Latest News

Press Release – Bahamas Removed From French Tax Blacklist (March 9, 2021)
Public Notice – Register of Beneficial Ownership Act 2018 (February 1, 2021)
CESRA ECONOMIC SUBSTANCE REPORTING – Public Notice (January 4, 2021)
MoF – Executive Summary Bahamas Update (24.09.2020) (September 25, 2020)
BAHAMAS INSURANCE ASSOCIATION – Public Notice – New On-boarding Requirements for General Insurance (September 21, 2020)
Terms of Reference for Consultant (August 17, 2020)
Notice – Instructions for Payment by Wire Transfer (August 17, 2020)
Notice – Policyholders Deferred Payment (August 7, 2020)
Notice – Insurers, Agents and Brokers on Remote Working (August 7, 2020)
Notice – ICB Re-opening of Office Operations (June 18, 2020)
Notice – Guideline for Premium Trust Accounts (June 16, 2020)
Salespersons Insurance Examination – July 2, 2020 (June 12, 2020)
Notice – ICB Approval for Dividend Payment (May 15, 2020)
Notice – Amendments – CA and DPRK Order (May 14, 2020)
Notice – Amended Order for Payment of Insurance Premiums (April 21, 2020)
Notice – UNSC List Amendments (17.04.2020) (April 17, 2020)
Suspension of Insurance Premiums (Emergency Powers Order, 2020 COVID-19) (April 2, 2020)
Notice – Insurance Industry Operations (20.03.2020) (March 20, 2020)
Notice – ICB Operational Changes (Remote Access Management) (March 19, 2020)
Notice – ICB Operational Changes – Response to COVID-19 (March 18, 2020)
Guideline on Premium Trust Accounts (November 4, 2019)
Notice – Guidance Note on CESRA (November 4, 2019)
Guidance Note – Customer Verification Post Hurricane Dorian (September 16, 2019)
Public Notice – Use of Foreign Adjusters (September 6, 2019)
Guidance Note on Use of Adjusters – Catastrophic Events (September 4, 2019)
2019 Insurance Salespersons Examination Guidelines (February 14, 2019)
Salespersons Renewal Requirements – 2019 (January 25, 2019)
FTRA – Administrative Monetary Penalties (December 29, 2018)
UN International Obligations (07.12.2018) – ANJEM CHOUDARY (December 11, 2018)
ICB Moves to Poinciana House, 31A East Bay St. (December 11, 2018)
NOTICE – United Nations Order (long-term insurers 07.12.2018) (December 11, 2018)
NOTICE – Amended AML-CFT-PF Guide & Risk Assessments (November 20, 2018)
Guidance Note on Financial Crime Risk Management (Aug. 21/18) (August 21, 2018)
Guidance Note on Proliferation Financing (Aug. 21/18) (August 21, 2018)
Amendments to Financial Transactions Reporting Act (FTRA) 2018 and Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) 2018 (July 28, 2018)
Guidance Notes -Managing Fin. Crimes & Proliferation And Proliferation Financing 2018 (April 16, 2018)
Public Notice No. 2 of 2018 – Insurance (Cancellation of Registration) (Insurance Intermediaries) (March 7, 2018)
Nat’l. Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment Summary 2015-2016 (January 5, 2018)
Public Notice No. 5 of 2017 – Cancellation of Registration – Atlantic First Insurance Company Limited (December 12, 2017)
Salespersons – Restrictions Under Regulation 126, Insurance (General) Regulations, 2010 (April 20, 2017)
2017 AML On-site Examination Reminder (February 7, 2017)
Annual Premium Tax Reconciliation Notice-February 2017 (February 2, 2017)
Public Register Requirement Per Section 19, Insurance Act, Chapter 347 (July 20, 2016)

Alerts

Notice – FATF Public Statement on High Risk Jurisdictions (23.04.2021) (April 24, 2021)
Notice – FATF Public Statement on Increased Monitoring (23.04.2021) (April 24, 2021)
Notice – UNSC Sanctions List – Yemen and Central African Republic (April 8, 2021)
Notice – UNSC Removal from Sanctions List – Sudan (March 9, 2021)
Notice – UNSC Sanctions List – Somalia (March 2, 2021)
Notice – UNSC Removal from Sanctions List Central African Republic (February 24, 2021)
Notice – UNSC Removal of Individuals (February 22, 2021)
Notice – UNSC Removal from Sanctions List – ISIL (Da’esh) and Al Qaida (February 22, 2021)
The Bahamas De-listed from FATF Grey List (December 21, 2020)
Notice – FATF – Public Statement on DPRK and Iraq (December 11, 2020)
Procedures for Delisting – UNSCRs (November 30, 2020)
Notice – UNSC Democratic Republic of Congo (November 6, 2020)
Notice – Licensees Response to UNSC Reporting Requirements (November 4, 2020)
PUBLIC ALERT – Bountiful Assurance, Ltd. (October 26, 2020)
Notice – UNSC ISIL and AL Qaida (September 16, 2020)
Notice – UNSC Democratic Republic of Congo (August 24, 2020)
Notice- UNSCR 2127 Additional Entries (Central African Republic) (August 7, 2020)
Notice – United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) 2127 and 2536 (August 6, 2020)
Notice – UNSC List Central African Republic (May 1, 2020)
Notice – Amendments to Iran and DPRK (17.04.2020) Notice – UNSC List Amendments (17.04.2020) (April 17, 2020)
Notice – UNSC Listing (February 18, 2020)
Notice – UNSC Listing 12.02.2020 (February 12, 2020)
Notice – United Nations Security Council and USA Sanctions Listing (October 29, 2019)
Attorney-General’s Directive 2019 (October 7, 2019)
United Nations Order (Long-term Insurers) (December 12, 2018)