Change your beneficiaries

Nominate a beneficiary for a trust nomination

Make a trust nomination to transfer all policy ownership rights to a beneficiary.

What you need to know

Under Section 132 of the Insurance Act:

A policyowner can make a trust nomination at the time of buying a policy or at any time after the policy is issued.
When a trust nomination is made, the policyowner will lose all rights to the ownership of the policy. All proceeds from the policy, including living benefits and death benefits, will belong to the named beneficiaries/nominees.

Only policyowners who are 18 years old and above may make a trust nomination.

Instructions

Download the Trust Nomination Form and ensure all mandatory fields are filled out.
Print out the form and obtain wet-ink signatures from both yourself and your two signatories (i.e.. witnesses).
Mail the completed original hardcopy form to us via the following address:

Manulife Client Service Centre
8 Cross Street
#15-01 Manulife Tower
Singapore 048424

FAQs

Who will need to sign the nomination form?

The policyowner, trustee(s) and two signatories (witnesses) must sign the form.

Who can be a witness for the nomination request?

All witnesses must be at least 21 years old.
A witness must not be the named beneficiary/nominee or the spouse of a beneficiary/nominee.

How long would it take to process the trust nomination request?

The processing time for your request is 4 business days from the date we receive your submission for standard cases.

Please allow additional time for us to process non-standard cases. We will update you in writing regarding any outstanding requirements or the status of your request.