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1 (1 March 2015 to date) LONG-TERM INSURANCE ACT 52 OF 1998 (Gazette No , Notice No. 1190, dated 23 September Commencement date: 1 January 1999 [Proc. No. R127, Gazette No , dated 18 December 1998]) FINANCIAL SERVICES BOARD REGULATIONS UNDER THE LONG-TERM INSURANCE ACT 52 OF 1998 Government Notice R1492 in Government Gazette 19495, dated 27 November Commencement date: 1 January As amended by: Government Notice R197 in Government Gazette 20934, dated 1 March Commencement date: 1 March Government Notice R164 in Government Gazette 23105, dated 15 February Commencement date: 15 February Government Notice R1208 and 1209 in Government Gazette 25370, dated 29 August Commencement date: 1 September Government Notice R1218 in Government Gazette 29446, dated 1 December Commencement date: 1 December Government Notice R186 in Government Gazette 29681, dated 1 March Commencement date: 1 March Government Notice R952 in Government Gazette 31395, dated 5 September Commencement date: 1 January Government Notice R1077 in Government Gazette 34877, dated 23 December Commencement date: 23 December 2011, unless otherwise indicated. Government Notice R170 in Government Gazette dated 25 February Commencement date: 1 March 2015.
2 Page 2 of 60 The Minister of Finance has under section 72 of the Long-term Insurance Act, 1998, made the regulations set out in the Schedule. REGULATIONS UNDER THE LONG-TERM INSURANCE ACT 52 OF 1998 SCHEDULE TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I INTERPRETATION 1.1 Definitions PART 2 LIMITATION ON ASSETS (Section 31) 2.1 Definitions 2.2 General limitation on assets 2.3 Assets of asset-holding intermediary 2.4 Liabilities of asset-holding intermediary 2.5 Deemed assets 2.6 Futures contracts 2.7 Option contracts 2.8 Other derivatives Table CATEGORIES OF ASSETS (Regulation 2.2) PART 3 LIMITATION ON REMUNERATION TO INTERMEDIARIES (Section 49) PART 3A POLICIES OTHER THAN POLICIES TO WHICH PART 3B APPLIES 3.1 Application of this Part 3A, and definitions 3.2 General limitations 3.3 Time of payment of commission 3.4 Maximum commission payable
3 Page 3 of Adjustment and refund of commission 3.6 Special provisions concerning fund and fund member policies 3.7 Commission when policy has different benefit components 3.8 Voidness of certain agreements 3.9 Special provisions concerning replacement policies ANNEXURE 1 TABLE ANNEXURE 2 SCALE A 1. Normal commission 2. Special commission PART 3B INVESTMENT POLICIES THAT STARTED ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY Application of this Part 3B, and definitions 3.11 General prescriptions 3.12 Maximum commission 3.13 Time of payment of commission 3.14 Premium increases and additional premiums 3.15 Discounting of commission 3.16 Redirecting of commission 3.17 Adjustment and refund of commission 3.18 Replacement policies PART 4 LIMITATION ON PROVISIONS OF CERTAIN POLICIES (Section 54) 4.1 Definitions 4.1A Application of this Part 4.2 Limitations on policies 4.3 General exclusion PART 5 REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS REGARDING THE VALUES AND BENEFITS OF POLICIES (Section 54) PART 5A
4 Page 4 of 60 POLICIES OTHER THAN POLICIES TO WHICH PART 5B APPLIES 5.1 Application of this Part 5A, and definitions 5.2 Basis for determination of values and benefits of policies 5.3 Fund member policies 5.4 Policies other than fund member policies 5.5 Interest on the excess amount Delayed implementation 5.8 Amendments to actuarial basis and values 5.9 Disclosure PART 5B INVESTMENT POLICIES THAT STARTED ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY Application of this Part 5B, and definitions 5.11 Basis for determination of values and benefits of policies 5.12 Maximum charges that may be deducted 5.13 Disclosure PART 6 BINDER AGREEMENTS 6.1 Definitions and interpretation 6.2 Requirements, limitations and prohibitions relating to binder holders 6.3 Requirements, limitations and prohibitions relating to binder agreements 6.4 Requirements, limitations and prohibitions relating to any consideration that may be offered or provided to a binder holder, and any participation by a binder holder in profits attributable to the policies referred to in a binder agreement 6.5 Exemption 6.6 Reporting requirements 6.7 Transitional arrangements PART 7 TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT PART I INTERPRETATION
5 Page 5 of Definitions In these regulations "the Act" means the Long-term Insurance Act, 1998, any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall have the meaning so assigned to it, and - "Part" means the applicable Part of these regulations; "SAFEX" means the South African Futures Exchange; "Schedule" means the applicable Schedule to the Act; "section" means the applicable section of the Act. PART 2 LIMITATION ON ASSETS (Section 31) 2.1 Definitions For the purposes of this Part and section 31 and, unless the context otherwise indicates- "asset-holding intermediary", in relation to a long-term insurer, means an undertaking, other than a company the shares of which are listed on a licensed stock exchange in the Republic- which is a subsidiary of the long-term insurer or would be its subsidiary if that insurer were a company; the management of the investments of which is under de facto control of the long-term insurer; and which has assets which are regarded and dealt with, for all intents and purposes, as if they were the assets of the long-term insurer; "associated company" means a company- which is an associate, as defined in section 26(5), of a long-term insurer; which exercises control, as defined in section 26(6), over a long-term insurer; or over which a long-term insurer exercises control as defined in section 26(6),
