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A Senior Traveller’s Guide to Handling Medical Emergencies with Travel Insurance

Finance : This guide explains why senior travellers should review travel insurance coverage, organise medical records, and plan ahead before...

June 9, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print

Electric Bike Insurance in India: How Coverage Conversation is Evolving With EV Market

Finance : Electric two-wheelers are becoming a more visible part of everyday mobility in India. As the EV market grows, riders are also begi...

May 1, 2026 453 Views 0 comment Print

Taxation of Life Insurance Policies Under Income‑tax Act

Finance : Section 10(10D) provides exemption only when premium limits are within prescribed thresholds. If premiums exceed these limits, mat...

April 17, 2026 729 Views 0 comment Print

Travel and Health Insurance: A Unified Approach to Safety Abroad

Finance : The article highlights the need for integrated travel and health insurance to manage both medical emergencies and trip disruptions...

April 7, 2026 492 Views 0 comment Print

Taxation of Life Insurance Policies under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Even where premium limits are exceeded, death benefits continue to be fully exempt. This ensures protection for beneficiaries. The...

April 6, 2026 1959 Views 0 comment Print


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IRDAI Reviews Insurance Sector Growth, Approves Drafting of New Regulations Under SBSR Act, 2025

Corporate Law : IRDAI approved in-principle drafting and publication of new and amended regulations following the Sabka Bima, Sabki Raksha (Amendm...

May 15, 2026 450 Views 0 comment Print

IRDAI Forms Health Insurance Panel Due to Gaps in Coverage & Claims Experience

Corporate Law : IRDAI formed a sub-committee to review private health insurance and improve policyholder experience. The initiative focuses on exp...

April 8, 2026 420 Views 1 comment Print

IRDAI releases FY 2025-26 List of Domestic Systemically Important Insurers (D-Slls)

Corporate Law : The issue concerns identification of systemically important insurers. The regulator retained the same entities, emphasizing their ...

April 3, 2026 7812 Views 0 comment Print

IRDAI Mandates Compliance with Dark Pattern Guidelines for Insurers

Corporate Law : IRDAI directs insurers to follow anti-dark pattern guidelines and submit compliance reports. The move strengthens consumer protect...

April 3, 2026 831 Views 0 comment Print

Health Insurance Claim Rejections Valid if Based on Policy Conditions, Says Government

Corporate Law : The Government clarified that claim rejections are based on policy conditions like exclusions and OPD classification. IRDAI mandat...

April 1, 2026 450 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Insurance Company Can Contest Motor Accident Compensation Quantum When Impleaded as Party: SC

Corporate Law : Supreme Court held that insurers impleaded as parties can raise all grounds, including quantum challenges. It remitted the case fo...

April 10, 2026 369 Views 0 comment Print

SC: No TDS on Reinsurance Payments as Brokers Not PE; MAT Not Applicable to Insurance Companies

Income Tax : The SC upheld that reinsurance premiums paid to foreign entities are not taxable in India. It confirmed that absence of income acc...

April 10, 2026 738 Views 0 comment Print

No TDS on Reinsurance Payments; Insurance Companies Not Liable for MAT: Madras HC

Income Tax : The High Court held that reinsurance premiums paid to non-residents are not taxable in India and no TDS is required. It upheld Tri...

April 10, 2026 477 Views 0 comment Print

Fire Was Real, Excuses Weren’t – SC Flames Out Insurer’s Arbitrary Repudiation

Corporate Law : SC affirmed a fire insurance claim after insurer attempted repudiation based on an arbitrary surveyor's report. Ruling held that o...

October 31, 2025 2934 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court Upholds Life Insurance Policy Transferability

Corporate Law : Supreme Court rules pre-2015 life insurance policies were freely transferable, affirming High Court's decision against LIC's refus...

July 26, 2025 1650 Views 0 comment Print


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IRDAI Fines Nissan Renault ₹1 Crore Over Distribution Fee Disclosure Lapses

Corporate Law : The regulator held that agreements lacking clear fee provisions undermined contractual clarity and regulatory compliance. A penalt...

May 27, 2026 858 Views 0 comment Print

IRDAI Revises KMP Remuneration Rules for Insurers and Disclosures

Corporate Law : IRDAI has directed insurers to disclose performance-linked remuneration details of Key Management Persons on their websites. The c...

