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Three independent supervisory jurisdictions

Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of ManGFSC / JFSC / IOMFSA

Insurance supervision in Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man.

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01 / The institution

GFSC / JFSC / IOMFSA

Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man each have their own financial regulator. They are not covered by a single UK insurance licence or a combined market statistic.

How it is structured

Three independent supervisory jurisdictions

Institutional source ↗

The legal foundations

Mandate, written into law.

Establishing legislation and the rules governing insurance may be different instruments.

01

National jurisdiction

Guernsey · GFSC ↗

Insurance Business (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 2002 and Financial Services Commission Law 1987, as amended.

02

National jurisdiction

Jersey · JFSC ↗

Insurance Business (Jersey) Law 1996 and Financial Services Commission (Jersey) Law 1998.

03

National jurisdiction

Isle of Man · IOMFSA ↗

Insurance Act 2008. The linked marked-up text is historical; check the authority’s current legislation before relying on a consolidation.

02 / Market signals

The numbers, with context.

Figures retain the reporting period and accounting basis of their source. They are snapshots, not live indicators or directly comparable country rankings.

Insurance penetration. These jurisdictions do not share a single insurance penetration ratio. Any figures below apply only to the expressly named market.

03 / The report notebook

A dated view of the market.

What we noted in the regulator’s publications. Each entry separates the period covered, publication date when known, and our review date.

ReviewedNOTE 01

2025 — Guernsey

Guernsey Financial Services Commission Annual Report 2025 ↗

Guernsey insurance-supervision chapter reviewed. These findings apply to Guernsey only. Jersey and the Isle of Man have separate regulators, publications and markets.

insurance business remained brisk with the captive sector continuing to show strength.

Guernsey Financial Services Commission Annual Report 2025Printed page 19 · Country illustration

Reporting and risk management

Three internal sector reviews examined regulatory reporting, life-insurer documentation and use of own-risk and solvency assessments by retail general insurers.

Printed page 19 ↗

Solvency framework reviewed

An external review of the general-insurance regulatory solvency assessment found no area requiring material change, although several recommendations were being implemented.

Printed page 19 ↗
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04 / Official contacts

Reach the institution.

Public institutional channels, checked 17 September 2026.

Research trail

Sources you can follow.

Independent editorial research by Insurers Global. Source dates do not certify that a law includes every subsequent amendment.

  1. Legislation & Guidance — Commission — GFSC ↗Checked
  2. Legislation & Guidance — Commission — GFSC ↗Checked
  3. Insurance legislation — Jersey Financial Services Commission ↗Checked
  4. Disclaimer: This document was created by the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority (“the ↗Checked
  5. Guernsey Financial Services Commission Annual Report 2025 ↗Checked

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