Insurance (Intermediaries) Regulations - Singapore Statutes Online

Insurance Act

(Chapter 142, Sections 35Y, 35ZA, 35ZC, 35ZD, 35ZE, 35ZG, 35ZN, 35ZO, 36, 52(1), 56A(3) and 64)

Insurance (Intermediaries) Regulations

Rg 16

G.N. No. S 683/2003

REVISED EDITION 2004

(31st December 2004)

[1st January 2004]

PART I

Preliminary

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Insurance (Intermediaries) Regulations.

Definitions

2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“applicant” means an applicant for registration as an insurance broker referred to in section 35X of the Act;

“exempt direct insurance broker” means an exempt insurance broker carrying on business as a direct insurance broker;

“exempt insurance broker” means any person who is exempt from registration as an insurance broker under section 35ZN (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (ea) of the Act in respect of carrying on business as an insurance broker;

“exempt reinsurance broker” means an exempt insurance broker carrying on business as a general reinsurance broker or a life reinsurance broker;

“marine mutual insurer” has the same meaning as in the Insurance (General Provisions and Exemptions for Marine Mutual Insurers) Regulations 2007 (G.N. No. S 746/2007);

[S 747/2007 wef 01/01/2008]

“net asset value”, in relation to a company, means the excess of the value of the assets owned by the company over its liabilities.

(2) For the purposes of the definition of “net asset value” in paragraph (1) —

(a)

in determining the value of the assets owned by a company, any amount on account of goodwill or of any other intangible asset shall be disregarded; and

(b)

in determining the amount of the liabilities of a company —

(i)	all contingent or prospective liabilities shall be taken into account; and
(ii)	any amount on account of any liability related to the share capital of the company shall not be taken into account.

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