... customers have taken up the top-up option. Q2 Referring to paragraph 4.2 of the Guideline, please clarify if there is any minimum requirement to classify a product as having refundable feature. For example, does a product refunding 30% (or even smaller) of total premium paid fall into the scope? 2 A2...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/legislative_framework/files/Interpretation_Notes_to_GL28.pdf -
Date: 2020-09-24
... customers have taken up the top-up option. Q2 Referring to paragraph 4.2 of the Guideline, please clarify if there is any minimum requirement to classify a product as having refundable feature. For example, does a product refunding 30% (or even smaller) of total premium paid fall into the scope? 2 A2...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/legislative_framework/circulars/reg_matters/files/Interpretation_Notes_to_GL28.pdf -
Date: 2020-12-21
... to specify the protection period of the chosen rider benefits. Q 6. Intermediaries are required to take into account the customers’ total protection needs, total disposable assets, financial outgoings and liabilities etc before making recommendation. How detailed such...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/supervision/reg_ins_intermediaries/files/2_HKFI_FAQ_Initiative_on_FNA_v2_29_1_2016_20190823.pdf -
Date: 2019-12-20
... by the customers, the intermediary should add remark(s) in the FNA Form as appropriate to specify the protection period of the chosen rider benefits. Q 6. Intermediaries are required to take into account the customers’ total protection needs, total disposable assets, financial...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/supervision/reg_ins_intermediaries/files/3_HKFI_FAQ_Initiatives_on_FNA_v3_12_12_2016_20190823.pdf -
Date: 2019-12-20
...: Taking into account annuitants’ possible fear of being disadvantaged for premature death, the HKMC Annuity Plan offers a guarantee of minimum total annuity payment. In the event that the annuitant dies within the Guaranteed Period (i.e. the period that commences from the premium start date and lasts...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/supervision/reg_ins_intermediaries/files/P3_SN_eng_2017ver_2018_19update_file8.pdf -
Date: 2019-12-02
... the policy assignment agreement to terminate or surrender the policy, or withdraw cash value before the end of policy term: • the amount of benefits receivable under the policy may be substantially less than the sum of total premium paid, interest expenses incurred and early repayment penalty imposed...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/legislative_framework/circulars/reg_matters/files/Annex_01042022.pdf -
Date: 2022-05-31
... basis in accordance with strategies, policies and procedures set out by the board of directors; and (h) “small authorized insurer” refers to an authorized insurer whose annual gross premium income in and total gross insurance liabilities as at the end of the immediate preceding financial year are both...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/supervision/reg_insurers_lloyd/files/GL10.pdf -
Date: 2020-09-07
... basis in accordance with strategies, policies and procedures set out by the board of directors; and (h) “small authorized insurer” refers to an authorized insurer whose annual gross premium income in and total gross insurance liabilities as at the end of the immediate preceding financial year are both...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/legislative_framework/files/GL10.pdf -
Date: 2020-09-24
... premiums will decline by 3 0.1%, while total sum of related claims could eventually balloon to a mind- boggling US$100 billion. The insurance industry in Hong Kong is not immune, with latest statistics showing that premium growth for the first three quarters of 2020 had slowed down to 5.5%. New business...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/infocenter/files/Asian_Insurance_Forum_2020.pdf -
Date: 2021-09-08
... assessment. • The end-of-course assessment will on average take 30 minutes, which will not count towards the total CPD hours granted. Circular_RIME_15032022 (clean) Circular_RIME_P.4 Circular_RIME_15032022 (P.4) ...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/legislative_framework/circulars/reg_matters/files/Circular_RIME_15032022_ENG.pdf -
Date: 2022-05-31