2A.11.1 | An insurer must, at least 31 days prior to marketing or offering a new microinsurance or funeral product, notify the Authority of the intention to launch a new product and submit the following information to the Authority: |
(a) | a summary of the benefits, exclusions, terms and conditions forming part of the new product; |
(b) | the proposed commission payable for rendering services as intermediary relating to the new product and the intended structure of the commission payable; and |
(c) | all material intended to be used in advertisements relating to the new product. |
2A.11.2 | For purposes of rule 2A.11.1 any material change to the design of an existing product or to the benefits, terms or conditions offered thereunder would constitute a new product. |
2A.11.3 | The Authority may at any time (within the 31 day period or at any time thereafter) by notice to an insurer— |
(a) | object to any of the benefits, terms and conditions, commission payable and advertisement of a microinsurance or funeral product, and |
(b) | instruct the insurer to— |
(i) | stop advertising, marketing or offering the microinsurance or funeral policies; |
(ii) | not renew the microinsurance or funeral policies; |
(iii) | terminate the microinsurance or funeral policies within 90 days of the date determined by the Authority; or |
(iv) | amend any of the benefits, terms and conditions and advertisements of any microinsurance policy or funeral policy or policies by a date determined by the Authority and in accordance with the requirements of the Authority. |
[Rule 2A.11 inserted by rule 6(c) of Notice No. 997, GG 41928, dated 28 September 2018]