s 22 Regulation of premiums under life policies and long-term accident and health policies
22.—(1) A direct insurer licensed to carry on life business must not issue a life policy or a long-term accident and health policy of any description, being a Singapore policy or an offshore policy, if the premium chargeable under the policy is not in accordance with rates fixed with the approval of the actuary appointed under section 35 or, where no rates have been so fixed for policies of that description issued by the insurer, is not a premium approved for the policy by the actuary.[23/2003; 11/2013] (2) The Authority may, by written notice, require a direct insurer licensed to carry on life business to obtain and provide it within the time specified in the notice with —(a) a report by the actuary appointed under section 35 as to the suitability of the rates of premium for the time being chargeable by the insurer for any description of life policy or long-term accident and health policy; and (b) if the actuary considers that the rates of premium are not suitable or not in accordance with sound insurance principles, a report as to the rates of premium which the actuary approves for that description of policy.[23/2003; 11/2013] (3) For the purpose of subsection (1), regard must be had to any report referred to in subsection (2) to the exclusion of any previous approval or report.[23/2003] (4) For each occasion on which an insurer issues a policy in contravention of this section, the insurer shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $25,000.[24 [23/2003; 11/2013]