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1 AS TABLED IN THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY A BILL entitled INSURANCE AMENDMENT ACT 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS Citation Inserts section 15A Amends section 17A Amends section 30JA Amends section 30JB Amends section 31B Amends section 32 Amends section 56 Amends section 57 Amends Schedule Consequential amendments Transitional Commencement SCHEDULE Amendments to the Insurance Returns and Solvency Regulations 1980 WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Insurance Act 1978, and to make consequential amendments; Be it enacted by The Queen s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the House of Assembly of Bermuda, and by the authority of the same, as follows: Citation 1 This Act, which amends the Insurance Act 1978 (the principal Act ), may be cited as the Insurance Amendment Act Inserts section 15A 2 The principal Act is amended by inserting the following new section after section 15 1
2 Declaration of compliance 15A (1) Every insurer shall at the time of filing its statutory financial statements under section 17, also deliver to the Authority a declaration in such form and with such content as may be prescribed, declaring whether or not the insurer has, with respect to the preceding financial year (c) (d) complied with all requirements of the minimum criteria applicable to it; complied with the minimum margin of solvency as at its financial year end; complied with applicable enhanced capital requirements as at its financial year end; and where a licence is issued by the Authority subject to limitations, restrictions or conditions, has observed such. (2) All declarations to be delivered under this section shall be signed by two directors of the insurer. (3) Where an insurer delivers to the Authority a declaration under subsection (1), it shall at the time of such delivery, where it has failed to comply with requirements, give the Authority particulars of such failure in writing. (4) The information required to be included in the declaration of compliance pursuant to subsection (1) shall provide for as early a warning as possible to be given to any person examining the declaration of compliance, relating to financial or operational difficulties into which an insurer s business has fallen or might appear to fall; the basis on which the Authority or any other authority may in good time take action under this Act or any other statutory provision to exercise any statutory power available to it for the safeguarding of any element of public interest involved in or affected by an insurer s business. (5) Where an insurer fails to comply with a duty imposed on it under subsection (1) it shall be liable to a civil penalty calculated in accordance with subsection (6). (6) For each week or part of a week that an insurer fails to comply with a requirement imposed on it under subsection (1), it shall be liable to a civil penalty not exceeding $500, in the case of a breach by a Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class A or Class B insurer; $1000, in the case of a breach by a Class 3A, Special Purpose Insurer, Class C or Class D insurer; or 2
3 (c) $5,000 in the case of a breach by a Class 3B, Class 4 or Class E insurer.. Amends section 17A 3 Section 17A of the principal Act is amended by deleting the section heading and substituting the following Additional financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and declaration of compliance ; in subsection (6) by inserting after the words copy of the words the declaration of compliance to be filed pursuant to section 15A and. Amends section 30JA 4 Section 30JA of the principal Act is amended in subsection (1) (c) (d) (e) in paragraph by inserting before the words section 25, the words, or any transaction relating to a scheme of arrangement under, ; in paragraph (f) by deleting the word and and substituting the word or ; in paragraph (h) by deleting and at the end thereof; in paragraph (i) by deleting the period and substituting ; and ; by inserting after paragraph (i) the following new paragraph (j) the sale of an insurer.. Amends section 30JB 5 Section 30JB (4) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words fourteen days and substituting the words thirty days. Amends section 31B 6 Section 31B (1) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words A Class 3B insurer and a Class 4 insurer shall not and substituting the words No Class 3A, Class 3B, Class 4, Class C, Class D or Class E insurer shall not. Amends section 32 7 Section 32(1) of the principal Act is amended by inserting after paragraph the following new paragraph (aa) the business of a registered person which is an insurer is being so conducted that there is a significant risk that the insurer will be unable to meet its obligations to policyholders;. 3
4 Amends section 56 8 Section 56 of the principal Act is amended by deleting the section heading and substituting the following The Authority may modify certain provisions ; in subsection (5) by inserting, 27 after 18B. Amends section 57 9 Section 57 of the principal Act is amended by repealing subsections (1) and (3) (d). Amends Schedule 10 The Schedule to the principal Act is amended by inserting a new paragraph after paragraph 1 as follows CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 1A Insurers shall implement corporate governance policies and processes as the Authority considers appropriate given the nature, size, complexity and risk profile of the insurer. ; in paragraph 3 by inserting after the word operations the words ; subject to the power of the Authority to review and require the addition of nonexecutive directors as it may deem appropriate. Consequential amendments 11 The Schedule which amends the Insurance Returns and Solvency Regulations 1980 has effect. Transitional 12 (1) A person who is registered under the Friendly Societies Act 1868 or under the Trade Union Act 1965 to carry on insurance business in accordance with the provisions of section 57(1) of the principal Act, may continue to carry on such business without a licence under the Insurance Act 1978 for a period of 12 months beginning from the date of commencement of section 9 of this Act. (2) Where the person referred to in subsection (1) makes an application for a licence within 12 months from the date of commencement of section 9 of this Act, he may continue to carry on insurance business without a licence until that application is finally disposed of or withdrawn; or if the application is refused and an appeal is brought against the refusal, until the appeal has been determined or withdrawn. Commencement 13 (1) This Act, except for the provisions of section 9, shall come into operation on 1 January
