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Circulars on Regulatory Matters


2022




Date Subject
31 December 2022 Amendments to the Guideline on Group Supervision (GL32)

Attachment: GL32: Guideline on Group Supervision
 
23 December 2022 Findings of Mystery Shopping Programme on Selling Practices in respect of Qualifying Deferred Annuity Policies and Tax-deductible Voluntary Contributions in Hong Kong

Attachment: Annex I - Key Findings of the Mystery Shopping Programme on Selling Practices in respect of Qualifying Deferred Annuity Policies (QDAP) in Hong Kong
Attachment: Annex II - Key Findings of the Mystery Shopping Programme on Selling Practices in respect of Mandatory Provident Fund Tax-deductible Voluntary Contributions (TVC) in Hong Kong
 
19 December 2022 Continuing Professional Development (“CPD”) requirements 
Disciplinary actions for Combined Assessment Period 2019/21


中文譯本:
持續專業培訓規定2019-2021年度培訓評核期的紀律行動
 
16 December 2022 "Conduct in Focus"

中文譯本:
"監管通訊"
 
30 November 2022 Common Findings from On-site Inspection and Off-site Monitoring 

Attachment: Annex 1 - Comprehensive report on common issues requiring improvements and sharing of good practices
Attachment: Annex 2 - Specific report on new requirements being phased in
 
24 November 2022 Regulatory reporting under the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) upon implementation of HKFRS/IFRS 17
 
12 October 2022 Sustainable Finance Internship Initiative

Attachment: Joint Letter on Sustainable Finance Internship Initiative
 
12 October 2022 Updates to the Interpretation Notes for the Guideline on Sale of Investment-Linked Assurance Scheme (“ILAS”) Products (“GL26 Interpretation Notes”)

Attachment: GL26 Interpretation Notes - Q&A 11A
 
10 October 2022 Request for timely assistance from the Independent Commission Against Corruption on cases involving the insurance sector

Attachment: Recent examples of ICAC cases concerning the insurance sector
 
30 September 2022 Employees' Compensation Insurance (Direct Business) Statistics for 2021
Motor Vehicle Insurance (Direct Business) Statistics for 2021

Attachment: EC Statistics 2021
Attachment: MV Statistics 2021
 
27 September 2022
 
中文譯本:
 
9 September 2022 Extension of Phase 2 of the temporary facilitative measures to tackle the outbreak of COVID-19
17 August 2022
中文譯本:
保險中介人資格考試(「資格考試」)的遙距監考模式考試(「遙距考試」)及保險業監管局(「保監局」)就 《指引23》所指明的保險資格
 
22 July 2022
Study Notes for Insurance Intermediaries Qualifying Examination (“IIQE”)
 
30 June 2022 GL5: Guideline on Application for Authorization to Carry on Insurance Business in or from Hong Kong and GL1: Authorization Guideline

Attachment: Revised GL5
 
27 June 2022 Launch of the Green and Sustainable Finance (“GSF”) Information and Data Repositories 
 
31 May 2022 Continuing Professional Development (“CPD”) Requirements
CPD Compliance Reporting for the Assessment Period 2021/2022
Detailed instructions for reporting by individual licensees and appointing principals to the Insurance Authority (“IA”)


中文譯本:
持續專業培訓 (「培訓」) 規定
2021/2022評核期的培訓合規情況匯報程序
個人持牌人及委任主事人向保險業監管局 (「保監局」) 匯報培訓合規情況之詳細說明

 
20 May 2022 Applications for Renewal of Insurance Intermediary Licence (Individuals)

中文譯本:
有關保險中介人牌照的續期申請(個人)
 
13 April 2022 Interpretation Notes for Module C of the Guideline on Group Supervision

Attachment: GL32 Module C Interpretation Notes
 
11 April 2022 The Publication of The International Sustainability Standards Board Proposed Standards for Public Consultation
1 April 2022 Launch of the Green and Sustainable Finance (“GSF”) Data Source Repository
1 April 2022 Circular on the supervisory standards and key requirements on the use of premium financing to take out long term insurance policies

Attachment: Annex - Important Facts Statement – Premium Financing
 
28 March 2022 Key Observations from the First ORSA Reports

Attachment: Annex - Key Observations from the First ORSA Reports
25 March 2022 Continuing Professional Development (“CPD”) Requirements for Insurance Intermediaries – Assessment Period 2021/2022

中文譯本: 
保險中介人的持續專業培訓規定 --- 2021/2022評核期
 
21 March 2022 Applications for new licences by deemed licensees
Cut-off dates for applications


中文譯本:
有關被視作已持牌人士申領新牌照的事宜
申領牌照的截止日期

 
15 March 2022 Launch of Remote Invigilation Mode Examination (RIME) of the Insurance Intermediaries Qualifying Examination (IIQE)

中文譯本: 
推行保險中介人資格考試(資格考試)的遙距監考模式考試(遙距考試)
 
4 March 2022 Further Facilitative Measures under the COVID-19 Pandemic
18 February 2022 Implementation of “Vaccine Pass” Arrangement
4 February 2022 Letter from the Financial Secretary on the Evolving Pandemic Situation in Hong Kong

Attachment: Letter from the Financial Secretary
28 January 2022 Regulatory Approaches of the Insurance Authority in Relation to Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers
28 January 2022
10 January 2022 Continuing Professional Development requirements 
Disciplinary actions for assessment year 2018/2019


中文譯本: 
持續專業培訓規定
2018-2019年度培訓評核期的紀律行動

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