TY - BOOK ED - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. TI - Liberalisation of international insurance operations : cross-border trade and establishment of foreign branches = Libéraliser les opérations internationales d'assurance : les échanges transfrontières et l'établissement de succursales étrangères SN - 926405846X U1 - 382 PY - 1999/// CY - Paris PB - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development KW - Insurance KW - International business enterprises KW - Insurance companies, Foreign KW - International trade N1 - PARTI IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF MEASURES RELATED TO INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE OPERATIONS: GENERAL ISSUES AND CROSS-BORDER TRADE I. General Issues Supervised Classes of Direct Insurance Classes of Direct Insurance Operated by the State Domestic Retention/Compulsory Cessions and Pools, II. Restrictions concerning the Placing of Contracts Admissibility of Cross-border Transactions.... Insurance Intermediation Group Insurance and Compulsory Insurance .. Restriction on Volume of Business International Co-insurance III. Other Conditions applying to Transactions. Contract Law Domestic Regulations of a General Nature Jurisdiction of Civil Court Premium Tax, Stamp Duty or Other Charges.. Fiscal Treatment Foreign Currency Foreign Exchange Control Underwriting Association Deposits with Direct Insurers by Foreign Reinsurers. Resident Accounts by Foreign Reinsurers FART II IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF MEASURES RELATED TO INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE OPERATIONS: CONDITIONS OF ESTABLISHMENT OF BRANCHES OR AGENCIES OF FOREIGN INSURERS I. Admissibility of Establishment of Branches or Agencies of Foreign Insurers... II. Administrative and Procedural Aspects of Licensing... Supervisory Authority responsible for Licensing Pre-application Procedures Licensing Requirements III. Other Issues on Licensing... Market Needs Test Domestication Refusals of Applications Time-lags between Lodging of Applications and Decisions by the Authorities. Appeals Procedures Compulsory Classes of Insurance IV. Valuation, Localisation and Lodging of Assets.. Valuation of Assets Localisation of Assets, Lodging of Assets V. Transfers VI. Staff Work Permit General Agent Language Capability VII. Underwriting Associations.... VIII. Taxation IX. Government Procurement ER -