6 Page 6 of 60 other than a company which is an asset-holding intermediary or a property company; "call option" means an option contract under which the holder of the option contract has the right but not an obligation, in accordance with the terms of the contract, to purchase (or to make a cash settlement in lieu thereof) the quantity of the underlying asset covered by the call option contract; "convertible debenture" means a debenture which is convertible into equity shares of a company; "equity shares" means equity shares as defined in section 1 of the Companies Act; "linked policy" means a long-term policy in relation to which the liabilities of the long-term insurer are linked liabilities as defined in section 33(2); "long position" means long position as defined in the rules of SAFEX; "market value", in relation to an asset, means - in the case of an asset which is listed on a licensed stock exchange and for which a price was quoted on that stock exchange on the date as at which the value is calculated, the price last so quoted; in the case of an asset which is a long-term policy, the amount which on any day would be payable to the policyholder upon the surrender of the policy on that day; in any other case, the price which could have been obtained upon a sale of the asset between a willing buyer and a willing seller dealing at arm's length, as estimated by the long-term insurer, or by the Registrar if the Registrar is not satisfied with that estimate; "multiple" means the futures contract's unit of trading in its description; "n.e.s." means not elsewhere specified in this Part; "net loans" means the positive amount (if any) by which the aggregate amount of loans made by a long-term insurer to its asset-holding intermediary, exceeds the aggregate amount of loans made to it by that asset-holding intermediary; "property company" means a company- whose ownership of- (i) immovable property; or
7 Page 7 of 60 (ii) all of the shares in a company- (aa) whose principal business consists of the ownership of immovable property; or (bb) which exercises control, as defined in section 26(6), over a company whose principal business consists of the ownership of immovable property; or (iii) a linked policy, to the extent that the policy benefits thereunder are determined by reference to the value of immovable property, constitutes, in the aggregate, 50 per cent or more of the market value of its assets; which derives 50 per cent or more of its income, in the aggregate, from- (i) investments in immovable property; (ii) investments in another company which derives 50 per cent or more of its income from investments in immovable property; or (iii) a linked policy to the extent that the policy benefits thereunder are determined by reference to the value of immovable property; or which exercises control, as defined in section 26(6), over a company referred to in paragraph or ; "put option" means an option contract under which the holder of the option contract has the right but not an obligation in accordance with the terms of the contract to sell (or to make a cash settlement in lieu thereof) the quantity of the underlying asset covered by the put option contract; "rules of SAFEX" mean the rules of SAFEX referred to in section 17 of the Financial Markets Control Act, 1989 (Act No. 55 of 1989); "shares" include share stock; "short position" means short position as defined in the rules of SAFEX. 2.2 General limitation on assets For the purposes of section 31(1), a long-term insurer shall have assets of the kinds specified in Schedule 1 having a market value which, when expressed as a percentage of the aggregate value of the relevant liabilities of the long-term insurer, does not exceed the percentage specified in column 2
8 Page 8 of 60 of the Table to this Part in relation to the particular kinds or categories of assets specified in column 1 of that Table. 2.3 Assets of asset-holding intermediary For the purposes of regulation 2.2 the assets of the kinds set out in Schedule 1 of an asset-holding intermediary of a long-term insurer, other than a claim thereof against that long-term insurer, shall be deemed to be assets of the long-term insurer- in place of the net loans made by it to the asset-holding intermediary, to the extent determined in accordance with the formula- A x C B in place of its shares, other than equity shares, in the asset-holding intermediary, to the extent determined in accordance with the formula- A x D B in place of its equity shares in the asset-holding intermediary, to the extent determined in accordance with the formula- F E x G in which formulae- A represents the market value of each asset or kind or category of asset specified in column 1 of the Table to this Part of the asset-holding intermediary; B represents the aggregate market value of all the assets of the asset-holding intermediary; C represents the amount of any claim arising from any net loans to the asset holding intermediary; D represents the value of shares, other than equity shares, held by the long-term insurer in the asset-holding intermediary, plus or minus the amount to be apportioned to those shares by virtue of the excess or shortfall of the assets of the asset-holding intermediary over its liabilities;
9 Page 9 of 60 E represents A minus the sum of the amounts determined in accordance with the formulae referred to in paragraphs and ; F represents the value of the equity shares held by the long-term insurer in the asset-holding intermediary; G represents the aggregate value of all equity shares of the asset-holding intermediary. 2.4 Liabilities of asset-holding intermediary For the purposes of regulation 2.2, the liabilities of an asset-holding intermediary of a long-term insurer, other than a claim of the long-term insurer against that asset-holding intermediary, shall be deemed to be liabilities of the long-term insurer to the extent determined in accordance with the formula- B A x C in which formula- A represents the aggregate value of those liabilities, plus the value of those of the shares, other than equity shares, in the asset-holding intermediary concerned, which are not owned by the long-term insurer concerned; B represents the value of the equity shares held by the long-term insurer in the asset-holding intermediary; C represents the aggregate value of all equity shares of the asset-holding intermediary. 2.5 Deemed assets For the purposes of regulation 2.2, there shall be deemed as assets of a long-term insurer, or, where appropriate, its asset-holding intermediary, in place of the market value of an asset thereof which is a linked policy, those assets of the particular kind of categories specified in Schedule 1 to the extent, in respect of each such particular kind or category, of an amount which bears the same proportion to the market value of the linked policy as each of those kinds or categories of assets by reference to the value of which the policy benefits are to be determined, is stated in terms of the policy (or, if not so stated, is estimated by the long-term insurer which is liable under the policy), bears to the total of all of the assets to which the policy is linked. 2.6 Futures contracts