5 (2) The provisions of section 9 shall come into operation on such day as the Minister may appoint by notice published in the Gazette. 5
6 SCHEDULE (Section 11) AMENDMENTS TO THE INSURANCE RETURNS AND SOLVENCY REGULATIONS 1980 The Insurance Returns and Solvency Regulations 1980 are amended in paragraph 10(1) by deleting the words section 6(6) and substituting section 6 ; in paragraph 12(1) by deleting the words section 6(6) and substituting section 6. 6
7 INSURANCE AMENDMENT BILL 2014 EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM This Bill seeks to amend the Insurance Act 1978 (the principal Act ) by making a number of changes to the regulation of insurance business. It seeks to address matters related to aligning Bermuda s insurance framework to take into account Solvency II standards and initiatives. The Bill makes provision for insurance business conducted by friendly societies and trade associations to be brought into the scope of the Act. The corporate governance requirements of insurers are revised by the Bill to make provision for the introduction and implementation of corporate policies and procedures, and to address technical matters which have arisen through either internal discussion or external consultation. Clause 1 provides a citation for the Bill. Clause 2 amends the principal Act to insert a new section 15A which shall require all registered persons, on an annual basis, to deliver a declaration to the Authority confirming that they either meet or shall not meet (as the case may be) the minimum criteria for registration under the Schedule to the Act. Such criteria are further enhanced by means of the framework set out under the Insurance Code of Conduct 2010, and minimum margin of solvency and applicable eligible capital requirements. The new certification requirements are in line with current, similar statutory requirements for other financial sectors (such as investment businesses), and shall also provide for a civil penalty to be imposed by the Authority in the event of non-compliance. Clause 3 amends the principal Act in section 17A first to make provision for the section heading to be revised and, second, to provide for the declaration of compliance required under the new section 15A to be published. Clause 4 amends the principal Act in section 30JA(1) to clarify or expand requirements for notifications to be provided by insurers for the purpose of matters considered to be a material change of the insurance business, relating to schemes of arrangement. The clause also amends subsection (1)(f) to clarify requirements for the purposes of outsourcing notification by providing that such notification is required when any one of the functions is outsourced by the insurer, as opposed to when the functions are collectively outsourced. It also proposes to add a new requirement for notification to be provided by an insurer upon the sale of an insurer under the new subsection (1)(j). Clause 5 amends the principal Act in section 30JB (4) to increase, from 14 days to 30 days, the number of days within which the Authority has to provide an insurer with a no objection to a notification made by the insurer to effect a material change. Clause 6 amends the principal Act in section 31B to cause the section to apply to Class 3A, Class 3B, Class 4, Class C, Class D and Class E insurers as opposed to only Class 3B and Class 4 (in line with previous consultation undertaken by the Authority with the Industry). i
8 INSURANCE AMENDMENT BILL 2014 Clause 7 amends the principal Act in section 32 to revise subsections (1) to insert a paragraph (aa) to empower the Authority to take actions under section 32, to prevent an insurer being able to meet its obligations to policy holders and to ensure that the interests of clients and potential clients of a registered person are more effectively protected. Clause 8 amends the principal Act in section 56 to revise the section heading and to provide power for the Authority to modify requirements of insurers under section 27. Clause 9 amends the principal Act to repeal section 57(1) to require friendly societies and trade associations registered under the Friendly Societies Act 1868 and the Trade Union Act 1965 respectively, to be registered by the Authority under the Act, prior to conducting insurance business in Bermuda. Previously, such sectors were exempt from the provisions of the Act if they met certain criteria. However, due to the evolution of regulatory and statutory oversight by the Authority relating to the conduct of insurance business in Bermuda and the importance of the jurisdiction in promulgating a regime that is prudent, responsible and takes into consideration the protection of policyholders, the Authority is of the view that the current provisions should be repealed and the sectors brought into the scope of the principal Act. The clause further repeals section 57(3)(d), which is of no effect as it refers to the repealed section 43(5). Clause 10 amends the principal Act by revising the Schedule to the Act providing for Minimum Criteria for Registration. The revision to the Schedule introduces provisions for Corporate Governance requirements relating to the composition of the Board and the requirement for insurers to have in place corporate governance policies and procedures. The corporate governance measures introduced are similar to measures already incorporated under similar financial sector legislation administered by the Authority. The introduction of such requirements will now ensure that the Authority is administering a consistent corporate governance regime across all sectors. Clause 11 makes provision for consequential amendments to the Insurance Returns and Solvency Regulations Clause 12 provides for the transitional process for purposes of a person referred to under section 57(1), which is being repealed by this Bill, to continue to carry on insurance business without obtaining a licence under the principal Act, for a period of 12 months beginning from the date when the repeal of the provisions of section 57(1) comes into operation by notice in the Gazette issued by the Minister of Finance. Clause 13 provides for the commencement date of the Act, and provides that section 9 shall come into operation on such date as the Minister of Finance may appoint by notice in the Gazette. ii
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