(1)
Subject to section
48
(2) (a) of the Act, the life insurance funds of an insurance company or a re-assurance company carrying on life insurance business shall be invested and kept as follows-
(a)
30 percent in Uganda Government Securities including treasury bills, promissory notes and other financial instruments issued by the Government of Uganda;
(b)
not more than 35 percent in purchase or development of the company's land and buildings which shall be-
(i)
within a city municipality or town; and
(ii)
capable of generating investment income that is fitting to that particular asset or locality;
(c)
a proportion of not more than 35 percent in at least two of the investments set out in subregulation (3).
(2)
Subject to section
48
(2) (b) of the Act, the non-life insurance funds of an insurance company or a re-assurance company carrying on non-life insurance business shall be invested and kept as follows-
(a)
20 percent in Uganda Government securities including treasury bills, promissory notes and other financial instruments issued by the Government of Uganda;
(b)
not more than 25 percent in purchase or development of the company's land and buildings and shall be-
(i)
within a city, municipality or town; and
(ii)
capable of generating investment income that is fitting to that particular asset or locality;
(c)
a proportion of not more than 25 percent in at least two of the investments set out in subregulation (3).
(3)
The investments referred to in regulations 7(1) (c), 7(2) (c), and subregulation 1 (c) and (2) (c) of this regulation are-
(a)
Uganda Government Securities including treasury bills, promissory notes and other financial instruments issued by the Government of Uganda;
(b)
Bank of Uganda securities including promissory notes, commercial bills and other financial instruments issued by the Bank of Uganda from time to time;
(c)
mortgages on unencumbered immovable property in Uganda;
(d)
debentures secured by a mortgage or unencumbered immovable property in Uganda; (e) debentures, commercial paper, preference shares or ordinary^- shares of public companies whose shares are quoted on the stock exchange in Uganda; •
(f)
investment in building societies;
(g)
loans on life assurance policies constituting a liability on Uganda business within their surrender values;
(h)
fixed deposits in banks or financial institutions licensed under the Financial Institutions Act, except that-
(i)
where the insurer carries on long-term insurance, the deposits in any one bank or financial institution shall not exceed 25 percent of the total amount of paid-up and non life insurance funds of the insurer relating to that business; and
(ii)
where the insurer carries on general insurance business, the deposits in any one bank or financial institution shall not exceed twenty five percent of the total amount of the paid-up capital and non-life insurance funds of the insurer relating to that business.
(i)
promissory notes, bills of exchange or other instruments issued by a company incorporated under the Companies Act, and guaranteed by a bank licensed under the Financial Institutions Act;
(j)
East African Development Bank and Preferential Trade Area Bank bonds;
(k)
equity in sound business companies floated on the Uganda Securities Exchange; and
(l)
office furniture and equipment excluding computers and motor vehicles for paid-up capital investment.
(4)
An insurer shall not invest any part of the assets of the insurance company in the shares or debentures or loans of a company or group of related companies in excess of-
(a)
in the case of life insurance business, five percent of paid up capital and life insurance funds; or
(b)
in the case of non life insurance business, five percent of the paid-up capital and non-life insurance funds.
(5)
For the purposes of investment in non life insurance funds under sub regulation 4(b) debentures or loans shall be adequately secured by a first legal charge on unencumbered property in Uganda.