Calendar of Events 2006
 
 

January - December 2006

Date Event
25.1.2006 The OCI's website was revamped to adopt the government website's Common Look and Feel approach and to enhance its presentation and contents.
20-22.2.2006 The OCI participated in the 6th Asian CEO Insurance Summit, held in Bangkok, Thailand.
28.2.2006

The OCI Annual Report 2005 (E-version) was released.

22.3.2006

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The OCI organised a seminar on "Prevention of Money Laundering" to keep the insurance industry abreast of the latest regulatory developments of anti-money laundering regime in Hong Kong.

24.4.2006

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The OCI gave a briefing on "Regulation of Travel Insurance Agents" to members of the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong.

15.5.2006

Travel Insurance Agents Examination of the Insurance Intermediaries Quality Assurance Scheme was launched.

29.5 - 1.6.2006 The OCI participated in the committee meetings of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors held in Ottawa of Canada.
29.5.2006 The OCI and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada concluded a memorandum of understanding to strengthen supervisory cooperation and exchange of information between the two regulators.
1.6.2006

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The OCI and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners of the United States concluded a memorandum of understanding to strengthen supervisory cooperation and exchange of information between the two regulators.

19.6.2006 The Commissioner of Insurance delivered an opening address at the 14th Annual LOMA/LIMRA Strategic Issues Conference held in Hong Kong.
20.6.2006 The Commissioner of Insurance delivered a keynote speech at the 5th Asian Conference on Catastrophe Insurance held in Hong Kong.
1.7.2006 The OCI started to implement the 5-day week.
31.7.2006 Mr. Clement Cheung assumed the post of the Commissioner of Insurance vice Mr. Richard Yuen.
30.7-2.8.2006 The Commissioner of Insurance attended the 23rd East Asian Insurance Congress 2006 held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.
7.9.2006 The OCI, Narcotics Division of the Security Bureau and Joint Financial Intelligence Unit jointly organised an anti-money laundering seminar for the insurance industry.
29.9.2006 Annual statistics on the Hong Kong insurance business for 2005, including statistics on individual insurers, were released.
16-21.10.2006

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The OCI participated in the 13th Annual Conference of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and its committee meetings held in Beijing, China.

26-28.10.2006 The OCI participated in the Financial Services Career Exhibition jointly organised by the Advisory Committee on Human Resources Development in the Financial Services Sector and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
27-31.10.2006

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The Commissioner of Insurance attended the AR Symposium on "Insurance Market in Hong Kong & Employees' Compensation Claim Tribunal" held in Osaka, Japan.

15.11.2006 The OCI participated in the 6th Appointed Actuaries Symposium organised by the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong.
23-24.11.2006

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The OCI participated in the 6th Joint Meeting of the Insurance Regulators of Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and Shenzhen, held in Hong Kong.

27.11-5.12.2006 The OCI participated in the Office of Thrift Supervision Conference held in Washington D.C., the United States of America.
4-8.12.2006 The OCI participated in the FSA Annual International Seminar held in London, United Kingdom.