New rules governing the financial insurance sector

On October 1^st, 2018 the Law no. 236/2018 on insurance distribution entered into force. The law transposes the provisions of Directive (EU) 2016/97 and repeals Law no. 32/2000 on the activity and supervision of intermediaries in insurance and reinsurance.

The regulations issued by the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) prior to October 1^st, 2018 will continue to apply until the new regulations will be enacted, except for contradictory provisions, where Law no. 126/2018 shall prevail. The FSA is expected to issue in the near future implementation rules for the application of the Law no. 236/2018.

We summarized below some of the key aspects provided by Law no. 236/2018.