IVA Glossary > Policyholders Protection Act 1975
Policyholders Protection Act 1975
An act which established Policyholders
Protection Board to provide compensation to the public in the event of the
liquidation of an insurance company. The Board will make payment in full of
liabilities under certain policies of compulsory insurance and 90 per cent of
liability to provide policyholders under other general and investment type
policies. Compensation is restricted to individual policyholders or
partnerships; corporate policyholders are not protected.
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