“Owner” definition of section 29A of ITA

“owner”, in relation to a policy, means the person who is entitled to enforce any benefit provided for in the policy: Provided that where a policy has been

(a)     ceded or pledged solely for the purpose of providing security for the performance of any obligation, the owner shall be the person who retains the beneficial interest in such policy; or

(b)     reinsured by one insurer with another insurer, the reinsurance policy shall be deemed to be owned by the owner of the insurance policy so insured;