10 Page 10 of 60 (1) For the purposes of regulation 2.2, a futures contract shall be deemed to be the asset or kind of asset to which the futures contract relates. The exposure in consequence of concluding a futures contract shall be included in the calculation of the overall exposure to the particular asset or category of assets concerned, and the assets of the kind specified in item 1, 2, 16(5)(d) or 18 of the Table to Schedule 1 shall be adjusted accordingly. The exposure arising from the use of a purchased futures contract (long position) shall be added, while assets of the kind specified in item 1, 2, 16(5)(d) or 18 of the Table to Schedule 1 shall be reduced, and the exposure arising from the use of a sold futures contract (short position) deducted from the particular asset or category of assets whilst the assets of the kind specified in item 1, 2, 16(5)(d) or 18 of the Table to Schedule 1 shall be increased. (2) The balance of any margin deposit shall be deemed to be an asset of the kinds specified in items 2 and 16(5) of the Table to Schedule 1. (3) For the purposes of this regulation "exposure" means the number of contracts x multiple x current price, where the current price shall be the "mark-to-market" as defined in the rules of SAFEX on the reporting date. 2.7 Option contracts (1) For the purposes of regulation 2.2, an option contract shall be deemed to be the asset or kind of asset to which the option contract relates. The exposure in consequence of concluding an option contract shall be included in the calculation of the overall exposure to the particular asset or category of assets concerned and the assets of the kind specified in item 1, 2, 16(5)(d) or 18 of the Table to Schedule 1 shall be adjusted accordingly. The exposure arising from the use of an option contract that results in a positive holding shall be added to the particular asset or category of assets while assets of the kind specified in item 1, 2, 16(5)(d) or 18 of the Table to Schedule 1 shall be reduced. The exposure arising from the use of an option contract that results in a negative holding shall be deducted from the particular asset or category of assets, while assets of the kind specified in item 1, 2, 16(5)(d) or 18 of the Table to Schedule 1 shall be increased. A positive holding constitutes a call option bought (long call) and a put option sold (short put), and a negative holding constitutes a call option sold (short call) and a put option bought (long put). (2) The balance of any margin shall be deemed to be an asset of the kinds specified in items 2 and 16(5) of the Table to Schedule 1. (3) For the purposes of this regulation "exposure" means the number of contracts x delta x the market value of the underlying asset or kind of assets where "delta" represents the change in option contract premium associated with one percentage point move in the market price of the underlying asset. 2.8 Other derivatives
11 Page 11 of 60 Any derivative in relation to which no basis for valuation has been provided in regulation 2.6 or 2.7 shall be- deemed to be the asset or kind of asset to which the derivative relates; and valued as determined by the Registrar. Table CATEGORIES OF ASSETS (Regulation 2.2) In this Table particular items or groups of items referred to in Schedule 1, or particular kinds of assets failing within the more general description of those categories in Schedule 1, are specified in column 1. The maximum permitted holding of those specified assets, calculated according to their market value and expressed as a percentage of the liabilities concerned, is specified in column 2. Asset limitation number Column 1 Relevant Schedule 1 - item Column 2 Percentage 01. Ex item 1: Krugerrand coins - in the aggregate Ex items 2 and In the aggregate in respect of any one institution In the aggregate in respect of margin deposits held with SAFEX 2,5 03. Item 3: In the aggregate Ex item 6: In the aggregate in respect of any one body, council or institution Item 7: In the aggregate Item 8: In the aggregate Item 9: In the aggregate 20
12 Page 12 of Item 10: In the aggregate Item 11: In the aggregate Ex item 12: In the aggregate in respect of any one body corporate Item 13: In the aggregate Ex items 14, 16(1), (2), (3) and (4), 17, 19 and 20: Immovable property, units in a unit trust scheme in property shares, loans or mortgage bonds to or shares or debentures or depository receipts or linked units or loan stock issued by a property company; and linked policies linked thereto In the aggregate In the aggregate in respect of any one property or property development project or property company Ex item 15: Computer equipment - in the aggregate Other assets - in the aggregate 2,5 14. Ex items 16(1), (2), (3) and (4), 17 and 20: Shares, convertible debentures or depository receipts or linked units or loan stock, issued by a body corporate, other than an assetholding intermediary, n.e.s., and units in a unit trust scheme in securities other than property shares; and linked policies linked thereto In the aggregate In the aggregate of those which are not listed on a licensed stock exchange or financial market in the Republic or are listed in the Development or Venture Capital Sectors of such an exchange or market In the aggregate of those which are listed on a licensed stock exchange or financial market in the Republic, otherwise than in the Development or Venture Capital Sectors thereof, and which are issued by any one body corporate which has a market capitalisation-
