Singapore legislation

Regulation 18

of Financial Holding Companies (Corporate Governance of Designated Financial Holding Companies with Licensed Insurer Subsidiary) Regulations 2022

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 —

(a)

at least 3 members of the Board; and

(b)

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 —

(a)

the establishment and the operation of an independent risk management system for managing risks on an enterprise‑wide basis; and

(b)

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 —

(a)

the Tier 1 DFHC (Licensed Insurer) must notify the Authority of the event within 14 days after the occurrence of the event; and

(b)

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 —

(a)

to a fine not exceeding $25,000; and

(b)

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.