Long Term Insurance Act, 1998 (Act No. 52 of 1998)

Policyholder Protection Rules (Long-term Insurance), 2017

Chapter 3 : Products

Rule 2A : Microinsurance and Funeral Policy Product Standards

2A.11 Reporting of a new product

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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]