{"id":967,"date":"2025-09-05T10:50:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T10:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fenixhorizonte.pt\/?p=967"},"modified":"2025-09-05T10:50:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T10:50:32","slug":"compliance-and-prevention-of-money-laundering-in-the-insurance-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fenixhorizonte.pt\/en\/compliance-and-prevention-of-money-laundering-in-the-insurance-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Compliance and Prevention of Money Laundering in the Insurance Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the insurance sector, the Compliance function plays a decisive role in preventing money laundering and terrorist financing, risks that are particularly relevant in financial products such as life insurance and capitalisation operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main objectives are to ensure that companies adopt effective policies and controls to identify, monitor and mitigate suspicious activity. 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