General obligation to furnish information
33.—(1)  The Authority may, by notice in writing —
(a)require any Singapore insurer to furnish it with information about any matter related to any business carried on by the insurer in Singapore or elsewhere; or
(b)require any authorised reinsurer to furnish it with information about any matter related to any insurance business in respect of which it is authorised,
if, in the opinion of the Authority, it requires that information for the discharge of its functions under this Act.
[16/2011 wef 01/05/2011]
(2)  A registered insurer which is or was a PPF Scheme member as defined in the Deposit Insurance and Policy Owners’ Protection Schemes Act 2011, shall furnish to the PPF Agency, the Public Trustee appointed under the Public Trustee Act (Cap. 260) and any person authorised or appointed by the PPF Agency or the Public Trustee to perform its functions under the Deposit Insurance and Policy Owners’ Protection Schemes Act 2011, upon request, such information, including information relating to its policy owners, as may be required by the PPF Agency, the Public Trustee or such person to carry out the objects and to perform the functions of the PPF Agency or the Public Trustee, as the case may be, under that Act.
[16/2011 wef 01/05/2011]
(3)  Subsection (2) shall apply notwithstanding the cancellation of the registration of the insurer under section 12, whether wholly or in respect of a class of business.
[16/2011 wef 01/05/2011]