13 Page 13 of not exceeding R2 000 million exceeding R2 000 million Ex items 16(1) and (2), 19 and 20 and : Loans to, and claims against, or debentures, other than convertible debentures, issued by, associated companies - in the aggregate Ex item 20: Claims under long-term policies other than linked policies In the aggregate in respect of any one long-term insurer Ex items 16(1) and (2), 19 and 20 and : Claims against individuals, and claims against, loans to or debentures, other than convertible debentures, issued by, bodies corporate, n.e.s In the aggregate In the aggregate in respect of any one individual 0, In the aggregate in respect of any one body corporate Ex item 16(5): Securities, shares, credit balances, deposits, units, margin deposits In the aggregate Ex item 116(5): In the aggregate Ex item 16(5)(d): In the aggregate in respect of margin deposits 2, Ex item 116(5)(i): In the aggregate Ex item 16(5)(ii) and In the aggregate In the aggregate of shares, convertible debentures or depository 5 receipts or linked units or loan stock which are listed in a regulated market in a country other than the Republic which the Registrar has approved or are listed in the Development or Venture Capital Sectors of a stock exchange outside the Republic, which the Registrar has approved, and which are issued by any one body corporate incorporated outside the Republic; and linked policies linked thereto - in the aggregate In the aggregate of shares, convertible debentures or depository receipts or linked units or loan stock which are listed on a stock exchange outside the Republic, which the Registrar has approved,
14 Page 14 of 60 and which are issued by any one body corporate incorporated outside the Republic which has a market capitalisation; and linked policies linked thereto not exceeding R2 000 million exceeding R2 000 million In the aggregate of securities, other than convertible debentures or 5 depository receipts or linked units or loan stock, which are listed in a regulated market in a country other than the Republic or on a stock exchange outside the Republic, which the Registrar has approved, and which are issued by any one body corporate incorporated outside the Republic; and linked policies linked thereto - in the aggregate in respect of any one body corporate 19. Items 16(5)(d) and 18: In the aggregate in respect of margin deposits 2,5 20. Ex items 14, 16(1), (2), (3), (4) and (5)(ii) and and 17: In the aggregate Ex items 14,15, 16(1), (2), (3), (4) and (5)(ii) and, 17, 19 and 20: In the aggregate In respect of any one asset the kind of which is not subjected elsewhere in this Table to a specific limitation 2,5 PART 3 LIMITATION ON REMUNERATION TO INTERMEDIARIES (Section 49) PART 3A POLICIES OTHER THAN POLICIES TO WHICH PART 3B APPLIES (Heading inserted by regulation 1.1 of Government Notice R952 of 2008) 3.1 Application of this Part 3A, and definitions (Heading substituted by regulation 1.2 of Government Notice R952 of 2008) This Part 3A applies to policies, components and benefit components other than those to which Part 3B applies, and unless the context indicates otherwise - (Sentence following the heading substituted by regulation 1.2 of Government Notice R952 of 2008)
15 Page 15 of 60 "administrative work" means work in connection with the handling of enquiries, maintaining administrative records and the receipt and processing of claims under a group scheme; "annualised premium", in relation to a group scheme or fund policy, means 12/m of the total premiums payable under the group scheme or fund policy during a scheme year, excluding transfer values inwards and credits arising in the group scheme or fund policy to employers of fund members in consequence of the withdrawal of members; "benefit component" means each separately identifiable kind of policy benefit undertaken to be provided under a particular kind of policy; component means a part of a policy, if any, where that part provides a policy benefit for which an identifiable, separate premium is payable; (Definition of component inserted by regulation 1.2 of Government Notice R952 of 2008) "compulsory", in relation to an annuity, means that there is an obligation in terms of the rules of a fund to enter into a policy which provides the annuity; "credit scheme" means a group scheme under which every life insured is indebted to or a surety of the policyholder whose insurable interest as policyholder arises solely from that indebtedness or suretyship; "fund member policy" means an individual policy- of which a fund is the policyholder; under which a specified member of the fund (or the surviving spouse, children, dependants or nominees of the member) is the life insured; and which is entered into by the fund exclusively for the purpose of funding that fund's liability to the member (or the surviving spouse, children, dependants or nominees of the member) in terms of the rules of that fund; "group scheme" means a scheme or arrangement which provides for the entering into of one or more policies, other than an individual policy, in terms of which two or more persons without an insurable interest in each other, for the purposes of the scheme, are the lives insured; immediate annuity means an annuity that is paid under a policy, where the first payment period begins within 12 months after the policy has been entered into; (Definition of immediate annuity inserted by regulation 1.2 of Government Notice R952 of 2008)
16 Page 16 of 60 "independent intermediary" means a person, other than a representative, rendering services as intermediary; "individual policy" means a policy under which a particular person is the life insured, or two or more particular persons having an insurable interest in each other are the lives insured jointly; "investment policy" means a policy other than a policy which is an excluded policy as defined in Part 5A; (Definition of investment policy substituted by regulation 1.2(d) of Government Notice R952 of 2008) "m" means the number of months in a scheme year; "multiple premium policy" means a policy under which the premium is payable in two or more amounts; "policy" means a long-term policy other than a reinsurance policy; "policy benefit has the meaning assigned to it in the Act, but excludes a loan in respect of the policy, or a consideration payable upon the full or partial surrender of the policy; (Definition of policy benefit inserted by regulation 1.2(e) of Government Notice R952 of 2008) "premium", in relation to a premium period, means the premium which is payable and received under that policy in respect of every separately identifiable benefit component of that policy; "premium-paying term", in relation to a multiple premium policy, other than a group scheme or fund policy, means the whole period during which the several amounts of premium are payable, determined by reference to- the longer of- (i) 10 years; or (ii) the number of complete years in the period extending from the date of commencement of the first premium period of the policy to a date- (aa) in the case of a fund member policy, 66 years; or (bb) in any other case, 75 years, after the date of birth of the life insured under the policy; or if it is stated in or ascertainable from the written provisions of the policy at its commencement, and is a shorter period than that determined in accordance with paragraph, the shorter of-
