17.01.2015 Views

The Insurance Act, 2005 - Bahamas Financial Services Board

The Insurance Act, 2005 - Bahamas Financial Services Board

The Insurance Act, 2005 - Bahamas Financial Services Board

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

-14-<br />

exercise competence, diligence and sound<br />

judgement in fulfilling his<br />

responsibilities in relation to<br />

insurance business and whose<br />

relationship with an insurance company<br />

will not threaten the interests of<br />

policyholders; and for the purposes of<br />

this paragraph, the Commission shall<br />

have regard to any evidence that he has-<br />

(i) engaged in any business<br />

practices appearing to the<br />

Commission to be deceitful or<br />

oppressive or otherwise<br />

improper which reflect<br />

discredit to his method of<br />

conducting business;<br />

(ii) contravened any provision of<br />

any enactment designed for the<br />

protection of the public<br />

against financial loss due to<br />

dishonesty, incompetence or<br />

malpractice by persons<br />

concerned in the provision of<br />

insurance, investment or other<br />

financial services, or in the<br />

management of companies or due<br />

to bankruptcy.<br />

(4) For the purposes of this <strong>Act</strong>, the following<br />

persons shall be treated as being associated with a given<br />

person (“A”) and he with them, and shall be so treated<br />

notwithstanding that at the relevant time any of the persons<br />

in question (not being individuals) had not yet come into

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!