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  • CA-1.3 CA-1.3 Capital Requirements for Insurance Brokers

    • CA-1.3.1

      Bahrain insurance brokers must maintain at all times the greater of:

      (a) A minimum net assets value of BD 50,000;
      (b) 4% of fiduciary liabilities; and
      (c) 4% of annual income from global insurance broking activities.
      Amended: April 2012
      January 2007

    • CA-1.3.1A

      For semi-annual reporting under Form IBRS (see Section BR-1.4A), with regards to Subparagraph CA-1.3.1(c), the calculation of the annual income must be done on a moving average year basis. As an example, for the reporting period ending 30th June 2011, annual income from global insurance broking activities covers the period of 1st July 2010 to 30th June 2011.

      Added: April 2012

    • CA-1.3.1B

      Notwithstanding the requirements in Paragraph CA-1.3.1, Insurance aggregators are required to maintain at all times a minimum net assets value of BD 25,000 and adequate liquid funds representing 25% of operating expenses incurred in the preceding financial year at all times in the form of cash or liquid assets that can be converted to cash in the short-term to cover its operating expenses.

      Added: April 2023

    • CA-1.3.2

      There are no minimum capital and net asset requirements for overseas insurance brokers. However, for overseas insurance brokers, financial statements of the parent company must be submitted to the CBB for review, in order to assess the financial stability of the group on a global basis.

      Amended: January 2007

    • CA-1.3.3

      For purposes of Paragraph CA-1.3.1, global insurance broking activities refers to annual income of a Bahrain incorporated brokerage firm including any income being generated by any of the firm's brokerage subsidiaries and/or branches operating in other jurisdictions.

      Amended: January 2007

    • CA-1.3.4

      In respect of licensees who were carrying out activities that fall within the definition of the regulated activity of insurance broker prior to 1 April 2005, the requirements of Paragraph CA-1.3.1 will apply from 1 January 2007 (refer to ES-2.4.2 for transition rules).

      Amended: January 2007

    • CA-1.3.5

      For the purposes of this section, 'net assets' means the excess of assets over liabilities. The minimum net assets value is to be determined by excluding all intangible assets and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Bahrain.

      Amended: January 2007

    • CA-1.3.6

      The value of debtors taken into account as assets available to support financial requirements must not exceed the amount which the insurance broker expects to receive net of any significant costs associated with making the recovery.

    • CA-1.3.7

      Insurance brokers must make adequate provisions for any debts which are unlikely to be received or recovered from the debtors.