07/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 7 January, the European Commission published a report by Oxera Consulting Ltd on national guarantee schemes in the life assurance and non-life assurance sectors. These guarantee schemes protect policy holders against risks of their insurance company going bankrupt. The study carried out a comparative analysis of schemes in force in 13 member states. It assesses the policy options available at European level (e.g. status quo, legislative harmonisation)...