” of coronavirus infections
