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SingaporeMonetary Authority of Singapore
A global insurance centre. An integrated view of risk.
01 / The institution
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Insurance supervision sits inside Singapore’s central bank, connecting policyholder protection with oversight of the wider financial system. Explore its legal foundations, public contacts and the latest MAS insurance statistics.
How it is structured
MAS combines Singapore’s central banking functions with integrated supervision of the financial services sector and financial stability surveillance.
Institutional source ↗What it oversees
The Insurance Department, within MAS’s Banking and Insurance Group, supervises insurers’ prudential soundness and market conduct. Its primary objective is protecting policyholders’ interests.
Mandate source ↗The legal foundations
Mandate, written into law.
Establishing legislation and the rules governing insurance may be different instruments.
Establishes the authority
Monetary Authority of Singapore Act 1970 ↗
Section 3 establishes MAS as a body corporate. Its central banking and integrated supervisory functions are set out separately in section 4.
Insurance regulatory framework
Insurance Act 1966 ↗
The Act governs insurer licensing and authorisation, insurance funds, solvency and capital requirements. See sections 4, 11, 16 and 17.
02 / Market signals
The numbers, with context.
Figures retain the reporting period and accounting basis of their source. They are snapshots, not live indicators or directly comparable country rankings.
Domestic life premiums / GDP
MAS-reported domestic life premiums as a percentage of GDP. This is a premium-to-GDP measure, not the percentage of people insured.
Insurance Development Data!I14; 2025 header I2; As % of GDP heading B12 ↗Domestic general premiums / GDP
MAS-reported domestic general premiums as a percentage of GDP; distinct from the life measure and offshore business.
Insurance Development Data!I15; 2025 header I2; As % of GDP heading B12 ↗Insurance industry assets
Assets of the Singapore Insurance Fund, Offshore Insurance Fund and shareholders' funds of local companies, as defined in the workbook footnote.
Insurance Development Data!I4; footnote B20 ↗Domestic general gross premiums
Direct insurers, Singapore Insurance Fund business, gross premiums for the quarter. Excludes Marine Mutual Insurers. Preliminary and unaudited.
Table QG 1, Direct Insurers, QG1!C43; period B43; notes B69 ↗Insurance penetration. MAS reports domestic life and general premiums as separate percentages of GDP. These ratios measure market depth, not the share of residents with insurance. Offshore business is outside these domestic measures.
03 / The report notebook
A dated view of the market.
What we noted in the regulator’s publications. Each entry separates the period covered, publication date when known, and our review date.
Q2 2026
Quarterly Unaudited Insurance Statistics ↗
Latest quarter on the official listing, updated 2026-09-03; original publication date unconfirmed. Selected tables read. Figures are preliminary, unaudited and quarterly.
S$1.72bn in domestic general premiums
Direct insurers reported S$1,723.7m of gross premiums for Singapore Insurance Fund business. Marine Mutual Insurers are excluded.
Table QG 1, Direct Insurers, QG1!C43; notes B69. ↗57.3% retained after reinsurance
The direct-insurer retention ratio for Singapore Insurance Fund business was 57.3%. This measures reinsurance retention, not customer loyalty.
Table QG 1, Direct Insurers, QG1!G43; notes B69. ↗2025
Insurance Statistics: Key Financial Indicators ↗
Latest annual statistical year on the listing, updated 2026-08-13; original publication date unconfirmed. All three sheets read. Annual and quarterly coverage differs.
Life premiums equal 5.92% of GDP
MAS reports domestic life premiums at 5.92% of GDP and domestic general premiums at 0.83%, keeping the two measures separate.
Insurance Development Data!I14:I15; 2025 header I2; GDP heading B12. ↗S$492.1bn in industry assets
The total includes Singapore Insurance Fund assets, Offshore Insurance Fund assets and shareholders’ funds of local companies.
Insurance Development Data!I4; definition B20. ↗FY 2025/2026 · Published
MAS Annual Report: Insurance Priorities ↗
Newest annual report on the official listing. Review covers its insurance chapter; the quotation is from its written summary of an event held 2025-09-16.
innovation and collaboration to close protection gaps and promote inclusive insurance
Close the protection gap
The report highlights collaboration and innovation to make insurance more inclusive.
Robust Banking and Insurance Sectors → GAIP Summit and PROGRES Seminar. ↗Three pressures shaping protection
Ageing, climate change and macroeconomic uncertainty frame the chapter’s discussion of emerging insurance needs.
Robust Banking and Insurance Sectors → GAIP Summit and PROGRES Seminar. ↗04 / Official contacts
Reach the institution.
Public institutional channels, checked 9 September 2026.
- MAS public enquiries
- +65 6225 5577Source ↗
- Guided enquiry form
- Contact MASSource ↗
- Insurance Department
- id_registry@mas.gov.sgSource ↗
- Singapore office
- 10 Shenton Way, MAS Building, Singapore 079117Source ↗
Research trail
Sources you can follow.
Independent editorial research by Insurers Global. Source dates do not certify that a law includes every subsequent amendment.
- Monetary Authority of Singapore Act 1970 — section 3 ↗Checked
- Monetary Authority of Singapore Act 1970 — section 4 ↗Checked
- Insurance Act 1966 ↗Checked
- MAS Contact Us ↗Checked
- Singapore Government Directory — MAS Insurance Department ↗Checked
- MAS Publications — Annual Reports ↗Checked
- MAS Annual Report 2025/2026 ↗Checked
- MAS Annual Report 2025/2026 — Robust Banking and Insurance Sectors ↗Checked
- Insurance Statistics 2021–2025 ↗Checked
- Key Financial Indicators 2025 (Excel) ↗Checked
- Quarterly Unaudited Statistics — 2nd Quarter 2026 ↗Checked
- General Insurance Industry — 2nd Quarter 2026 (Excel) ↗Checked
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