17 Page 17 of 60 (i) the particular limited period for which those several amounts of premium are expressed to be payable; or (ii) the period during which those several amounts of premium must be paid before there shall or may- (aa) be provided a policy benefit, otherwise than upon the death of, or upon the occurrence of a health event or a disability event in relation to a life insured under the policy; or (bb) be paid, upon the surrender of the policy, consideration the amount of which is stated in or ascertainable from written provisions of the policy at its commencement; "premium period", in relation to a policy other than a group scheme or a fund policy, means one of a succession of periods of time, each of 12 months' duration, the first of which commences on, and ends 12 months after, the date on which the policy is entered into or, if it is a later date, the date on which the obligation of the long-term insurer becomes operative; "primary commission" means commission which is payable generally in respect of all policies in accordance with this Part other than secondary commission; "rendering services as intermediary" means the performance by a person other than a long-term insurer or a policyholder, on behalf of a long-term insurer or a policyholder, of any act directed towards entering into, maintaining or servicing a policy or collecting, accounting for or paying premiums or providing administrative services in relation to a policy, and includes the performance of such an act in relation to a fund, a member of a fund and the agreement between the member and the fund; "replacement event" means a causal event resulting in the levying of a causal event charge in excess of 15% of the investment value or materially equivalent value of a policy, where 'causal event', 'causal event charge' and 'investment value' have the meanings assigned to them in Part 5A and 'materially equivalent value' means the value contemplated in sub-regulation 5.2(2) of Part 5A; (Definition of replacement event substituted by regulation 1.2(f) of Government Notice R952 of 2008) "replacement policy" means a multiple premium policy which is an investment policy, where the policyholder is or was either the policyholder or the life insured in respect of any other investment policy, and where a replacement event occurs in respect of that other investment policy within a period of 4 months before or after the replacement policy is entered into; "representative" means a person-
18 Page 18 of 60 employed or engaged by a long-term insurer for the purpose of rendering services as intermediary only in relation to policies entered into or to be entered into by- (i) that insurer; (ii) another insurer which is a subsidiary or holding company of that insurer; or (iii) another insurer which has entered into a written agreement with that insurer in terms of which persons employed or engaged by that insurer may render services as intermediary in relation to the other insurer's policies; on conditions of employment or engagement complying with the principle of "Equivalence of Reward", in terms whereof the remuneration paid by an insurer, whether in cash or in kind, shall substantially be in accordance with this Part, as determined by the Registrar, but excludes such a person in respect of whom the Registrar has made a determination under regulation 3.2(5); retirement annuity fund means a retirement annuity fund as defined in the Income Tax Act, 1962; (Definition of retirement annuity fund inserted by regulation 1.2(g) of Government Notice R952 of 2008) "Scale A" means the scale of commission set out in Annexure 2 to this Part; "secondary commission" means commission which is payable, in addition to primary commission, in respect of certain policies only, as provided in and subject to this Part; "scheme year", in relation to a group scheme or a fund policy, means a period- commencing on the later of - (i) the date that the fund policy or group scheme is entered into with the long-term insurer concerned, or any anniversary of that date; or (ii) the date of the appointment of an independent intermediary for the purposes of rendering services as intermediary in relation to the group scheme or fund policy; and ending on the earlier of- (i) the day preceding the commencement of the next scheme year; (ii) the date of termination of the group scheme or fund policy with that long-term insurer; or
19 Page 19 of 60 (iii) the date of termination of the appointment of the independent intermediary rendering services as intermediary in relation to that group scheme or fund policy; "single premium policy" means a policy under which the premium is payable in one amount only; "Table" means the Table set out in Annexure 1 to this Part; "term cover" means a policy under which a long-term insurer undertakes to provide policy benefits only upon- the life of a life insured having ended; the life of a life insured having begun; a health event occurring; or (d) a disability event occurring, during a specified period only; this Part means this Part 3A; (Definition of this Part inserted by regulation 1.2(h) of Government Notice R952 of 2008) "tied", in relation to a compulsory annuity, means that there is an obligation to enter into the policy concerned with a particular insurer and no other. 3.2 General limitations (1) No consideration shall, directly or indirectly, be provided to, or accepted by or on behalf of, an independent intermediary for rendering services as intermediary, otherwise than by way of the payment of commission in monetary form. (2) No commission shall be paid or accepted otherwise than in accordance generally with this Part and more particularly as specified in the Table. (3) Irrespective of how many persons render services as intermediary in relation to a policy, the total commission payable in respect of that policy shall not exceed the maximum commission payable in terms of regulation 3.4. (4) No secondary commission shall be paid or accepted- in respect of a single premium policy;
