BC-3.3 BC-3.3 Marketing and Promotion
BC-3.3.1
An
insurance firm may only offertakaful products if it is licensed to do so. Aninsurance intermediary may offer both conventional insurance andtakaful products but must provide clear information to enable consumers to make informed choices.Amended: October 2007BC-3.3.2
Any comparison between
takaful and conventional insurance products must draw thecustomer's attention to the principal differences between these products. These differences may include:(a) Whether there is a contractual right to claims or benefits or whether these are discretionary on the part of the firm;(b) The basis on which benefits and surpluses are allocated to, and between,policyholders and participants; and(c) Whether there is any future liability ofpolicyholders (or participants), individually or collectively, for deficits in thepolicyholders' (participants') funds.Amended: January 2007
Amended: October 2007