policyloan.hk — Policy loans in Hong Kong

policyloan.hk is an independently run Hong Kong insurance information site edited by Policy Loan Guide Editorial. It covers one subject: how the holder of a Hong Kong life policy borrows from the insurer against the policy's cash value, how that loan accrues interest and what it does to the policy. The scope includes the definition and parties, the loan limit formula, how the rate is set and compounded, the trigger and consequences of automatic premium loans, the effect on death benefit, surrender value and bonuses, termination and reinstatement when debt exceeds cash value, repayment order and tax questions in Hong Kong and the Mainland, a comparison with premium financing, surrender, partial withdrawal, bank loans secured on policies and policy reverse mortgages, and the practicalities for Mainland policyholders.

The site does not cover banks' premium financing credit processes, product recommendations, illustrated-return comparisons, currency conversion or tax planning. Sources are limited to publicly verifiable documents: insurers' published policy provisions, loan forms and service pages; Insurance Authority (IA) guidelines and circulars; public pages of the Investor and Financial Education Council (IFEC), the Insurance Complaints Bureau (ICB), the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) and the Hong Kong Legal Hub; and press reports marked as secondary. Every page carries an update date and sources; rates and ratios always name the insurer, date and origin and defer to the policy provisions and the insurer's latest announcement.

The site is not an insurer, licensed insurance intermediary or bank, sells nothing, accepts no insurance or loan applications, makes no referrals and carries on no sales activity in Mainland China. Corrections and additional material can be sent through the site's message form.

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Policy Loan Guide Editorial — Policy Loan Guide Editorial is an independent Hong Kong insurance information desk covering one subject: how policy loans and automatic premium loans on Hong Kong life policies work. It draws on insurers' published policy provisions, loan forms and service pages, and on public documents of the Insurance Authority, the Investor and Financial Education Council, the Insurance Complaints Bureau and the HKMA; every page is dated and sourced. The desk sells nothing, accepts no applications and makes no referrals.

This site is run by Policy Loan Guide Editorial, an independent insurance information site providing general education and comparison. It is not an insurer, licensed insurance intermediary or bank, sells no insurance product and accepts no application. Content has not been reviewed, approved or endorsed by the Insurance Authority (IA). For applications, quotations and policy servicing, consult a Hong Kong insurer or licensed insurance intermediary.

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