2023-06-11
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The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) issued Decision No. 467 of 2023 to formally reconstitute the Committee for Approving Insurance Products, appointing Dr. Islam Azzam as chair and specifying seven additional committee members alongside a technical secretary. The decree mandates the newly formed committee to evaluate and approve applications for life, property, liability, and micro-insurance products, as well as banking insurance marketing contracts and Egyptian Insurance Union meeting minutes. Effective immediately upon issuance on June 11, 2023, this decision supersedes prior decrees and establishes a biweekly meeting schedule to ensure continuous oversight of product launches in the Egyptian insurance market.
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Issued on 11/6/2023
Chairman of the Financial Regulatory Authority Having reviewed the Law on Supervision and Control of Insurance in Egypt issued by Law No. 10 of 1981 and its executive regulations, and its amendments; And the Law on Regulating Supervision over Non-Banking Financial Markets and Instruments issued by Law No. 10 of 2009; And the Presidential Decision No. 192 of 2009 issuing the Basic System of the Financial Regulatory Authority; And the FRA Chairman's Decision No. 285 of 2019 regarding the establishment of the Committee for Approving Insurance Products; And the FRA Chairman's Decision No. 1550 of 2022 regarding the reconstitution of the Committee for Approving Insurance Products; And the FRA Chairman's Decision No. (1528) of 2022 regarding the determination of the competencies of Dr. the Chairman, Deputy Chairmen, and Assistants,
To reconstitute the Committee for Approving Insurance Products, chaired by Dr. Islam Azzam – Deputy Chairman of the Authority, and comprising:
Mr./Adv. Reda Abdel Moeity
Senior Advisor to the Chairman (Deputy Committee Chair)
Dr./Adel Mohamed Hussein
Head of the Central Administration for Supervision and Control of Insurance Companies.
Dr./Mahmoud Samaha
Head of the Central Administration for Supervision and Control of Private Insurance Funds.
Mr./Khaled Tahamy
Head of the Central Administration for Reinsurance.
Mr./Hatim Mohamed Nour El-Din
Head of the Central Administration for Company Establishment and Licensing.
Mr./Osama Bayoumi
Supervisor of the Central Administration for Insurance Products Approval.
Mr./Ahmed Yasser Kamel
Supervisor of the General Administration for Actuarial Expertise.
The Technical Secretariat duties are performed by Mr. Noha Mahmoud – General Manager for Micro Insurance Products Approval.
The Committee may, in performing its duties, utilize the services of any person it deems appropriate from within the Authority, without such person having a voting right in decision-making.
The Committee considers matters referred to it by the Chairman or his Deputy, specifically:
The Committee for Approving Insurance Products shall convene at least once every two weeks, unless circumstances dictate otherwise. The Committee performs its assigned duties, and the agenda and discussed topics are prepared at least one day prior to each session. The minutes of the Committee's meetings are approved by the Deputy Chairman of the Authority.
The application of FRA Chairman's Decision No. (1550) of 2022 mentioned above is hereby repealed, as well as any decision contradicting it.
This Decision shall take effect from the date of its issuance, and competent authorities are tasked with implementing it according to their respective jurisdictions.
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Source: Financial Regulatory Authority Egypt — original document · Summary generated with machine assistance and reviewed before publication; the authoritative text is the regulator's original document. How RegAlert works
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