... March 2019, the Insurance Authority (“IA”) published a draft Code of Conduct for Licensed Insurance Brokers (“Brokers’ Code”) for public comment under the cover of a consultation paper (“Consultation Paper”). The draft Brokers’ Code set out guidance on the practices and standards which licensed...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/supervision/reg_ins_intermediaries/files/Consultation_Conclusions_Brokers_Code_Eng.pdf -
Date: 2019-09-10
... tasked by the Government to issue guidelines to set out the criteria for deferred annuity products to become a Qualifying Deferred Annuity Policy (QDAP). Deferred Annuity as a Retirement Planning Tool An annuity is a retirement planning tool that can help...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/qualifying_deferred_annuity_policy/index.html -
Date: 2024-01-19
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https://www.ia.org.hk/english/portal_for_insurers/lisa/files/Notes_on_collection_of_Levy_on_Insurance_Premium_v1.6.pdf -
Date: 2024-01-18
..., with the exception of pure reinsurers. A pure reinsurer is required to give only one set of financial projections on a “realistic estimate” basis. As regards a captive insurer, only projections on premium income and claims outstanding for the first three years of operation are required. 29. For an...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/supervision/reg_insurers_lloyd/files/E-GN5.pdf -
Date: 2020-09-07
..., with the exception of pure reinsurers. A pure reinsurer is required to give only one set of financial projections on a “realistic estimate” basis. As regards a captive insurer, only projections on premium income and claims outstanding for the first three years of operation are required. 29. For an...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/supervision/reg_insurers_lloyd/files/E-GN5.pdf -
Date: 2020-06-22
... after the point of sale; (c) reducing the risk of sales which are not appropriate to customers’ needs; (d) ensuring that any advice given is of a high quality; and 3 (e) managing the reasonable expectations of customers. 3.4 This Guideline aims to set out the proper standards of conduct and business...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/legislative_framework/files/GL15.pdf -
Date: 2020-09-24
... insurance protection, policy fees and charges. 部份保費撥入保單賬戶,其價值是參照用以認購自行選擇的投資 項目的價值而釐定,;其餘的保費則會用來購買壽險保障和支付 相關費用。 Can I stop or change the amount of premium payment after the policy has been issued? 保單生效後,我可否停止供款,或改變供款金額? Bullet point 1 – 第一點– You can stop payment; however, it may attract a...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/supervision/reg_ins_intermediaries/files/2a_HKFI_Q_before_taking_out_ILAS_v2_Chi_Eng_14_10_2011_20190823.pdf -
Date: 2019-12-20
... regular-premium policy to be recommended, or whether the client could afford to set aside a lump sum of liquid assets for the specified term of a single-premium policy. Special attention should be given to clients who are dependent financially on other person or with an unstable income, e.g. dividends/interest of...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/supervision/reg_ins_intermediaries/files/3_CIB_GN4_on_Cond_KYC_Incl_LLT_Ins_v3_18_12_2014_eg19.pdf -
Date: 2019-12-20
... is necessary. Will you obtain any cash value upon surrendering your existing policy? In the first few years of a life insurance policy, the cash value is usually very small or insignificant compared to the premium paid. (h) Will you be subject to a higher premium rate or a longer premium payment...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/infocenter/files/Life_Insurance_Policy_e_Jun_2021.pdf -
Date: 2021-12-14
... is necessary. Will you obtain any cash value upon surrendering your existing policy? In the first few years of a life insurance policy, the cash value is usually very small or insignificant compared to the premium paid. (h) Will you be subject to a higher premium rate or a longer premium payment...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/infocenter/files/Life_Insurance_Policy_e_Jun_2021.pdf -
Date: 2022-05-24