Deposit Insurance and Policy Owners’ Protection Schemes Act 2011 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Policy Owners’ Protection Life Fund and Policy Owners’ Protection General Fund
34. Establishment of Policy Owners’ Protection Life Fund and Policy Owners’ Protection General Fund
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There are established under the PPF Scheme 2 funds called —
PPF Scheme
“PPF Scheme” means the Policy Owners’ Protection Scheme established under section 30;
the Policy Owners’ Protection Life Fund to cover insured policies comprised in insurance funds established and maintained under section 16 of the Insurance Act 1966 by direct insurers licensed to carry on life business; and
the Policy Owners’ Protection General Fund to cover insured policies comprised in insurance funds established and maintained under section 16 of the Insurance Act 1966 by direct insurers licensed to carry on general business.
The following must be paid into the PPF Life Fund:
PPF Life Fund
“PPF Life Fund” means the Policy Owners’ Protection Life Fund established under section 34(1)(a);
all levies, additional levies and late payment fees paid by PPF Scheme members under this Act in respect of the insured policies comprised in insurance funds established and maintained under section 16 of the Insurance Act 1966 by direct insurers licensed to carry on life business;
all moneys borrowed by the Agency for the purpose of performing its functions under this Act in respect of the insured policies comprised in insurance funds established and maintained under section 16 of the Insurance Act 1966 by direct insurers licensed to carry on life business;
all moneys recovered by the Agency from, or out of the assets of, failed PPF Scheme members under this Act in respect of the PPF Scheme for life business;
any interest, dividend and other income derived from the investment of the moneys in the PPF Life Fund;
all other moneys lawfully paid into the PPF Life Fund.
The following must be paid into the PPF General Fund:
PPF General Fund
“PPF General Fund” means the Policy Owners’ Protection General Fund established under section 34(1)(b);
all levies, additional levies and late payment fees paid by PPF Scheme members under this Act in respect of the insured policies comprised in insurance funds established and maintained under section 16 of the Insurance Act 1966 by direct insurers licensed to carry on general business;
all moneys borrowed by the Agency for the purpose of performing its functions under this Act in respect of the insured policies comprised in insurance funds established and maintained under section 16 of the Insurance Act 1966 by direct insurers licensed to carry on general business;
all moneys recovered by the Agency from, or out of the assets of, failed PPF Scheme members under this Act in respect of the PPF Scheme for general business;
any interest, dividend and other income derived from the investment of the moneys in the PPF General Fund;
all other moneys lawfully paid into the PPF General Fund.
The PPF Life Fund and the PPF General Fund must be used for the objects and purposes of the PPF Scheme as provided in this Act, and must, subject to the directions of the Minister, be controlled and administered by the Agency.
Agency
“Agency” means the company designated by the Minister under section 56 to be the deposit insurance and policy owners’ protection fund agency;
The PPF Life Fund must be maintained by the Agency separately and apart from the PPF General Fund and the DI Fund.
DI Fund
“DI Fund” means the Deposit Insurance Fund reconstituted under section 9;
The PPF General Fund must be maintained by the Agency separately and apart from the PPF Life Fund and the DI Fund.
To avoid doubt, the PPF Life Fund and the PPF General Fund are not funds of the Agency or the Authority.