May 25, 2026 1146 Views 0 comment Print

IRDAI Issues Warning for Shareholding Changes Without Prior Approval

Corporate Law : The case involved a broker implementing substantial shareholding changes without obtaining IRDAI's prior approval as required by r...

May 21, 2026 351 Views 0 comment Print

IBBI Cancels Insurance Regulator Surveyor Licence for Outsourcing Core Duties

Corporate Law : The Authority found that core survey functions were carried out by unlicensed personnel. It held that such outsourcing violated re...

April 30, 2026 447 Views 0 comment Print

IBBI Cancelled License Due to False Survey Records & Regulatory Violations

Corporate Law : The regulator cancelled a surveyor’s licence after finding false records, mismatched filings, and inaccurate disclosures. The ru...

April 30, 2026 2322 Views 0 comment Print


IRDAI modifies Surety Insurance Guidelines

January 12, 2023 1299 Views 0 comment Print

Provided the above cap is not applicable to mono-line surety insu rance companies registered for doing surety insurance business on a standalone basis. The surety insurance business of mono-line surety insurance companies shall be subject to such prudential norms as may be specified from time to time.

GST refund circular for unregistered home buyers & Insurance Policy holders

January 3, 2023 9258 Views 1 comment Print

Circular No 188/20/2022-GST to claim refund for unregistered person long term Insurance Policy holder and Home Buyers/ Building buyers

Court is required to ensure that prima facie a genuine arbitrable dispute exists

December 28, 2022 1563 Views 0 comment Print

Oriental Insurance Company Limited Vs Dacite Furnishing Limited (Supreme Court) For deciding the application under Section 11(6) of Arbitration Act, 1996, the court is required to ensure that an arbitrable dispute exists and has to be prima facie convinced about the genuineness or credibility of the plea and not be too particular about the nature […]

साइबर सुरक्षा इंश्योरेंस: समय की मांग 

December 26, 2022 933 Views 0 comment Print

जिस स्तर पर साइबर फ्राड, धोखाधड़ी और ठगी पूरे देश में फ़ैल रही है, इसके लिए जरूरी हो गया कि: १. साइबर लेनदेन में जागरूकता २. साइबर सुरक्षा के नियमों की जानकारी ३. साइबर सुरक्षा इंश्योरेंस पहला, यह सरकार और वित्तीय संस्थानों की जवाबदेही होगी कि लोगों को साइबर माहौल में वित्तीय लेनदेन में क्या […]

Basics of Insurance one should know

December 23, 2022 4074 Views 0 comment Print

Understand the basics of insurance and the different types of coverage available. Learn more with this guide on how to be financially secure. Keyphrase: Basics of Insurance one should know.

Want to reduce the premium of your insurance

November 23, 2022 1146 Views 0 comment Print

Planning to reduce the premium of your insurance? Do read this to know the best hacks to lower the premium of your insurance plan.

SC ruling on setting aside exclusion clause in insurance contracts for avoiding liability

November 10, 2022 2961 Views 0 comment Print

Whether an exclusion clause destroying the very contract knowingly entered, can be permitted to be used by a party who introduced it, becomes a beneficiary and then to avoid its liability?

Service Tax not payable on Insurance premium received prior to 10.09.2004: SC

October 28, 2022 843 Views 0 comment Print

Commissioner of Central Excise Pune III Vs Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd (Supreme Court) The question before the learned Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal [for short ‘the Tribunal’] was whether the service tax was payable on a premium in terms of the insurance policy covering the future period at revised rates, if […]

Master Circular IRDA (Investment) Regulations, 2016

October 27, 2022 10443 Views 0 comment Print

The Insurer has to adhere to the Client level and Participant level position limits prescribed by SEBI and stock exchange while undertaking SLB. Insurer can only lend securities to the extent of not more than 10% quantity of those “scrips” of that particular fund(s). These prescribed limits shall be adhered at the time of lending

IRDAI Constitutes Health Insurance Consultative Committee

October 21, 2022 525 Views 0 comment Print

Health Insurance needs to constantly evolve to keep pace with the changing canvas of healthcare. It should be able to comprehensively cater to the needs of those seeking to purchase insurance as a protection mechanism for health expenses.

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