INSURANCE BUSINESS IN ARUBA (II)

Different insurance contracts According to the SOSIB a “life insurance agreement” is an insurance contract concerning the payment of cash benefits related to the life or death of man, and a “general insurance contract” is an insurance contract, other than a life insurance contract. Generally, an insurance contract is understood to be an agreement whereby… Continue reading INSURANCE BUSINESS IN ARUBA (II)

INSURANCE BUSINESS IN ARUBA (I)

The Central Bank of Aruba is the regulator The Central Bank of Aruba supervises insurers incorporated in Aruba and the branches and agencies in Aruba of insurers incorporated outside Aruba based on the State Ordinance on the Supervision of the Insurance Business (SOSIB). The SOSIB, effective since 2001, stipulates that life and non-life insurance business… Continue reading INSURANCE BUSINESS IN ARUBA (I)

BES LAW DEVELOPMENTS

Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (BES) Within a couple of years, the BES Islands, as public entities, will be part of the country of the Netherlands in the framework of the political restructuring in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The US dollar will be introduced as the new currency in the BES Islands. Curacao and… Continue reading BES LAW DEVELOPMENTS