REGULATION N°001/2010 OF 28/01/2010 RELATING TO MARKET CAPACITY FACILITATION FOR FOREIGN INSURERS | 001/2010 OF 28/01/2010 — Rwanda law | Esheria

REGULATION N°001/2010 OF 28/01/2010 RELATING TO MARKET CAPACITY FACILITATION FOR FOREIGN INSURERS

Insurance business and insurance intermediary business may not be carried out without a required license, no one may pose as an insurer or intermediary unless authorized, and insurance brokers must confirm the insurer is licensed or Central Bank authorized.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Regulation
Citation
001/2010 OF 28/01/2010
Status
Not in force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
mul
Updated
Official source
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Insurance business and insurance intermediary business may not be carried out without a required license, no one may pose as an insurer or intermediary unless authorized, and insurance brokers must confirm the insurer is licensed or Central Bank authorized. The Central Bank may allow insurance to be placed with foreign insurers only if local insurers cannot underwrite the risk and the coverage is not available locally; no facilitation is allowed for compulsory insurance coverage in Rwanda. Foreign insurers and licensed insurance brokers must submit a facilitation application to the Central Bank for prior approval before certain insurance-related activities. The Central Bank may consider listed factors when evaluating a foreign insurer’s application for facilitation. The Central Bank may consider listed factors when evaluating a licensed insurance broker’s application for facilitation.