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Insurance Act, 2017 (Act No. 18 of 2017)

Chapter 5 : Governance

Part 2 : Additional governance requirements for representative offices of branches of foreign reinsurers and Lloyd's

34. Representative office

 

(1) A foreign reinsurer that is licensed to conduct reinsurance business or Lloyd’s must establish a representative office in the Republic.

 

(2)
(a) A foreign reinsurer or Lloyd’s must appoint, and at all times have, a representative and a deputy representative.
(b) A representative and a deputy representative must be natural persons permanently residing in the Republic for as long as he or she remains a representative and a deputy representative.

 

(3) The representative must—
(a) ensure compliance—
(i) with South African legislation, including this Act and any other legislation regulating the conduct of insurers; and
(ii) by the trustee or trustees with South African legislation, including this Act and the trust deed referred to in section 41; and
(b) notify the Prudential Authority in writing of any non-compliance in terms of paragraph (a).

 

(4) The Prudential Authority may prescribe requirements relating to the roles, responsibilities and functions of a representative and deputy representative in addition to those specified in subsection (3).