Secondary Life Insured Option
This option enables you to appoint or change the Secondary Life Insured of your policy.
What you need to know
This option is available for eligible policies that allow the appointment of a Secondary Life Insured. A Secondary Life Insured helps ensure the continuity of the policy upon the death of the Primary Life Insured, who is the original insured person indicated at the policy’s start date.
Instruction
- Download and complete the Application for Secondary Life Insured Form to appoint or change the Secondary Life Insured.
- When the Primary Life Insured passes on, and before the Secondary Life Insured becomes the new insured, the following documents are required for verification:
- Death certificate of the Primary Life Insured
- Birth certificate or marriage certificate of the Secondary Life Insured
- NRIC of the Secondary Life Insured (not required if the Secondary Life Insured is below 18 years old)
- Occupation details of Secondary Life Insured
- Upload the completed form, along with any supporting documents (if applicable), to our customer portal, MyManulife or via the Manulife SG App (refer to steps below).
- Alternatively, you can mail the completed original hard copy form to the following address:
Manulife (Singapore) Private Limited
8 Cross Street
#15-01 Manulife Tower
Singapore 048424
Please ensure that the form is signed in wet ink. Click here to obtain the Business Reply Envelope for your submission.
If you do not have a MyManulife account, you can easily follow the step-by-step instructions here to create your account.
FAQ
1. Log into your account via MyManulife or the Manulife SG App.
2. Click on "Services".
3. Under "Upload Forms", click on "Other Transactions". Follow the instructions on the page to submit the completed form.
For non-trust policies:
- The Assignee or Policyowner must sign the form.
For Trust policies under Section 132 of the Insurance Act (formerly known as S49L):
- The Policyowner and any one Trustee who is not the Policyowner, or
- All Beneficiaries who are at least 18 years old must sign the form.
- If any Beneficiary is under 18 years old, a legal guardian or parent who is not the Policyholder can provide consent.
For a Trust policies under Section 73 of the Conveyancing and Law of Property Act:
- The Policyowner and all Trustees, or
- All Beneficiaries who are at least 21 years old must sign the form.
- If any Beneficiary is under 21 years old, a legal guardian or parent who is not the Policyholder can provide consent.