Insurance Act, 2017 (Act No. 18 of 2017)

Chapter 2 : Conducting Insurance Business and Insurance Group Business

Part 3 : Branches of foreign reinsurers and Lloyd's underwriters

6. Conducting of insurance business by branches of foreign reinsurers and Lloyd's underwriters

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(1) A foreign reinsurer may conduct insurance business in the Republic through a branch of that foreign reinsurer if the foreign reinsurer—
(a) is granted a licence under Chapter 4;
(b) establishes a representative office in the Republic in accordance with Chapter 5; and
(c) establishes a trust in the Republic in accordance with Chapter 6.

 

(2) A Lloyd’s underwriter may conduct insurance business in the Republic if Lloyd’s
(a) establishes a representative office in the Republic in accordance with Chapter 5; and
(b) establishes a trust in the Republic in accordance with Chapter 6.

 

(3) All the sections of this Act apply to a branch of a foreign reinsurer, a Lloyd’s underwriter and Lloyd’s, unless specifically provided for otherwise in this Act.