20 Page 20 of 60 except in the case of a policy and benefit component of a kind specified in items 1.1, 2.1, 3.1 and 5.1 of the Table; if the policy concerned has terminated before the commencement of its second premium period. (5) The Registrar may by notice determine that a person or long-term insurer is not complying with the principle of "Equivalence of Reward. 3.3 Time of payment of commission (1) Primary commission shall not be paid or accepted before- the first premium period has commenced; or the premium in respect of which it is payable has been received by the long-term insurer concerned, except that, in the discretion of that insurer- (i) in the case of a policy and benefit component of a kind specified in items 1.1, 2.1, 3.1 and 5.1 of the Table, primary commission may be paid and accepted in one or more amounts after the policy has been entered into; (ii) in the case of a group scheme or fund policy, primary commission in respect of a particular scheme year may be paid and accepted in one or more amounts after the policy has been entered into; and (iii) in any other case, primary commission in respect of a particular premium period may be paid in one or more payments and accepted after the commencement of that premium period. (2) Secondary commission may be paid and accepted in one or more amounts after the second premium period has commenced, at the discretion of the long-term insurer. (3) If the full amount of primary or secondary commission is paid in more than one amount aggregating to that full amount, the long-term insurer concerned may pay interest at 15 per cent per annum, or such other rate of interest as may be prescribed by the Registrar from time to time, compounded annually from the earliest date on which the full amount could have been paid, on any outstanding amount, until the full amount has been paid. 3.4 Maximum commission payable
21 Page 21 of 60 (1) No primary commission shall exceed, in respect of each kind of policy and benefit component specified in column 2 of the Table, an amount arrived at by applying, in the case of- a single premium policy, other than a fund policy and a group scheme, the percentage specified in column 3 of the Table to the amount of the premium concerned; a multiple premium policy, other than a fund policy and a group scheme, the percentage specified in column 4 of the Table to the total amount of the premium payable during the premium-paying term, calculated as if the premium payable during the first premium period were payable at that level throughout the premium- paying term of the policy, which commission may be paid and accepted in one or more amounts at the discretion of the long- term insurer: Provided that such commission shall not exceed, in the case of a policy and benefit component specified in items 1.1, 2.1, 3.1 and 5.1 of the Table, an amount equal to the percentage specified in column 5 of the Table of the premium payable during the first premium period of the policy; or a fund policy or a group scheme, an amount which shall not exceed 12/m of the aggregate commission on the annualised premium as provided for in Scale A. (2) No secondary commission shall exceed one-third of the amount of the primary commission paid in respect of the policy and benefit component concerned: Provided that if such commission is paid and accepted in more than one amount, the value thereof discounted at 15 per cent per annum, or such other rate of interest as may be prescribed by the Registrar from time to time, compounded annually to the beginning of the second premium period of the policy, shall not exceed one third of the value of the primary commission excluding interest. 3.5 Adjustment and refund of commission (1) If the provisions of a multiple premium policy are varied so that the total amount of the premium which was payable during the premium- paying term of the policy and which was used for the purpose of the calculation of commission in terms of regulation 3.4(1), is, for any reason- increased, the primary and secondary commission payable in relation to that increase shall be dealt with in terms of this Part as if- (i) the total amount of the increase payable during the remainder of the premium-paying term were the only premium payable under the policy; and (ii) the premium period in which that variation becomes operative were the first premium period of the policy; or reduced, with effect from a date before the end of the second premium period of the policy-
22 Page 22 of 60 (i) the primary commission previously calculated in terms of regulation 3.4(1) to be payable shall be recalculated in accordance with this Part in relation to the total amount of premium as so reduced and any amount of commission which has been paid, or would have been payable had the reduction not occurred, and which exceeds the amount payable in accordance with the recalculation, shall be determined by the insurer concerned; such part of that amount as exceeds the percentage in column A of the Table in subregulation (2) shall be reversed and, if already paid, shall be refunded to the insurer by the person to whom it was paid; (ii) the secondary commission previously calculated in terms of regulation 3.4(2) to be payable, shall be recalculated in accordance with this Part in relation to the total amount of primary commission as reduced in accordance with subparagraph (i) and any amount of commission which has been paid, or would have been payable had the reduction not occurred, and which exceeds the amount payable in accordance with the recalculation shall be determined by the insurer concerned; such part of that amount as exceeds the percentage in column B of the Table in subregulation (2) shall be reversed and, if already paid, shall be refunded to the insurer by the person to whom it was paid. (2) If a premium or any part thereof is- (i) for any reason refunded by the long-term insurer or, in the case of a multiple premium policy which is not- (aa) a fund policy, or (bb) a fund member policy other than a fund member policy which funds a retirement annuity fund, or (cc) a policy in respect of which commission has been paid only after each premium in respect of which it is payable has been received by the long-term insurer concerned (including but not limited to a replacement policy), for any reason not paid on its due date, including that the policy has been made paid-up or surrendered, but excluding termination upon a health event, a disability event or the death of a life insured, during the first two premium periods in the case of a policy referred to in items 1.1, 2.1, 3.1 and 5.1 of the Table, the commission payable in terms of this Part shall be recalculated by reference to the scale and shall not exceed the percentage of maximum commission in column A or B, respectively, and any amount of commission which has already been paid in excess of the commission as so recalculated,
