...: Bloomberg; CEIC Market Dynamics : Local 4 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 New Business Derived from Mainland China Visitors MCV new business premium, HKD million Total New business premium, HKD million % Source: Insurance Authority 5 Thematic Sitelet...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/infocenter/files/FT_Asia_Insurance_Summit_2021.pdf -
Date: 2021-12-09
... recommendation, and for ILAS policies, those set out under 8.1 above. 11. In the recommendation of regular premium policies, Members should include, but without limitation, the following:- 11.1 the ratio of the regular premiums of the recommended products to the clients’ disposable income. When clients...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/supervision/reg_ins_intermediaries/files/2_CIB_GN12_on_Product_Recommend_for_LT_v2_13_10_2015_eg19.pdf -
Date: 2019-12-20
... Enhance Customer Protection (“Updated Requirements”) With reference to our Circular (Ref: Mv135/14) dated 8 December 2014, a revised enclosure (mainly with topographical changes on pages 10 and 30) is enclosed herewith to replace the Updated Requirements. The full set of Updated Requirements is...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/supervision/reg_ins_intermediaries/files/4_HKFI_ILAS_Requirements_v4_8_12_2014_20190823.pdf -
Date: 2019-12-20
..., fraudulent or unethical means). Representation of Information – refers to complaints relating to the presentation of an insurance product’s features, policy terms and conditions, premium payment terms or returns on investment, dividend or bonus shown on benefit illustrations, etc. Claims – refers to...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/infocenter/files/Conduct_In_Focus_English.pdf -
Date: 2021-12-14
..., fraudulent or unethical means). Representation of Information – refers to complaints relating to the presentation of an insurance product’s features, policy terms and conditions, premium payment terms or returns on investment, dividend or bonus shown on benefit illustrations, etc. Claims – refers to...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/infocenter/files/Conduct_In_Focus_English.pdf -
Date: 2022-05-24
... Decoding Premium Financing and its Risks What is Premium Financing? Premium financing is an insurance funding arrangement whereby a policy holder borrows funds from a financial institution (usually a bank) to pay the premium of a new insurance policy...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/premium_financing/index.html -
Date: 2024-01-18
... Assurance Scheme (“ILAS”) to Enhance Customer Protection (“Requirements”) We refer to the Members’ Briefing held on 22 March 2013 and enclose herewith the whole set of the finalized Requirements for your adoption, consisting of the following documents: 1. HKFI Circular dated 22 April 2013: Updated...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/supervision/reg_ins_intermediaries/files/3_HKFI_ILAS_Requirements_v3_22_4_2013_20190823.pdf -
Date: 2019-12-20
... Supervisory standards and requirements When carrying on business involving the use of premium financing, insurers and insurance intermediaries must comply with the Guideline on Underwriting Long Term Insurance Business (other than Class C Business) (GL16...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/premium_financing/supervisory_standards_and_requirements.html -
Date: 2024-01-18
... inclusion of a cooling-off period in relation to certain types of life insurance policies (see paragraph 4.2 of this Guideline) can help provide this opportunity for reflection and thereby protect policy holders’ interests. This Guideline aims to set out the relevant requirements for such cooling-off...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/legislative_framework/files/GL29_English.pdf -
Date: 2020-09-24
... inclusion of a cooling-off period in relation to certain types of life insurance policies (see paragraph 4.2 of this Guideline) can help provide this opportunity for reflection and thereby protect policy holders’ interests. This Guideline aims to set out the relevant requirements for such cooling-off...
https://www.ia.org.hk/english/supervision/reg_ins_intermediaries/files/cooling_off.pdf -
Date: 2020-06-24