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Section 28, The Insurance Act, 2016
Status not yet checkedThe Insurance Act, 2016, Sierra Leone
(1) Any deposit made under section 27 shall be deemedto be part of the assets of the insurer but shall not-
(a) be susceptible to any assignment or charge;
(b) be available for discharging any liabilities of
the insurer other than liabilities arising out of
policies of insurance issued by the insurer
so long as any of the liabilities remain
undischarged;
(c) be liable for attachment in execution of any
decree except a decree obtained under any
policy issued by the insurer in respect of a
debt due upon a policy which could not be
realised in any other way.
(2) A deposit made in respect of life insurance business
shall not be available for the discharge of any liability of the insurer
other than liabilities arising out of policies of life insurance issued by
the insurer.
(3) Where an insurer suffers a substantial loss arising
from liability to claimants and the loss is such that it cannot reasonably
be met from available resources, the Commission may, upon
application made to it by the insurer, after ascertaining the nature of
the claim, approve the withdrawal from the deposit of the insurer an
amount of not more than ten percent of the deposit, and any amount
so withdrawn shall be replaced by the insurer within ninety days
after the date of the withdrawal.
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