Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

156.   Insurer to maintain register of policies

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    (1)   Every company shall keep at its principal office in Saint Lucia a register of policies (hereafter referred to as “the register”).

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    (2)   Every local policy existing at the date of commencement of this Act shall as at that date be registered by the company in the register.

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    (3)   A company shall specify its principal office in Saint Lucia on every policy issued by it.

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    (4)   Every local policy issued after the commencement of this Act shall immediately after issue be registered by the company in the register.

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    (5)   A policy may at the written request of the policy-holder and with the consent of the company, be transferred from a register outside Saint Lucia to a register in Saint Lucia, or from a register in Saint Lucia, to a register outside Saint Lucia.

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    (6)   All expenses incurred in connection with the transfer of a policy under subsection (5) shall be borne by the policy-holder.