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B-16-02 FINMA Circ. 16/2

Disclosure - Insurers

  • FR DE EN IT
  • FINMA
  • Insurance
  • Status as of 1 January 2020
  • Original date : 3 December 2015
  • Last modified : 22 August 2019
  • Former version
  • History
  • The annexes can be consulted on www.finma.ch > Documentation > Circulars > Appendices.
  • FR DE EN IT
  • FINMA
  • Insurance
  • Status as of 1 January 2020
  • Original date : 3 December 2015
  • Last modified : 22 August 2019
  • Former version
  • History
  • The annexes can be consulted on www.finma.ch > Documentation > Circulars > Appendices.
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