Proposed amendments to the Recovery and Restructuring of Credit Institutions and Investment Intermediaries Act, effective as of 14 August 2015 (“Recovery and Restructurings Act”) provide that stress tests should be carried out for insurers and reinsurers. If approved by the Parliament, the changes will necessitate the organising and performing of stress tests for insurers and reinsurers within a tight timeframe, by the end of 2016.

A proposal to alter the guaranteed recovery of payments due to employees and workers when their employer becomes insolvent has been filed with Parliament.

The Labour and Social Policy Commission’s proposal aims to increase the protection for some employees and make it easier for them to recover any pay they are owed.

At present, the guarantee extends to all current and former employees and workers (whose contract was terminated during the last 3 months prior to insolvency), but is limited to 3 months’ earnings in the 6 months prior to insolvency.

A number of changes have been made to insolvency procedure to remove various discrepancies and controversial practices: