EGY FRA Regularizing Insurance Status


On Oct. 31, EGY FRA issued decision implementing the insurance law.


  • EGY FRA issued Decision 223 of 2024 re controls for regularizing the status of companies operating in the insurance sector as per Unified Insurance Law, #220097.
  • Overview
  • Decision refers to the activity of managing health care programs, companies that assume responsibility for all administrative work related to medical insurance policies.
  • As well as applies to third party companies that manage self-financing health care programs for the benefit of institutions, organizations, or business owners.
  • Such firms must come into compliance with the Unified Insurance Law, including revising their articles of association and main purpose, by Dec. 1, 2024.
  • Firms shall hold extraordinary general assembly meeting to approve these revisions and certify the minutes of that meeting by the competent administrative authority.
  • Also, must provide evidence of the completion of these procedures within a week from the date of completion of the approval of the minutes of the meeting.
  • Specialized health insurance companies and health care program management firms must attach to their filings to regularize their status a request for temporary license.
  • Until their status is regularized in accordance with the Unified Insurance Law.
  • Effectiveness
  • Decision is effective on the day following its publication in the official gazette.
  • Dec. 2024 Extended Compliance Deadline
  • On Dec. 1, 2024, EGY FRA issued Decision 2908 of 2024 extending the deadline for insurance companies' compliance with Decision 223 of 2024, until December 31, 2024.
  • Decision shall be published in the official gazette, and on the authority's website.

Regulators EGY FRA
Entity Types Ins
Reference Dec 2908/2024, 12/1/2024; PR, 10/31/2024; OG 338, 10/28/2024; Dec 223/2023, 10/16/2024;
Functions Compliance; Financial; Legal; Operations; Outsourcing; Registration/Licensing
Countries Egypt
Category
State
Products Insurance; Insurance-Health
Regions EMEA
Rule Type Final
Rule Date 10/31/2024
Effective Date 12/31/2024
Rule Id 231901
Linked to Rule :231898
Reg. Last Update 12/1/2024
Report Section International

Last substantive update on 12/07/2024