Full details of the fees payable under the Insurance Laws (and other legislation administered by the Commission) appear in the The Financial Services Commission (Fees) Regulations, 2011 and The Protected Cell Companies and Incorporated Cell Companies (Fees for Insurers) Regulations, 2010, but for ease of reference a summary is shown in the table below.
Regulatory Fees with effect from 1 January 2012
Application Fees
| Type |
|
Fee |
Insurance Manager |
|
£ 4,690 |
Insurer/Reinsurer/Captive |
|
£ 5,040 |
Protected Cell Company (PCC) |
|
£ 5,040 |
Incorporated Cell Company (ICC) |
|
£ 5,040 |
Cell of a PCC |
|
£ 1,420 |
Cell of an ICC |
|
£ 1,420 |
Domestic Insurer |
|
£ 2,840 |
Intermediary |
|
£ 4,740 |
Additional Category of Intermediary Licence |
|
|
|
General - Personal Lines |
£ 170 |
|
General - Commercial |
£ 330 |
|
Long Term - Life |
£ 330 |
|
Long Term - Regular Premium |
£ 500 |
|
Long Term - Single Premium (Insurance Element)i |
£ 1,630 |
|---|
Annual Fees
| Type |
|
Fee |
Insurance Manager |
Dependent on the nature of the companies under managementii |
|
|
Pure |
£ 4,450 |
|
Commercial |
£ 7,450 |
Insurer/Reinsurer/Captive |
|
£ 5,040 |
Protected Cell Company (PCC) |
General business |
£ 5,040 |
Incorporated Cell Company (ICC) |
General business |
£ 5,040 |
Cell of a PCC |
|
£ 1,650 |
Cell of an ICC |
|
£ 1,650 |
Transformer Cell |
See noteiii |
£ 750 |
Dormant Cell |
|
£ 130 |
Life Insurer (including PCC or ICC) |
Based on net policyholder liabilitiesiv |
|
|
Less than £1 |
£ 5,040 |
|
£1- £999,999 |
£ 6,540 |
|
£1m - £9,999,999 |
£ 8,030 |
|
£10m - £99,999,999 |
£12,490 |
|
£100m+ |
£19,930 |
Domestic |
Based on gross premium incomev |
|
|
£0 - £11,999 |
£ 420 |
|
£12,000+ |
£ 2,840 |
Intermediary |
|
|
|
Base Fee |
£ 2,290 |
|
Licence Fee (payable for each category held) |
|
|
General - Personal Lines |
£ 170 |
|
General - Commercial |
£ 330 |
|
Long Term - Life |
£ 330 |
|
Long Term - Regular Premium |
£ 500 |
|
Long Term - Single Premium (Insurance element)i |
£ 1,630 |
|
Long Term - Single Premium (POI element)vi |
£ 1,000 |
|
Turnover from Licensed Bailiwick activity |
|
|
£0 - £249,999 |
£ 1,620 |
|
£250,000 - £499,999 |
£ 2,450 |
|
£500,000 - £749,000 |
£ 3,240 |
|
£750,000 - £999,999 |
£ 4,060 |
|
£1m - £1,999,999 |
£ 4,870 |
|
£2m - £2,999,999 |
£ 5,690 |
Other Fees
Conversion from captive to PCC or ICC, or vice versa, or conversion from PCC to ICC including formation of first cell when business to be written in that cell is business previously written in the captive. £950
Reactivation of a dormant cell. £1,650 minus £130 pro-rata'd to the end of the year
Application for consent to a scheme for the transfer of long term business. £1,000
Notes
All annual fees are due by 31st January each year for licences/ authorisations in effect on 1st January of that year.
Applicants will be invoiced for a pro-rata annual fee on licence issue in respect of the annual fee payable for the year in which the licence is granted.