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Matthew Bianchi

Matthew Bianchi is Managing Partner of the firm and heads its insurance and pensions legal and regulatory practice. As a leading specialist in insurance, he regularly advises insurance and reinsurance companies, insurance managers, captive insurers, protected cell companies (PCCs) and insurance intermediaries established in Malta or offering their services there. He is also active in the field of insurance securitisation and assisted with the establishment of the first ILS structures. Matthew sits as the Secretary General of the Malta Association of Insurance Brokers and the Malta Insurance Managers Association and represents the Maltese insurance industry as a Governor on the Board of FinanceMalta. As head of the pensions team, Matthew was instrumental in the development of a market for pensions in Malta and now supports and advises most of the pension trustees. He was also a founder of the Association of Pension Administrators. · Ganado Advocates

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About

Managing Partner at Ganado Advocates who leads the firm's insurance and pensions legal and regulatory practice. He advises insurance and reinsurance companies, insurance managers, captive insurers, protected cell companies and intermediaries, is active in insurance securitisation and ILS, helped develop Malta’s pensions market and advises pension trustees, and serves as Secretary General of the Malta Association of Insurance Brokers and the Malta Insurance Managers Association while representing the industry as a Governor on the Board of FinanceMalta.

Practice areas

InsurancePensionsFinancial ServicesRegulatoryReinsurance

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Expertise

Insurance ManagersCaptive InsuranceProtected Cell Companies (PCCs)Insurance IntermediariesInsurance SecuritisationInsurance-Linked Securities (ILS)Pension TrusteesPensions Market Development

Education

  • Master of Laws (LL.M), Company & Trust Law, 2001 (London)
  • Doctor of Laws (LL.D), 1999 (Malta)
  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A), 1996 (Malta)

Admissions

  • Admitted to the Maltese Bar (Superior Courts of Malta)
  • Member of the Chamber of Advocates
  • Member of the Institute of Financial Services Practitioners
  • Member of the IFSP Insurance Sub-Committee

Languages

MalteseEnglishItalian