Legislation
The main legislative framework for the Bank's supervision of registered insurance companies is derived from the following Acts:
- Finance Act 2018
- Insurance Act, 1980 (Insurance companies, registered pension plans and insurance intermediaries)
- Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2004
- Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2007
- Insurance (Amendment) Act 2009
- Consolidated Insurance Act (Insurance Act, 1980 with amendments to 2009 – for reference purposes only)
- Legal Notice 21, Insurance Act, Chap 84:01
- The Payment of Supervisory Fees and Charges Regulations, 2011
- Central Bank Act Chap 79:02
- Central Bank (Amendment) Act 2009
- Central Bank Amendment Act No. 18 of 2011
Guidelines for the Insurance Sector
- Revised Guideline on the Implementation of the Tax Information Exchange Agreements (United States of America) Act, 2017
- Fit and Proper Guideline- October 2019
- Draft Outsourcing Guidelines for Financial Institutions
- Approval of New or Significantly Amended Insurance Policies Under the Insurance Act
- Instructions for Group Asset Data re: Cost Recovery-Insurance Sector (IS)
- Claims Guideline
- Corporate Governance
- Prudent Person Approach to Investment and Lending
- Security Systems for Safeguarding Customer Information
- Guideline for the Measurement, Monitoring and Control of Impaired Assets
Applications Checklist for Insurance Intermediaries
- Registration Check List for an Agency
- Registration Check List for an Individual Agent
- Renewal of Registration Check List for an Agent/Agency
- Registration Check List for a Salesman
Surveys
Code of Practice for Engagement with External Auditors of Financial Institutions
- Full Code of Practice for Engagement with External Auditors of Financial Institutions
- Summary of Code of Practice for Engagement with External Auditors of Financial Institutions
