The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (Commission) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) issued a letter that provides no-action relief to entities operating issuers of insurance-linked securities (ILS Issuer) subject to specific conditions.
The operator of an ILS Issuer that meets the conditions outlined in this letter may utilize the no-action relief to be exempt from commodity pool operator (CPO) registration consistent with Commission Regulation 4.13(a)(3), with respect to the issuance of insurance-linked securities.
In addition to meeting the operational and substantive conditions of relief, an operator of an ILS Issuer must file a notice of exemption with the National Futures Association (NFA) pursuant to Commission Regulation 4.13(b) to claim the relief.
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- CFTC Staff Letter 14-152