Insurance Authority bans Wong Ka Keung from being an insurance intermediary for 30 years

The Insurance Authority (IA) has banned Mr Wong Ka Keung (Licence number: IE9049) from being an insurance intermediary for 30 years.

Mr Wong conspired with at least nine other people to deceive his appointed authorized insurer of around HK$27 million by arranging patients suffering from critical illness to impersonate as policy holders and make false claims over a period of three years, pocketing about HK$13.5 million in the process. Furthermore, he produced three forged sick leave certificates for one patient.

Mr Wong was charged by the Independent Commission Against Corruption and sentenced to imprisonment of six years and four months. Insurance intermediaries involved in making false claims commit a criminal offence, disrupt market operations and jeopardise the legitimate interest of policy holders. The disciplinary action imposed by the IA fully reflects the gravity of this case.

Further details are available at the section titled “Enforcement News” and the Register of Licensed Insurance Intermediaries on the IA website.