... 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
... 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
... Life Zurich Life 31-12-18 28,138 8,989,540 204,248 - 1,988,900 市場總額 Market Total 11,871,518 6,732,945,957 337,306,262 40,168,564 1,675,983,941 ...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/infocenter/statistics/files/Table-L8_2018.pdf -
Date: 2019-09-30
... CPD hours that can be obtained through Type 1 and Type 7 E-learning Activities for each of the First and Second CPD Assessment Periods is increased from 5 CPD hours to 7 CPD hours. This means that, out of the total number of CPD hours across both the First and the Second Assessment Periods, a maximum...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/legislative_framework/circulars/reg_matters/files/Circular_12062020.pdf -
Date: 2020-06-15
...,369 - 367,147 Zurich Life Zurich Life 31-12-19 26,723 8,588,628 191,582 - 2,208,344 市場總額 Market Total 11,969,240 7,213,980,625 361,793,178 37,456,211 1,816,185,107 ...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/infocenter/statistics/files/Table-L8_2019.pdf -
Date: 2020-09-30