The table below contains notices published by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Government Gazette. The content of this table is not exhaustive and will be updated from time to time. Please note that only Gazette notices from the enactment of the Insurance Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2015 after July 2015 are included in the table below.
| Date of Publication in Gazette | Gazette No. | Section No. and Description |
|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2024 | L.N.67 of 2024 | Notice under section 1(3) of the Insurance (Amendment) Ordinance 2023 (20 of 2023) publishing the Insurance (Amendment) Ordinance 2023 (Commencement) Notice |
| 3 May 2024 | L.N.57 of 2024 | Notice under section 134 of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance (Levy) (Amendment) Order 2024 |
| 3 May 2024 | L.N.56 of 2024 | Notice under section 128(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance (Authorization and Annual Fees) (Amendment) Regulation 2024 |
| 3 May 2024 | L.N.55 of 2024 | Notice under section 128(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance (Prescribed Fees) (Amendment) Regulation 2024 |
| 3 May 2024 | L.N.54 of 2024 | Notice under section 128(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance (Actuaries’ Qualifications) (Amendment) Regulation 2024 |
| 14 July 2023 |
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Enactment of the Insurance (Amendment) Ordinance 2023 – Ordinance No. 20 of 2023 |
| 18 January 2021 | L.N.7 of 2021 | Notice under section 1(2) of the Insurance (Amendment) Ordinance 2020 (17 of 2020) publishing the Insurance (Amendment) Ordinance 2020 (Commencement) Notice |
| 5 January 2021 | L.N.2 of 2021 | Notice under section 128(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance (Authorization and Annual Fees) (Amendment) Regulation 2021 |
| 31 December 2020 | L.N.264 of 2020 | Notice under section 1(2) of the Insurance (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance 2020 (18 of 2020) publishing the Insurance (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance 2020 (Commencement) Notice |
| 31 December 2020 | L.N.263 of 2020 | Notice under section 128(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance (Prescribed Fees) (Amendment) Regulation 2020 |
| 31 December 2020 | L.N.262 of 2020 | Notice under section 128(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance (Designation and Annual Fees for Designated Insurance Holding Companies) Regulation |
| 24 July 2020 |
|
Enactment of the Insurance (Amendment) Ordinance 2020 - Ordinance No. 17 of 2020 and the Insurance (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance 2020 - Ordinance No. 18 of 2020 |
| 17 May 2019 | L.N.77 of 2019 | Notice under section 1(2) of the Insurance Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2015 (12 of 2015) publishing the Insurance Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2015 (Commencement) Notice 2019 |
| 29 March 2019 | L.N.43 of 2019 | Notice under section 128(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance (Prescribed Fees) (Amendment) Regulation 2019 |
| 27 April 2018 | G.N.2803 of 2018 | Notice of Designation of Lead Resolution Authority under section 7 of the Financial Institutions (Resolution) Ordinance (Cap. 628) |
| 9 June 2017 | L.N.118 of 2017 | Notice under section 134 of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing Insurance (Levy) Order |
| 9 June 2017 | L.N.117 of 2017 | Notice under section 134 of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing Insurance (Levy) Regulation |
| 21 April 2017 | L.N.71 of 2017 | Notice under section 1(2) of the Insurance Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2015 (12 of 2015) publishing the Insurance Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2015 (Commencement) Notice 2017 |
| 21 April 2017 | L.N.58 of 2017 | Notice under section 128(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance Companies (Authorization and Annual Fees) (Amendment) Regulation 2017 |
| 21 April 2017 | L.N.57 of 2017 | Notice under section 128(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance Companies (Register of Insurers) (Prescribed Fee) (Amendment) Regulation 2017 |
| 21 April 2017 | L.N.56 of 2017 | Notice under section 128(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance Companies (Actuaries' Qualifications) (Amendment) Regulation 2017 |
| 31 December 2015 | G.N.10012 of 2015 | Notice under the new section 4AAA of the Insurance Companies Ordinance (Cap. 41) notifying the appointment of the chairman and non-executive directors to the independent Insurance Authority for the period from 28 December 2015 to 21 December 2018 |
| 25 September 2015 | L.N.198 of 2015 | Notice under s.1(2) of the Insurance Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2015 (12 of 2015) publishing amendments to the Insurance Companies Ordinance (Cap. 41) |
| 17 July 2015 | Ord. No.12 of 2015 | Enactment of the Insurance Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2015 |
The table below contains notices published by the Insurance Authority in the Government Gazette under various provisions of the Insurance Ordinance. The content of this table is not exhaustive and will be updated from time to time. Please note that only notices published by the Insurance Authority since January 2017 are included in the table below.
