Short-Term Insurance Act, 1998 (Act No. 53 of 1998)

Policyholder Protection Rules

Policyholder Protection Rules (Short-Term Insurance), 2017

Chapter 3 : Products

Rule 2A : Microinsurance Product Standards

2A.12 Reporting of a new product

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2A.12.1A microinsurer must, at least 31 days prior to marketing or offering a new microinsurance 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.12.2 For purposes of rule 2A.12.1 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.12.3 The Authority may at any time (within the 31 day period or any time thereafter) by notice to a microinsurer—
(a) object to any of the benefits, terms and conditions, commission payable and advertisement of a microinsurance product, and
(b) instruct the microinsurer to—
(i) stop advertising, marketing or offering the microinsurance policies;
(ii) not renew the microinsurance policies;
(iii) terminate the microinsurance 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 policies by a date determined by the Authority and in accordance with the requirements of the Authority.

 

[Rule 2A.12 inserted by rule 6(b) of Notice No. 996, GG 41928, dated 28 September 2018]