Who was sanctioned, and for what?

IRB-Brasil Resseguros S.A. concluded a Termo de Compromisso (settlement in sanction proceedings) with the CGU and allegedly pays a fine of BRL 6,317,473.41 because the company had hindered the investigative and supervisory activity of the insurance supervisor SUSEP (Art. 5 V Lei 12.846/2013). The fine equals the statutory minimum of 0.1% of gross revenue (BRL 6,509,921.81) less BRL 192,448.40 already paid in SUSEP proceedings over inconsistent reporting. Extraordinary publication was waived, and the proceedings are thereby closed.

Authority / court

Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU)

Area of law

Bribery and corruption

Legal basis

Lei 12.846/2013, Art. 5 V, Art. 6 I; Decreto 11.129/2022, Art. 25 § 2; Portaria Normativa CGU 155/2024

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Repeat case

no

Mitigating circumstances

Credit was given for a compliance programme (3.6%), the absence of proof of advantage or damage (1%) and settlement-related reductions for cooperation and admission; fines already paid to SUSEP were deducted.

Published

3 Jul 2026

Original amount 6,317,473.41 BRL, converted at the ECB reference rate of 2 Jul 2026.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

On an application by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the Federal Court of Australia allegedly imposed civil penalties totalling 925,000 AUD: 575,000 AUD on the licensee R M Capital and 350,000 AUD on its authorised representative The SMSF Club. Between November 2014 and July 2016 SMSF Club accepted referral fees totalling 135,863.65 AUD (excluding GST) on 52 occasions from a property provider that referred clients to it, who then set up self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) with its help and used them to buy property from that provider; the court treated this as prohibited conflicted remuneration, and R M Capital, as licensee, had through gross negligence failed to take reasonable steps to prevent it. Both companies must provide ASIC with an independent expert's report on their compliance arrangements within six months; R M Capital lodged an appeal on 15 January 2026. The decision is not final.

Authority / court

Federal Court of Australia (Verfahren der Australian Securities and Investments Commission, ASIC)

Area of law

Bribery and corruption · Gifts, hospitality and benefits

Legal basis

Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 963F, s 963G(1), s 1317G(1E), s 1101B(1)(a)(i)

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

under appeal

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Culpability

negligent

Repeat case

no

Mitigating circumstances

For SMSF Club, ASIC and the company submitted as mitigating that it ended the referral arrangement immediately after ASIC raised concerns in 2016, cooperated and agreed to resolve the matter, that these were the first contraventions alleged against it and that no client loss was alleged; the court allegedly approved the jointly proposed penalty.

Published

19 Dec 2025

Original amount 925,000 AUD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 18 Dec 2025.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

The Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU, Office of the Comptroller General) fined Bulls Holding Investments Company S.A. BRL 387,431,733.02 and RS Investimentos S/A BRL 121,380,000.00 (BRL 508,811,733.02 in total) and ordered extraordinary publication of the decision for each. According to the final report, the companies had submitted to the insurance supervisor SUSEP bids to take over the pension association APLUB, which was under special intervention, backed by inadequate and in part apparently forged documents, thereby interfering with SUSEP's supervisory activity; RS Investimentos was additionally sanctioned for supporting Bulls Holding's acts. The amount and the facts have not been confirmed against the primary source.

Authority / court

Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU)

Area of law

Bribery and corruption

Legal basis

Lei nº 12.846/2013, Art. 5 II und V, Art. 6 I und II, Art. 14

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Liability of senior managers

Measures against individuals are not set out here.

Published

2 Oct 2025

Original amount 508,811,733.02 BRL, converted at the ECB reference rate of 30 Sep 2025.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

From 2017 to 2022, the Indian subsidiary Liberty General Insurance paid around 1.47 million USD to employees of six state-owned banks so that they would refer bank customers to its insurance products; the payments were booked as marketing expenses and routed through third parties. The DOJ declined to prosecute; Liberty Mutual is disgorging 4,699,088 USD in profits.

Authority / court

U.S. Department of Justice (Fraud Section; USAO District of Massachusetts)

Area of law

Bribery and corruption · Bribery of public officials

Legal basis

FCPA, 15 U.S.C. § 78dd-2; Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (Declination)

Action

Disgorgement of profits

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Employees

10,000 or more

Culpability

intentional

Mitigating circumstances

Voluntary self-disclosure (March 2024), full cooperation, root cause analysis, termination of those involved, improved controls including rules on messaging apps.

Published

7 Aug 2025

Original amount 4,699,088 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 7 Aug 2025.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

Qualicorp Consultoria e Corretora de Seguros S.A. acknowledged, in a leniency agreement with the CGU and the AGU, that it had paid an economic advantage to a public official whose action or omission was in the company's interest. It allegedly pays BRL 44,485,434.29 as a fine plus disgorgement: BRL 27,803,396.43 as disgorgement of the advantage obtained and a fine of BRL 16,682,037.86 under Lei 12.846/2013 (40% reduction), both indexed to IPCA up to December 2024. The agreement extends to other companies of the Qualicorp group. The amount and the facts have not been confirmed against the primary source.

Authority / court

Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU) und Advocacia-Geral da União (AGU)

Area of law

Bribery and corruption · Bribery of public officials

Legal basis

Lei 12.846/2013, Art. 6 I, Arts. 16 und 17, Art. 19 I; Lei 8.429/1992; Decreto 11.129/2022

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Mitigating circumstances

Credit was given for returning the advantage (1%), cooperation (1.5%) and voluntary admission (2%); no compliance programme was taken into account. The fine equals the statutory minimum of the advantage obtained, then reduced by 40%.

Liability of senior managers

Tolerance or knowledge by senior management was applied as an aggravating factor at the maximum rate of 3%.

Original amount 44,485,434.29 BRL, converted at the ECB reference rate of 17 Mar 2025.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

The Puerto Rico Medicare Advantage provider pays USD 15,228,340 to resolve False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute allegations and entered into a five-year Corporate Integrity Agreement with HHS-OIG. From January 2018 to December 2022 MMM allegedly gave gift cards to administrative assistants of medical practices so that they would get thousands of Medicare beneficiaries to enrol in an MMM plan; the resulting premium payments amounted to USD 6,091,336.

Authority / court

U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Puerto Rico; HHS Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG)

Area of law

Bribery and corruption · Gifts, hospitality and benefits

Legal basis

False Claims Act; Anti-Kickback Statute

Action

Other

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Mitigating circumstances

The company's cooperation and its implementation of internal controls were taken into account.

Published

23 Dec 2024

Original amount 15,228,340 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 23 Dec 2024.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link