Nomination of Beneficiary

The Nomination of Beneficiary framework applies to life, accident and health policies that:

• Are issued by a registered insurer in Singapore
• Is governed by Singapore law
• Provide death benefits effected by the policy holder on his/her own life (Please refer to question: “Can an employee under a Group Insurance policy make a nomination?”)
• Is not the subject of any trust created under Section 73 of the Conveyancing and Law of Property Act 1886
• Is not an annuity purchased with the minimum sum scheme under the Section 15 (6C) of the Central Provident Fund Act 1953

Note: Policyowners must be at least 18 years old at the time of nomination.

No. A Group Insurance (GI) policy covers a group of people under a master policy and is typically procured by a company for their employees as an added benefit. As the company is the policyowner, employees will not be allowed to make a nomination (please refer to question: “To whom does the Nomination of Beneficiary framework apply?”).

No. The ownership of the policy will pass to the surviving policyowner if the other policyowner dies. 

You may revoke the nominations only if all existing beneficiaries are above 21 years old and provide their consent for the revocation. Thereafter, you may make a new nomination.

Please complete the nomination form and submit the original completed form for registration.

You will need to take note of the following:

• For irrevocable nomination, only the spouse and/or child of the policyowner can be the nominee
• The witness(es) must have attained the age of 21 years old
• Ensure all fields in the nomination form are fully completed
• The total for share of nominee must add up to 100%
• Only original copies of the nomination form can be registered
• Forms should be signed and witnessed on the same date
• You must read all instructions and notes stated in the nomination form before completing it with due care

Note: Please refer to these guides in English and Chinese for more information.

Yes. You must name at least one (1) trustee for the nomination to be valid. You, your witness, or a beneficiary may be named as trustee.

If you name yourself as a trustee, you will not be able to:

• Consent to the revocation of the trust
• Consent to variation of any term of the policy
• Give a valid discharge to the insurer for monies received under the policy

The age requirements for a policy owners, trustees and witnesses are as follows: