Singapore legislation

Clause 33

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

Clause 33

Amendment of Second Schedule

The Second Schedule to the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting “47(1)” in the Schedule reference and substituting “47(2)”;

(b)

by deleting sub‑paragraphs (ii) to (v) of sub‑paragraph (a) and substituting the following sub‑paragraphs:“(ii)any group health policy;

(iii)

any group personal accident policy;

(iv)

any rider to an individual policy, whether or not it is a Category 1 insured policy, with the exception of a rider which, upon the occurrence of a claim event —

(A)

accelerates the payment of part or all of the sum assured stated in the policy; or

(B)

provides for a payout of an additional sum of money over and above the sum assured stated in the policy;

(v)

the part of any insured policy, whether or not it is a Category 1 insured policy —

(A)

comprising the accumulated values (including interest which has accrued on such values) of coupon deposits, advance premium payments and unclaimed moneys under such insured policy; and

(B)

excluding such coupon deposits, advance premium payments and unclaimed moneys as have been factored, in whole or in part, in the surrender value computation by the PPF Scheme member;

(vi)

any accident and health benefit payable under a Category 4 insured policy (other than a benefit that accelerates the payment of part or all of the sum assured stated in the policy);”;

(c)

by deleting the words “or rider” in sub‑paragraph (b)(i);

(d)

by deleting the words “any term rider” in sub‑paragraph (b)(v) and substituting the words “any rider, whether or not it is a Category 2 insured policy,”;

(e)

by inserting, immediately before the words “policy owner” in sub‑paragraph (c), the word “insured”; and

(f)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (d) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:“(d)Category 4 insured policies, comprising any of the following types of policies or riders:

(i)

any non‑voluntary group insurance policy, being a non‑voluntary group term policy, non‑voluntary group whole life policy, non‑voluntary group endowment policy or non‑voluntary group annuity policy;

(ii)

any rider of a non‑voluntary group insurance policy which, upon the occurrence of a claim event —

(A)

accelerates the payment of part or all of the sum assured stated in the policy; or

(B)

provides for a payout of an additional sum of money over and above the sum assured stated in the policy,other than any accident and health benefit, not being a benefit under a rider that accelerates the payment of part or all of the sum assured stated in the policy, payable under any such policy.”.