Insurers (Customer Due Diligence) Rules, No. 1 of 2019

Rule 2019

Issued by Financial Intelligence Unit of Sri Lanka

Plain-English summary

Customer due diligence rules made by the FIU under the Financial Transactions Reporting Act, in Extraordinary Gazette No. 2123/14 of 13 May 2019. Rule 58 requires insurers to check customers, prospective customers and beneficiaries against lists of designated persons and entities under the United Nations Act, No. 45 of 1968.

Who it applies to

Insurance

Topics

AML / CFT / Sanctions

Official source

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