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July 8, 2015

PLC Insurance and Reinsurance Multi-Jurisdictional Guide 2015/16 – Vietnam Chapter

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Practical Law Company has published the latest edition of its multi-jurisdictional guide to Insurance and Reinsurance, a country-specific Q&A guide that provides overviews of insurance and reinsurance law and practice in 28 jurisdictions around the world. Vinh Quoc Nguyen, senior attorney-at-law, and Jim Dao, registered foreign attorney, at Tilleke & Gibbins, coauthored the Vietnam chapter of the guide. The chapter covers market trends and regulatory framework, regulation of insurance and reinsurance contracts, corporate structure, regulation of insurers and reinsurers, operating restrictions, reinsurance monitoring and disclosure requirements, insurance and reinsurance policies, insurance and reinsurance policy claims, insolvency of insurance and reinsurance providers, taxation, dispute resolution, upcoming reforms, and trade organizations.

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