Signatureless for onshore bonds

The signatureless declaration removes the need for you to obtain a ‘wet’ signature from your clients.

All you have to do is complete the relevant declaration to confirm you have your client’s authority (in line with the points laid out in the declaration) to submit the application on their behalf.

  • New business
  • Top-ups
  • Regular, full and partial withdrawals

How it works

Here’s a list of the onshore bond products in scope for the signatureless process.

Bonds Open to New Business

  • Prudential Investment Plan (post RDR Version)

Bonds Open to Top-Ups

  • Prudential Investment Plan (post RDR Version)

  • Prudence Bonds

  • Prudence Distribution Bonds

  • Prudence Managed Investment Bonds

  • Flexible Investment Plans

  • Prudential Investment Plan (Pre RDR Version)

Type Of Application

Process

Further Requirements

Applications submitted ONLINE

  • Standard terms

  • PIP

  • Up to (and including) £5m
  • Own life

Make sure that any additional anti-money laundering requirements are emailed to us too. 

Applications submitted OFFLINE 

  • Non-standard terms

  • PIP (all premiums)

All documents signed:

Application not signed:

Make sure that any additional anti-money laundering requirements are emailed to us too. 

Top-up applications

  • Submit online

All documents signed:

Application not signed:

Make sure that any additional anti-money laundering requirements are emailed to us too. 

Life of another cases (submitted OFFLINE)

All documents signed:

Application not signed:

Make sure that any additional anti-money laundering requirements are emailed to us too.

Company/corporate investment cases
(submitted OFFLINE)

Signatureless declaration must be appropriate to who is applying.

If the company investment is a single director, a witness signature is required and we cannot accept this as a signatureless declaration.

Trust cases
(submitted OFFLINE)

All documents signed:

Trust deed signed, but application not signed:

Make sure that any additional anti-money laundering requirements are emailed to us too.

If a trust deed is not signed we cannot accept this as a signatureless declaration.

Power of Attorney cases (submitted OFFLINE)

All documents signed:

POA signed, but application not signed:

Make sure that any additional anti-money laundering requirements are emailed to us too.

Signatureless declaration must be appropriate to who is applying.

POA needs to be certified by relevant body.

Type Of Request

Process

Regular withdrawals – new and change existing – (OFFLINE only)

  • Single/ joint, including trusts, named policy

  • Minimum payment £50

All documents signed:

Request not signed:

  • All scanned requests submitted securely (via Pru secure email site) to mailbox; send form, client ID & declaration to contact.us@prudential.co.uk

Full and partial withdrawals – (submitted ONLINE)

  • Prudential Investment Plan

  • Single/ Joint named policy, trust excluded

  • Withdrawal value up to £250k

Submit online 

Full and partial withdrawals – (submitted OFFLINE)

  • All onshore bonds 

  • Single/ joint, including Trust, named policies

  • Any value (£) of request

All scanned requests submitted securely (via Pru secure email site) to mailbox; send form, client ID & declaration to contact.us@prudential.co.uk

Type Of Request

Process

Fund switches (Submitted ONLINE)

Prudential Investment Plans & Flexible Investment Plans only

Fund switches – (OFFLINE)

  • Complete relevant switch form on behalf of your client:

    • Prudential Investment Plan, Flexible Investment Plan, Prudence Prospects Bond, Prudence Bond or Prudence Managed Investment Bond/Prudence Managed Bond request form

    •  Prufund Investment Plan (Mark 1) request form

    •  Prufund Investment Plan (Mark 2 & 3) request form

  • Complete adviser declaration form

  • Send completed adviser declaration and fund switch form via Pru secure email to contact.us@prudential.co.uk