The Insurance Companies (Cancellation) Regulations 1993
These Regulations make amendments to the Insurance Companies Act 1982 (“the 1982 Act”). The main purpose of the Regulations is to amend the 1982 Act to implement Article 15 of Council Directive 90/619/EEC relating to life assurance (O.J. No. L330, 29.11.90, p.50) as amended by Article 30 of Council Directive 92/96/EEC relating to life assurance (O.J. No. L360, 9.12.92, p.1). Article 15 of Council Directive 90/619/EEC gives a policy holder who has purchased an individual life assurance contract on a cross border basis a period of between 14 and 30 days during which he may cancel that contract. Member States may remove this right of cancellation from contracts of six months' duration or less. Article 30 of Council Directive 92/96/EEC extends this right of cancellation to any policy holder who purchases an individual life assurance contract from an insurance undertaking with a head office in a member State. This right of cancellation may be removed where the policy holder does not require protection because of his status or because of the circumstances in which the contract is concluded.