Singapore legislation

Regulation 8

of Insurance (Corporate Governance) Regulations 2013

Regulation 8

Separation of roles

Subregulation 1

An insurer shall not appoint any of the following persons as the chairman of its Board:

(a)

any of its executive directors;

(b)

any person who is a member of the immediate family of the principal officer of the insurer.

Subregulation 2

Any insurer which contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $25,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $2,500 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.