KUW CMA Corporate Governance


On Jul. 21, KUW CMA excluded companies from corporate governance.


  • KUW CMA issued Resolution No. 90/2024 re listed companies subject to supervision of insurance regulatory unit exclusion from executive regulations of Law 7/2010 book 15.
  • Comes in line with MoU between KUW CMA and Unit re roles determined by legislator for Insurance Unit in the regulation of companies operating in insurance activity field.
  • Key Provisions
  • Amended Module 1 regarding glossary and Module 15 regarding corporate governance of the executive bylaws of Law No. 7 of 2010 pursuant to annex 1 of this resolution.
  • Added a new article to Module 1 to insert the expression of Insurance Regulatory Unit.
  • Article 1-3 Module 15 added listed companies subject to the supervision of insurance regulatory unit to the list of companies excluded from corporate governance rules.
  • All the concerned bodies must execute this resolution, each within its jurisdiction.
  • Effectiveness
  • Resolution is effective as of Jan. 1, 2025, and shall be published in the official gazette.

Regulators KUW CMA
Entity Types Corp; Ins
Reference Res 90/2024, PR, 7/21/2024
Functions Compliance; C-Suite; Financial; Legal; Operations; Risk; Treasury
Countries Kuwait
Category
State
Products Corporate; Equity; Insurance; Securities
Regions EMEA
Rule Type Final
Rule Date 7/21/2024
Effective Date 1/1/2025
Rule Id 220191
Linked to N/A
Reg. Last Update 7/21/2024
Report Section International

Last substantive update on 07/24/2024