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ARTICLE · 30 JULY 1996

Captive Insurance Fact Sheet - British Columbia

United KingdomWealth Management
Legislation               Insurance (Captive Company) Act

Supervisory Jurisdiction  Financial Institutions Commission

Application to            Deputy Superintendent, Insurance and
                          International Financial Business

Data includes             -  Application form
                          -  Names of persons owning shares in the 
                             company, the type and extent of their 
                             ownership, and their voting power
                          -  Biographical profile for each officer, 
                             director and manager of the captive and 
                             for officers and directors of the 
                             management company
                          -  A detailed business plan (3 years)
                          -  Certificate of Incorporation, Memorandum 
                             and Articles
                          -  Application for approval to perform 
                             actuarial and audit services

Reporting Requirements    Annually file:
                          -  audited financial statements
                          -  actuarial statement
                          -  registration renewal form

Restriction on Business   -  No third party business
                          -  All classes of insurance within 
                             Insurance Act, except:
                             a) surety insurance other than 
                                reinsurance of surety insurance
                             b) life, sickness, disability or 
                                personal accident insurance other 
                                than within a Group, and
                             c) insurance of motor vehicles, other 
                                than fleet insurance by a corporation

Capitalisation            Minimum shareholders equity of Can $200,000
                          Minimum reserve of             Can $100,000

Minimum Solvency          None specified

Fees                      1) Application                     Can $500
                          2) Registration                  Can $2,500
                          3) Renewal of Application        Can $2,500

Currency                  Can $1.00 = US $0.73

Taxation                  Federal 29%, Provincial 16%
                          (Refund available on application for non-
                          Canadian Associations and Groups)

Location                  West coast of Canada on the Pacific Rim

Administration            Established infrastructure

For further information contact Jenny Hill tel: +44 (0) 171 488 8866, fax: +44 (0) 171 488 8968 or visit the Willis Corroon web site, at Click Contact Link , or enter a text search 'Willis Corroon' and 'Business Monitor'.

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