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Insurance Companies Act

Version of section 590 from 2003-01-01 to 2007-04-19:


Marginal note:Saving for existing foreign composite companies

  •  (1) Notwithstanding section 589, subsections 573(4) and 588(2) permit a foreign company to which was issued under the Foreign Insurance Companies Act or Part VIII of the Canadian and British Insurance Companies Act a certificate of registry or other authorization specifying both risks in Canada falling within the class of life insurance and risks in Canada falling within some other class of insurance, other than accident and sickness insurance, accident insurance, personal accident insurance and sickness insurance, to insure those risks.

  • Marginal note:Separate accounts for life insurance

    (2) A foreign company referred to in subsection (1) shall maintain an account and funds in respect of the insurance of risks falling within the classes of life insurance and accident and sickness insurance, accident insurance, personal accident insurance and sickness insurance separately from those maintained in respect of the insurance of risks falling within any other class of insurance.


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