Headlines 13/05/2023 10:21 SA

New regulation of Vietnam on insurance products for low-income persons

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On May 5, 2023, the Government of Vietnam promulgated Decree No. 21/2023/ND-CP on microinsurance.

According to the Decree, the maximum insurance payout and premium of microinsurance products are as follows:

-  Insurance payout under insurance contracts of products:

+ Microinsurance products for protection from life and health risks: the payout shall not exceed 5 times the income per capita as prescribed by standards of near-poor households in urban areas at the implementation time of the product.

+ Microinsurance products for protection from asset risks shall not exceed the market price of the insured asset at the time of insurance participation and shall not exceed 5 times the income per capita as prescribed by standards of near-poor households in urban areas at the implementation time of the product.

- Annual insurance premium:

+ The annual insurance premium of each insurance contract of a microinsurance product shall not exceed 5% of the income per capita as prescribed by standards of near-poor households in urban areas

+ Attention: Insurance premiums shall be corresponding to insurance benefits.

Term of microinsurance products

Life insurers may provide microinsurance products for protection from life and health risks with a term of up to 5 years

Non-life insurers and branches of foreign non-life insurers may provide:

- Microinsurance products for protection from life and health risks with a term of up to 1 year;

- Microinsurance products for protection from asset risks with a term of up to 5 years.
Health insurers may provide:

- Microinsurance products for protection from life risks with a term of up to 1 year;

- Microinsurance products for protection from health risks with a term of up to 5 years.

Mutuals providing microinsurance products may only provide microinsurance products with a term of up to 1 year.

See more details in Decree No. 21/2023/ND-CP of the Government of Vietnam, effective as of May 5, 2023.

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