| Date of Publication in Gazette | Gazette No. | Section No. and Description |
|---|---|---|
| 20 December 2024 | G.N. 7581 of 2024 | Notice on the specified annual forms under rule 5(6) of the Insurance (Submission of Statements, Reports and Information) Rules (Chapter 41S) |
| 20 December 2024 | G.N. 7580 of 2024 | Notice under section 133(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Guideline on Actuary’s Report of Investigation in respect of Long Term Business (Guideline 35) |
| 6 December 2024 | G.N. 7298 of 2024 | Notice under section 133(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the revised Guideline on Cybersecurity (Guideline 20) |
| 12 July 2024 | G.N. 4006 of 2024 | Notice specifying the applicable ultimate forward rate and reference tickers for specified currency under Schedule 4 to the Insurance (Valuation and Capital) Rules (Chapter 41R) |
| 12 July 2024 | G.N. 4005 of 2024 | Notice of Designation of non-HK Insurers under section 3B of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) designating nine non-HK insurers as designated insurers |
| 5 July 2024 | G.N. 3864 of 2024 | Notice under section 133(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the revised Guideline on Group Supervision (GL32) |
| 14 June 2024 | G.N. 3348 of 2024 | Notice under section 133(3) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) repealing the Guideline on Insurance (General Business) (Valuation) Rules (Guideline 2) and the Guideline on the Reserve Provision for Class G of Long Term Business (Guideline 7) |
| 14 June 2024 | G.N. 3347 of 2024 | Notice under section 133(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Guideline on Establishment and Maintenance of Fund(s) in respect of Participating Business (Guideline 34) |
| 14 June 2024 | G.N. 3346 of 2024 | Notice under section 133(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the revised Guideline on Actuarial Review of Insurance Liabilities in respect of General Business (Guideline 9) |
| 3 May 2024 | L.N.66 of 2024 | Notice under section 129(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance (Lloyd’s) Rules |
| 3 May 2024 | L.N.65 of 2024 | Notice under section 129(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance (Marine Insurers and Captive Insurers) Rules |
| 3 May 2024 | L.N.64 of 2024 | Notice under section 129(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance (Maintenance of Assets in Hong Kong) Rules |
| 3 May 2024 | L.N.63 of 2024 | Notice under section 129(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance (Submission of Statements, Reports and Information) Rules |
| 3 May 2024 | L.N.62 of 2024 | Notice under section 129(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance (Valuation and Capital) Rules |
| 3 May 2024 | L.N.61 of 2024 | Notice under section 129(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance (Exemption to Appointment of Actuary) Rules |
| 3 May 2024 | L.N.60 of 2024 | Notice under section 129(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance (General Business) (Valuation) Rules (Repeal) Rules |
| 3 May 2024 | L.N.59 of 2024 | Notice under section 129(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance (Margin of Solvency) Rules (Repeal) Rules |
| 3 May 2024 | L.N.58 of 2024 | Notice under section 129(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance (Determination of Long Term Liabilities) Rules (Repeal) Rules |
| 12 April 2024 | G.N. 1972 of 2024 | Notice under section 133(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the revised Guideline on “Fit and Proper” Criteria in relation to Authorized Insurers under the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) (Guideline 4) |
| 10 February 2023 | G.N. 895 of 2023 | Notice under section 133(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the revised Guideline on Underwriting Long Term Insurance Business (other than Class C Business) (Guideline 16) |
| 30 June 2022 | G.N. 3288 of 2022 | Notice under section 133(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the revised Guideline on Application for Authorization to Carry on Insurance Business in or from Hong Kong (Guideline 5) and repealing the Authorization Guideline (Guideline 1) |
| 14 January 2022 | G.N. 166 of 2022 | Notice under section 35(2)(b) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) giving a direction to Target Insurance Company, Limited that its affairs, business and property be managed by the Joint and Several Managers appointed by the Insurance Authority |
| 25 June 2021 | G.N. 3768 of 2021 | Notice under section 133(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Guideline on Application for Authorization to Carry on Special Purpose Business (Guideline 33) |
| 14 May 2021 | G.N. 2842 of 2021 | Notice under section 133(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Guideline on Group Supervision (Guideline 32) |
| 14 May 2021 | G.N. 2841 of 2021 | Notice of Designations of Insurance Holding Companies under section 95C(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) designating AIA Group Limited, FWD Management Holdings Limited and Prudential Corporation Asia Limited as a designated insurance holding company of their respective insurance groups |
| 18 January 2021 | L.N.8 of 2021 | Notice under section 129A of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance (Special Purpose Business) Rules |
| 31 December 2020 | L.N.265 of 2020 | Notice under section 129(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance (Group Capital) Rules |
| 14 September 2020 | L.N.208 of 2020 | Notice under section 117(b) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Registration of Orders of Insurance Appeals Tribunal Rules |
