21. Treatment in relation to reinsurance arrangement with head office and branch

On or before 31 December 2021, where a licensed insurer incorporated outside Singapore treats the liabilities in respect of any policy of its insurance business in Singapore as liabilities of, or part of the liabilities of, the head office or a branch outside Singapore of the insurer, the insurer may make a deduction in respect of such liabilities, when valuing such liabilities, where the following conditions are satisfied:

there is a written arrangement between the head office or branch outside Singapore and the branch in Singapore, stating that the insurer treats the liabilities of the insurance business of the branch in Singapore as liabilities of, or part of the liabilities of, the head office or branch outside Singapore of the insurer; and

any release of reinsurance deposit retained by the branch in Singapore under any such arrangement is to be released only in accordance with the written arrangement.

Where a licensed insurer makes a deduction in accordance with paragraph (1), the insurer shall —

regard the written arrangement between the branch in Singapore and the head office or branch outside of Singapore as a contract of reinsurance of those liabilities; and

the head office or branch outside Singapore shall be treated as if it were a separate insurer.

On or after 1 January 2022, where a licensed insurer incorporated outside Singapore treats the liabilities in respect of any policy of its insurance business in Singapore as liabilities of, or part of the liabilities of, the head office or a branch outside Singapore of the insurer, the insurer may make a deduction in respect of such liabilities, when valuing such liabilities, if the following conditions are satisfied:

there is a written arrangement between the head office or branch outside Singapore and the branch in Singapore, stating that the insurer treats the liabilities of the insurance business of the branch in Singapore as liabilities of, or part of the liabilities of, the head office or branch outside Singapore of the insurer;

any release of reinsurance deposit retained by the branch in Singapore under any such arrangement is to be released only in accordance with the written arrangement;

any other condition specified in MAS Notice 133.

On or before 31 December 2021, where a licensed insurer incorporated outside Singapore treats the liabilities in respect of any policy of its insurance business in Singapore as liabilities of, or part of the liabilities of, the head office or a branch outside Singapore of the insurer, the insurer may make a deduction in respect of such liabilities, when valuing such liabilities, where the following conditions are satisfied:

there is a written arrangement between the head office or branch outside Singapore and the branch in Singapore, stating that the insurer treats the liabilities of the insurance business of the branch in Singapore as liabilities of, or part of the liabilities of, the head office or branch outside Singapore of the insurer; and

any release of reinsurance deposit retained by the branch in Singapore under any such arrangement is to be released only in accordance with the written arrangement.

Where a licensed insurer makes a deduction in accordance with paragraph (1), the insurer shall —

regard the written arrangement between the branch in Singapore and the head office or branch outside of Singapore as a contract of reinsurance of those liabilities; and

the head office or branch outside Singapore shall be treated as if it were a separate insurer.

On or after 1 January 2022, where a licensed insurer incorporated outside Singapore treats the liabilities in respect of any policy of its insurance business in Singapore as liabilities of, or part of the liabilities of, the head office or a branch outside Singapore of the insurer, the insurer may make a deduction in respect of such liabilities, when valuing such liabilities, if the following conditions are satisfied:

there is a written arrangement between the head office or branch outside Singapore and the branch in Singapore, stating that the insurer treats the liabilities of the insurance business of the branch in Singapore as liabilities of, or part of the liabilities of, the head office or branch outside Singapore of the insurer;

any release of reinsurance deposit retained by the branch in Singapore under any such arrangement is to be released only in accordance with the written arrangement;

any other condition specified in MAS Notice 133.