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The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Insurance Brokers) Regulations, 2002 have laid down the functions of a Direct Broker in Regulation 3. Regulations 3(e) and 3(j) envisage that an insurance broker should render advice to a client on appropriate insurance cover and terms and assist in the negotiations of claims. However, as per Clause 7(e) of Schedule 3 of the said Regulations, an insurance broker should not to take up a recovery assignment on a policy contract which has not been serviced through him nor work as a claims consultant for a policy which has not been serviced through him.
The government is considering issuing new corporate governance guidelines by including good practices like tax compliance, to companies for voluntary adoption, Corporate Affairs Minister M Veerappa Moily said today. He said during Question Hour in Rajya Sabha that the Voluntary Guidelines for good corporate governance were old as they were issued in 2009 and did not include tax compliance.
References are received from various field offices pointing out that implementation of the instructions contained in the circular referred in Para 1 above will lead to return of claims already received in the office wherein the benefits payable are more than Rs. 10,000/-. This will lead to undue hardship to the PF beneficiaries.
Though fraud is not explicitly defined in the existing Companies Act there are offences in IPC which include aspects relating to fraud. Frauds of various types like falsification of financial statements through overstatement of assets/ understatement of liabilities, diversion of funds in Project financing, over/under invoicing and capital market, including criminal breach of trust, misappropriation of funds/assets etc. under the IPC have been reported by the SFIO in various cases investigated by it and cases against such companies are being pursued before the concerned courts, under provisions of relevant Act.
Arjun Industries Ltd & Anr Vs. Industrial Development Bank Of India & Anr.(Delhi HC) – Para 7 of the order dated 23.05.2007 reads as under:- ‘During the course of arguments, we had put to learned counsel for the parties that prima facie there does not appear to be any legal impediment or obstacle in the assignment of the debt by financial institution like IDBI. However, if the respondents wish to contest the O.A. filed by the petitioner before the Debt Recovery Tribunal on merits and/or to contend that petitioner was also bound by the settlement recommended for acceptance by the petitioner predecessor-ininterest i.e. IDBI or to urge any ground on merits in defence to the OA,
The Standing Committee constituted by the Authority by its order dated 25.08.2010 will receive the applications for the grant of ATI licenses and screening shall be done according to the eligibility criteria prescribed by the Authority. The Committee shall make necessary recommendations to Sr. JD (Intermediaries) who shall according to the recommendations of the Committee grant license or renew the licenses of ATI. The verification regarding the suitability, carrying out due diligence shall be the responsibility of the Committee and there shall not be any further examination after the Committee makes it recommendations.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs will organize a week long India Corporate and Investor Meet from February 6 to 12, 2012 in the five metro cities, namely, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi. A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting chaired by Dr. M. Veerappa Moily, Union Minister for Corporate Affairs yesterday. The senior representatives from leading trade chambers of the country, namely, CII, FICCI, PHDCCI, IMC and ASSOCHAM were present in the meeting besides the Secretary, Corporate Affairs, Shri Naved Masood and other senior officials of the Ministry. The officials from the three professional institutes attached with the Ministry i.e. ICAI, ICSI and ICWAI, were also present during the deliberations.
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has issued guidelines vide circular dated 9.9.2011 implementing portability of health insurance policies amongst non-life insurance companies w.e.f. 1.10.2011. The health insurance policy holder by virtue of the said circular can, at the time of renewal, switch:-
The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation today in its 154th meeting approved its Annual Report and Annual Accounts for the year 2010-11. The Corporation also approved the Annual Report and Annual Accounts 2010-2011 of the Corporation for submitting to the Central Government and laying on the table of both Houses of the Parliament.
Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 statutorily applies to employees getting wages upto Rs. 6500/- in respect of scheduled establishments employing 20 or more workers. State-wise details are given at Annexure.The mechanism to regulate and monitor the implementation of Labour Laws is incorporated in respective Labour Laws. Occasional instances of such nature have been noticed in the Employees Provident Fund offices.