23 Page 23 of 60 shall be reversed by the long-term insurer and refunded to it by the person to whom it was paid: Premiums received with an equivalent value to monthly premiums for- Column A Maximum percentage of primary commission payable Column B Maximum percentage of secondary commission payable 0-6 months nil not applicable 7 months 29,17 not applicable 8 months 33,33 not applicable 9 months 37,5 not applicable 10 months 41,67 not applicable 11 months 45,83 not applicable 12 months 50 not applicable 13 months 54,17 8,3 14 months 58,33 16,7 15 months 62, months 66,67 33,3 17 months 70,83 41,7 18 months months 79,17 58,3 20 months 83,33 66,7 21 months 87,5 75
24 Page 24 of months 91,67 83,3 23 months 95,83 91,7 24 months (ii) in the case of any policy not mentioned in subparagraph (i), for any reason refunded by the long-term insurer, or for any reason not paid on its due date, any commission paid by the long-term insurer shall be reversed and refunded to it by the person to whom it was paid; Subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of paragraph shall- (i) not apply to the extent that, and for so long as, payment of an unpaid premium is effected by means of the maintenance of the policy in force as contemplated in section 52(2) or (3); (ii) be deemed not to have been applicable if and to the extent that, any premium or part thereof which was unpaid is later paid to the long-term insurer, and in that event any reversed commission refunded to the long-term insurer may again be paid to the person by whom it was refunded. 3.6 Special provisions concerning fund and fund member policies (1) No commission shall be paid or accepted in relation to so much of the premium payable under a fund policy as has already borne commission under a prior, substituted fund policy. (2) The commission payable in respect of a fund policy or a fund member policy, as provided for in this Part shall be reduced by the value of any consideration provided by the fund concerned, or its members, for services rendered as intermediary in connection with the agreement whereby the fund assumed the obligation concerned to the member. 3.7 Commission when policy has different benefit components If, in respect of a policy which comprises more than one benefit component, it is not specified in or ascertainable from the written provisions of the policy what portion of the total premium payable is attributable to the different benefit components, the commission payable in terms of this Part shall not exceed that which would have been so payable had the policy comprised, and had the total premium been attributable to, only that benefit component which most closely reflects the main purpose of the policy to the exclusion of other subordinate purposes of the policy. 3.8 Voidness of certain agreements
25 Page 25 of 60 Any agreement, scheme or arrangement to provide consideration for the rendering of services as intermediary otherwise than in accordance with this Part shall be void. 3.9 Special provisions concerning replacement policies (1) Commission may only be paid in respect of a replacement policy as a level percentage of the premiums received, and may only be paid once the premium in respect of which it is payable has been received by the long-term insurer concerned, whether or not- the replacement policy comprises more than one benefit component; or the portion of the total premium attributable to the different benefit components of the replacement policy is specified in or ascertainable from the written provisions of the policy. (2) The total amount of commission paid on a replacement policy may not exceed the total of the primary and secondary commission that would have been payable in terms of this Part in respect of a policy other than a replacement policy; and in determining such total amount, the long-term insurer concerned may include interest at 15 per cent per annum, or such other rate of interest as may be prescribed by the Registrar from time to time, compounded annually from the earliest date on which the full amount of primary or secondary commission could have been paid if the policy was not a replacement policy, until such full amount has been paid. (3) In the event of commission on a replacement policy being paid or accepted otherwise than in accordance with this Part, whether due to the fact that the long-term insurer was not aware at the time of payment that the policy in question was a replacement policy, or for any other reason, then any commission paid by the long-term insurer in excess of the commission payable in accordance with this Part, or paid earlier than permitted in this Part, shall upon identification of the excess or early payment, be reversed and refunded to the long-term insurer by the person to whom it was paid. ANNEXURE 1 TABLE Item Kind of policy and Maximum percentage Notes benefit component Single Multiple premium policy Up-front Secondary
26 Page 26 of 60 premium payment commission: policy reg reg 3.2(4) 3.3(4)(i) applicable Basic Limit per applicable percentage proviso to reg 3.4(1) Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 % % % 1 Individual policy, not elsewhere specified 1.1 not immediate yes* yes* annuity 1.2 immediate annuity not compulsory 1.5 not applicable compulsory, not tied 1.5 not applicable compulsory, tied. nil not 2 Fund member policy 2.1 funding a retirement annuity fund upon entry, not a transfer upon entry, a transfer from a fund other than retirement annuity fund to a fund chosen by the member applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable yes* yes* 1.5 not applicable not applicable no no no no no no no no a fund not chosen by the member nil not applicable not applicable no no upon entry, a transfer from another retirement annuity fund 2.2 not funding a nil not applicable not applicable no no retirement annuity fund
