EWMI NEWS 2007:
OCTOBER 2007
REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON INSURANCE SUPERVISION: Financial Crime Utilizing the Insurance Industry and Insurance Products - Practical Experiences in the European Union, South East Europe and the United States

The Center of Excellence in Finance (CEF) and the PFS Program held a second annual Regional Workshop on Insurance Supervision at the CEF in Ljubljana, Slovenia. This event was a follow-up to an inaugural Regional Workshop organized by the CEF and the PFS Program in October 2006, and participants included representatives from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Romania and Slovenia. This regional initiative aims to raise consciousness about fraud and money laundering issues while sharing practical experiences through the presentation of case studies. Both the PFS Program and the CEF emphasize peer-based learning in their respective training programs. The Workshop was successful, both conceptually and practically. Each participant found numerous opportunities to ask questions, answer questions posed by the speakers and comment on the current situation in her/his country. During each session, speakers and participants engaged in discussions regarding the specific cases as well as practical strategies for investigating fraud and money laundering.