Singapore legislation

Clause 12

of Deposit Insurance and Policy Owners’ Protection Schemes (Amendment) Bill

Clause 12

Repeal of sections 47 and 48 and new sections 47, 48, 48A and 48B

Sections 47 and 48 of the principal Act are repealed and the following sections substituted therefor:“Entitlement to compensation for life business47.—

(1)

Subject to subsections (3) and (6) and section 49, where an insured policy owner has one or more insured policies covered under the PPF Life Fund issued by a failed PPF Scheme member which —

(a)

is or are issued to the insured policy owner; or

(b)

is or are issued to the insured policy owner jointly with one or more other persons as joint policy owners,a covered party is entitled to compensation from the PPF Life Fund of one or more of the amounts mentioned in subsection (2).(2) The amounts mentioned in subsection (1) are —

(a)

in the case of a Category 1 insured policy mentioned in the Second Schedule, an amount equivalent to the product of the protection ratio mentioned in paragraph 2(a) of the Fourth Schedule and the amount of policy moneys payable in respect of that insured policy;

(b)

in the case of a Category 2 insured policy mentioned in the Second Schedule, an amount equivalent to —

(i)

the product of the protection ratio for the sum assured mentioned in paragraph 2(b) of the Fourth Schedule and the sum assured guaranteed under that insured policy, or (if part of the sum assured guaranteed under that insured policy had previously been paid out under the insured policy) the remaining amount of the sum assured in the event that a claim event occurs before the quantification date;

(ii)

the product of the protection ratio for the surrender value mentioned in paragraph 2(c) of the Fourth Schedule and, as the case may be —

(A)

the surrender value guaranteed under that insured policy in the event that the insured policy owner, or the trustee of the trust of the insured policy, has given notice in writing to the failed PPF Scheme member to surrender that insured policy before the quantification date; or

(B)

the remaining amount of the surrender value guaranteed under that insured policy in the event that payment of claims had been made to a covered party before the quantification date; or

(iii)

the sum of sub‑paragraphs (i) and (ii), where applicable;

(c)

in the case of a Category 3 insured policy mentioned in the Second Schedule, an amount equivalent to the product of the protection ratio mentioned in paragraph 2(d) of the Fourth Schedule and the amount of policy moneys guaranteed to be payable under the annuity by the failed PPF Scheme member; and

(d)

in the case of a Category 4 insured policy mentioned in the Second Schedule, an amount equivalent to —

(i)

the product of the protection ratio for the sum assured mentioned in paragraph 2(e)(i) of the Fourth Schedule and the sum assured guaranteed under that insured policy in the event that a claim event occurs before the quantification date;

(ii)

the product of the protection ratio for the surrender value mentioned in paragraph 2(e)(ii) of the Fourth Schedule and the surrender value guaranteed under that insured policy in the event of a surrender before the quantification date; or

(iii)

the product of the protection ratio for the commuted value mentioned in paragraph 2(e)(iii) of the Fourth Schedule and the amount of policy moneys which are guaranteed to be payable in the case of an annuity.(3) Subject to subsection (4), where any of the insured policies mentioned in subsection (1) is an insured policy which is covered under the PPF Life Fund —

(a)

the insured policy owner;

(b)

the trustee of a trust of the insured policy;

(c)

any beneficiary of the insured policy; or

(d)

any combination of persons mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c),is or are entitled to compensation from the PPF Life Fund of the full amount of the protected liabilities in respect of the insured policy.(4) Where a combination of the persons mentioned in subsection (3)(d) are entitled to compensation from the PPF Life Fund, their total compensation must not exceed the full amount of the protected liabilities in respect of the insured policy.(5) The determination of the amount of compensation payable under an insured policy mentioned in subsection (2) must only include the accumulated values (including interest which has accrued on such values) of coupon deposits, advance premium payments and unclaimed moneys under the insured policy, insofar as they relate to an insured policy that provides fully guaranteed or partially guaranteed benefits.(6) Where a claim event for an insured policy has occurred, or where an insured policy has been terminated, on or before the quantification date, there must be deducted from the amount of compensation mentioned in subsection (2) —

(a)

any outstanding loan taken out against that insured policy; and

(b)

any outstanding premiums owed by the policy owner for that insured policy.Entitlement to compensation for life business — refund of premiums and claim under accidental death insurance cover48.—

(1)

Where an insured policy owner is expressly entitled under the contract of insurance in respect of an insured policy which is covered under the PPF Life Fund to a refund of premiums by a failed PPF Scheme member, a covered party is entitled to compensation from the PPF Life Fund for the premiums in full.(2) Where an accidental death insurance cover is provided by a PPF Scheme member to a customer before the inception of an insured policy, and an accidental death claim on the cover arises on or before the quantification date, the customer’s beneficiary is entitled to compensation from the PPF Life Fund for the accidental death benefit under the cover upon admission of the claim.Entitlement to compensation for general business48A.—

(1)

Subject to subsections (2), (4), (5) and (6) and section 49, where an insured policy owner has one or more insured policies covered under the PPF General Fund issued by a failed PPF Scheme member, which —

(a)

is or are issued to the insured policy owner; or

(b)

is or are issued to the insured policy owner jointly with one or more other persons as joint policy owners,a covered party is entitled to compensation from the PPF General Fund of the aggregate amount of the protected liabilities in respect of the insured policy or all such insured policies.(2) The entitlement to compensation under subsection (1) is subject to the maximum amount of compensation that is prescribed by the Authority for the class or type of insured policy or claim event, or both.(3) The Authority may make regulations to prescribe the maximum amount of compensation that a covered party is entitled to under subsection (1) for each class or type of insured policy or claim event, or both.(4) Subject to subsection (5), where any of the insured policies mentioned in subsection (1) is an insured policy which is covered under the PPF General Fund —

(a)

the insured policy owner;

(b)

the trustee of a trust of the insured policy;

(c)

any beneficiary of the insured policy; or

(d)

any combination of persons mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c),is or are entitled to compensation from the PPF General Fund of the full amount of the protected liabilities in respect of the insured policy.(5) Where a combination of the persons mentioned in subsection (4)(d) is entitled to compensation from the PPF General Fund, their total compensation must not exceed the full amount of the protected liabilities in respect of the insured policy.(6) Where a claim event for an insured policy has occurred, or where an insured policy has been terminated, on or before the quantification date, the compensation under subsection (1) is to be reduced by the amount of all outstanding premiums due under the insured policy at the time of the claim event.Entitlement to compensation for general business — refund of premiums48B. Where an insured policy owner is expressly entitled under the contract of insurance in respect of an insured policy which is covered under the PPF General Fund to a refund of premiums by a failed PPF Scheme member, a covered party is entitled to compensation from the PPF General Fund for the premiums in full.”.