Singapore legislation
Regulation 18
Regulation 18
Risk Management Committee
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (4) and regulations 14(3) and 19, a Tier 1 DFHC (Licensed Insurer) must have a Risk Management Committee comprising —
at least 3 members of the Board; and
at least a majority of directors (including the chairperson of the Risk Management Committee) who are non‑executive directors.
Subregulation 2
The Risk Management Committee of a Tier 1 DFHC (Licensed Insurer) is, in addition to any other responsibilities that may be determined by the Board, responsible for overseeing —
the establishment and the operation of an independent risk management system for managing risks on an enterprise‑wide basis; and
the adequacy of the risk management function of the Tier 1 DFHC (Licensed Insurer), including ensuring that it is sufficiently resourced to monitor risk by the various risk categories and that it has appropriate independent reporting lines.
Subregulation 3
The Risk Management Committee must maintain records of all its meetings.
Subregulation 4
If a member of the Risk Management Committee resigns, ceases to be a director or for any other reason ceases to be a member of the Risk Management Committee —
the Tier 1 DFHC (Licensed Insurer) must notify the Authority of the event within 14 days after the occurrence of the event; and
if this results in a breach of any requirement under paragraph (1), the Board must, within 3 months after that event, appoint the number of new members that is necessary to rectify the composition of the Risk Management Committee in accordance with that requirement.
Subregulation 5
A Tier 1 DFHC (Licensed Insurer) that 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 of the day during which the offence continues after conviction.
Subregulation 6
A Tier 1 DFHC (Licensed Insurer) that contravenes paragraph (4)(a) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $25,000.