| 20 December 2019 | G.N.8143 of 2019 | Pursuant to section 125 of Part 9 of Schedule 11 to the Insurance Ordinance (Chapter 41) (‘the Ordinance’), the rules received from The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers and the Professional Insurance Brokers Association under sections 123 and 124 of Part 9 of Schedule 11 to the Ordinance are published by the Insurance Authority. |
| 29 November 2019 | G.N.7212 of 2019 | Notice under section 133(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Guideline on Medical Insurance Business (Guideline 31) |
| 13 September 2019 | G.N.5700 of 2019 | Notice under section 133(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) and sections 7 and 23(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Cap. 615) publishing the revised Guideline on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Guideline 3) and Guideline on Exercising Power to Impose Pecuniary Penalty in respect of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing (Guideline 3A) |
| 13 September 2019 | G.N.5699 of 2019 | Notice under section 133(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing (i) Guideline on Offering of Gifts (Guideline 25), (ii) Guideline on Sale of Investment-Linked Assurance Scheme (‘ILAS’) Products (Guideline 26), (iii) Guideline on Long Term Insurance Policy Replacement (Guideline 27), (iv) Guideline on Benefit Illustrations for Long Term Insurance Policies (Guideline 28), (v) Guideline on Cooling-off Period (Guideline 29) and (vi) Guideline on Financial Needs Analysis (Guideline 30) |
| 13 September 2019 | G.N.5698 of 2019 | Notice under section 95(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Code of Conduct for Licensed Insurance Agents and the Code of Conduct for Licensed Insurance Brokers |
| 23 August 2019 | G.N.5218 of 2019 | Notice under section 133(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Guideline on “Fit and Proper” Criteria for Licensed Insurance Intermediaries under the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) (Guideline 23) and the Guideline on Continuing Professional Development for Licensed Insurance Intermediaries (Guideline 24) |
| 23 August 2019 | G.N.5217 of 2019 | Pursuant to section 125 of Part 9 of Schedule 11 to the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) (‘the Ordinance’), the rules received from The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers, The Hong Kong Confederation of Insurance Brokers and Professional Insurance Brokers Association under sections 123 and 124 of Part 9 of Schedule 11 to the Ordinance are published by the Insurance Authority. |
| 12 July 2019 | G.N.4413 of 2019 | Notice under section 133(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Guideline on Exercising Power to Impose Pecuniary Penalty in Respect of Regulated Persons under the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) (Guideline 22) |
| 5 July 2019 | G.N.4268 of 2019 | Notice under section 133(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Guideline on Enterprise Risk Management (Guideline 21) |
| 28 June 2019 | G.N.4046 of 2019 | Notice under section 133(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Guideline on Cybersecurity (Guideline 20) |
| 17 May 2019 | L.N.79 of 2019 | Notice under section 129(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance (Financial and Other Requirements for Licensed Insurance Broker Companies) Rules |
| 17 May 2019 | L.N.78 of 2019 | Notice under section 129(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance (Maximum Number of Authorized Insurers) Rules |
| 29 March 2019 | G.N.2181 of 2019 | Notice under section 133(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Guideline on Qualifying Deferred Annuity Policy (Guideline 19) |
| 29 June 2018 | G.N.4858 of 2018 | Notice under section 133(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) and section 23(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Cap. 615) publishing the revised Guideline on Exercising Power to Impose Pecuniary Penalty in respect of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Guideline 3A) |
| 23 February 2018 | G.N.1226 of 2018 | Notice under section 133(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) and section 7 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Cap. 615) publishing the revised Guideline on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Guideline 3) |
| 24 November 2017 | G.N.8669 of 2017 | Notice under section 133(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the revised Guideline on “Fit and Proper” Criteria under the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) (Guideline 4) |
| 23 June 2017 | G.N.4091 of 2017 | Notice under section 133(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) and where applicable, sections 7 and 23(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Financial Institutions) Ordinance (Cap. 615) publishing Guidelines 1 to 18 and Guideline on Minimum Requirements for Insurance Brokers |
| 21 April 2017 | L.N.72 of 2017 | Notice under section 138(2) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance Ordinance (Amendments to Schedules) Notice 2017 |
| 21 April 2017 | L.N.70 of 2017 | Notice under section 129(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance Companies (Actuaries' Standards) Regulation (Amendment) Rules 2017 |
| 21 April 2017 | L.N.69 of 2017 | Notice under section 129(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance Companies (General Business) (Valuation) Regulation (Amendment) Rules 2017 |
| 21 April 2017 | L.N.68 of 2017 | Notice under section 129(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance Companies (Margin of Solvency) Regulation (Amendment) Rules 2017 |
| 21 April 2017 | L.N.67 of 2017 | Notice under section 129(1) of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41) publishing the Insurance Companies (Determination of Long Term Liabilities) Regulation (Amendment) Rules 2017 |