What documentation is required to add or change a director or senior officer?

To add a director or senior officer, a BVI insurer, insurance manager and insurance intermediary are all required to seek the prior written approval of the BVI FSC (this applies to all companies including captives which are BVI business companies, i.e. companies incorporated in the BVI). The company is required to complete and submit to the FSC - an application which provides full details of the applicant, the expertise of the director or senior officer and due diligence information. Full requirements are covered in the Guidelines for the Approved Persons Regime which is published by the BVI FSC.

A BVI insurer, insurance manager and insurance intermediary is required to notify the BVI FSC within fourteen (14) days of the event, when a director or senior offices ceases to hold office with or to be employed by the licensee.

A foreign insurer is required to notify the BVI FSC within fourteen (14) days of the event, of changes in director and senior officers.