27 Page 27 of upon entry, not a transfer yes* yes* upon entry, a transfer from another fund 1.5 not applicable not applicable no no 3 Life policy providing term cover only, which is 3.1 an individual policy yes* yes* 3.2 incorporated in a group scheme which is a credit scheme with administrative not no no work applicable without not no no administrative work applicable which is not a credit Scale A Scale A not no no scheme applicable 4 Fund Policy Scale A Scale A not no no applicable 5 Health policy and disability policy 5.1 individual, other than yes yes term cover only 5.2 term cover only individual nil no no incorporated in a group scheme which is a credit scheme with administrative not no no work applicable without not no no administrative work applicable which is not a credit Scale A Scale A not no no scheme applicable 6 Sinking fund policy nil no no
28 Page 28 of 60 7 Assistance policy no no Notes to Annexure 1: An asterisk (*) denotes excluding a replacement policy A dash (-) denotes that there is no limit. "nil" denotes that no commission may be paid. A policy, other than one that provides an immediate annuity, that is a fund member policy or a fund policy falls under item 2 or 4, as the case may be, irrespective whether it can fall also under another item. A policy that provides an immediate annuity that is a fund member policy or a fund policy attracts the commission referred to in item 1.2. Item applies with effect from 1 March (Annexure 1 substituted by regulation 1.3 of Government Notice R952 of 2008) ANNEXURE 2 SCALE A 1. Normal commission MAXIMUM COMMISSION AS PERCENTAGE OF ANNUALISED PREMIUM UNDER A GROUP ANNUALISED PREMIUM OF WHICH THE AMOUNT- SCHEME OR FUND POLICY EXCEEDS DOES NOT EXCEED % R R 7, , , , , UNLIMITED 2. Special commission In addition to the normal commission contemplated in paragraph 1, there may be paid, once only and only in respect of the period of 12 months following the date on which the group scheme or fund policy is established, a special commission equal to the lesser of- 7,5 per cent of the total premium payable during that period of 12 months; or R (Part 3 amended by Government Notice R197 of 2000) (Part 3 amended by regulation 2 of Government Notice R164 of 2002)
29 Page 29 of 60 (Part 3 amended by Government Notice R1208 and 1209 of 2003) (Part 3 substituted by regulation 1 of Government Notice R186 of 2007) (Part 3 effectually renumbered to Part 3A by Government Notice R952 of 2008) PART 3B INVESTMENT POLICIES THAT STARTED ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY Application of this Part 3B, and definitions (1) This Part 3B applies to investment policies that started on or after 1 January 2009, but except only for purposes of regulation 3.15(4), does not apply to risk components of such investment policies. (2) In this Part 3B, unless defined differently in this Part 3B or unless the context indicates otherwise, any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in Part 3A or 5B has the meaning assigned to it in that Part, and discount term, in relation to a multiple premium policy, means the period that begins on the premium commencement date and: in the case of a fund member policy, is a period of 25 years or, if it is shorter, the period for which the premium is to be paid specified in the policy, or determinable from its written provisions, as at the start of the policy; or in the case of a policy other than a fund member policy, is a period of 15 years or, if it is shorter, the period for which the premium is to be paid specified in the policy, or determinable from its written provisions, as at the start of the policy; fund member policy has the meaning assigned to it in Part 5A; insurer means a long-term insurer; investment policy has the meaning assigned to it in Part 5B; member has the meaning assigned to it in Part 5A; payment date, in relation to a premium, means the date on which that premium must be paid in terms of the policy; preservation fund means a pension preservation fund or a provident preservation fund, which terms have the meanings assigned to it in section 1 of the Income Tax Act, 1962 (Act No. 58 of 1962); risk component means a component that on its own constitutes an excluded policy;
30 Page 30 of 60 Table means the table accompanying this Part; and this Part means this Part 3B General prescriptions (1) Remuneration for rendering services as intermediary may be paid by or on behalf of an insurer, and received by an independent intermediary - only in accordance with this Part; only after the policy has started; and only as commission in monetary form. (2) Remuneration for rendering services as intermediary, whether in cash or in kind, may be paid by or on behalf of an insurer to its representatives only on a basis of equivalence of reward, and must be paid substantially in accordance with this Part. The Registrar may by notice in the Government Gazette determine that an insurer is not complying with paragraph. (3) The total commission per policy may not exceed the maximum prescribed by this Part, irrespective whether more than one independent intermediary or representative renders services in respect of that policy. (4) If a policy has two or more components, each component must for the purposes of this Part, and where applicable, for the purposes of Part 3A, be dealt with as if it were a separate policy. (5) If a policy (that does not have two or more components) or a component provides more than one type of policy benefit, and one or more of these benefits is a benefit other than a risk benefit, the maximum commission in respect of that policy or component must be determined in accordance with this Part. (6) Any agreement, scheme or arrangement to offer, provide, accept, pay, or receive remuneration, otherwise than in accordance with this Part, is void Maximum commission (1) The maximum commission that may be paid in respect of a multiple premium policy, is an amount equal to 5% of each premium.