Lure of Liechtenstein questioned as reports of insurer interest surface

Gutenberg Castle in Liechtenstein

The Liechtenstein financial regulator has flagged an uptick in insurance companies looking to establish a presence in the principality despite analyst scepticism about the benefit of the territory as an outpost for UK insurers.

The Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority told Post several non-life insurers, not restricted to the UK, had enquired about setting up an operation in the German-speaking principality.

A spokesman

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