Finance : Section 10(10D) provides exemption only when premium limits are within prescribed thresholds. If premiums exceed these limits, mat...
Finance : The article highlights the need for integrated travel and health insurance to manage both medical emergencies and trip disruptions...
Income Tax : Even where premium limits are exceeded, death benefits continue to be fully exempt. This ensures protection for beneficiaries. The...
Finance : Cyber insurance helps cover financial losses from cyberattacks like hacking and data breaches. It is becoming essential as digital...
Finance : The restoration feature ensures that insurance coverage can be reinstated after a major claim, helping maintain protection for oth...
Corporate Law : IRDAI formed a sub-committee to review private health insurance and improve policyholder experience. The initiative focuses on exp...
Corporate Law : The issue concerns identification of systemically important insurers. The regulator retained the same entities, emphasizing their ...
Corporate Law : IRDAI directs insurers to follow anti-dark pattern guidelines and submit compliance reports. The move strengthens consumer protect...
Corporate Law : The Government clarified that claim rejections are based on policy conditions like exclusions and OPD classification. IRDAI mandat...
Corporate Law : IRDAI is moving towards adopting Ind AS to standardize financial reporting across insurers. The framework aims to improve transpar...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court held that insurers impleaded as parties can raise all grounds, including quantum challenges. It remitted the case fo...
Income Tax : The SC upheld that reinsurance premiums paid to foreign entities are not taxable in India. It confirmed that absence of income acc...
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...
Corporate Law : SC affirmed a fire insurance claim after insurer attempted repudiation based on an arbitrary surveyor's report. Ruling held that o...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court rules pre-2015 life insurance policies were freely transferable, affirming High Court's decision against LIC's refus...
Corporate Law : IRDAI delegates Section 34 powers between Whole Time Members and Chairperson. The move aims to streamline enforcement actions and ...
Corporate Law : The notification addressed mandatory reinsurance cession for general insurance policies. It mandates 4% cession to GIC Re, ensurin...
Corporate Law : The issue was the need to address increasing cyber risks in the insurance sector. IRDAI introduced updated guidelines with enhance...
Corporate Law : The circular shifts SLAs from a renewal-based licensing system to a registration regime with annual fees. This ensures continuity ...
Corporate Law : IRDAI constituted a Joint Expert Group to tackle transition and implementation issues under Ind AS. The group will guide insurers ...
Cyber insurance helps cover financial losses from cyberattacks like hacking and data breaches. It is becoming essential as digital risks increase across industries.
IRDAI launched five working groups to resolve operational inefficiencies between insurers and hospitals. The move aims to boost transparency, coordination, and patient-centric reforms across the ecosystem.
The restoration feature ensures that insurance coverage can be reinstated after a major claim, helping maintain protection for other family members during the same policy year.
The insurance regulator clarified that certificates of registration for intermediaries will now remain valid indefinitely. The change eliminates the earlier three-year renewal framework, subject to payment of an annual fee.
Third-party motor insurance pays compensation for injury or property damage to others caused by your vehicle. However, it does not cover damage to the insured car or the driver’s own losses.
Choosing the right term insurance cover depends on factors such as income, family size, expenses, and liabilities. The article explains when ₹2 crore coverage may be suffi-cient and when higher protection may be needed.
Selecting travel insurance requires assessing medical needs, age-specific coverage, and trip risks. Matching coverage to destination and travel purpose helps avoid costly surprises abroad.
IRDAI Circular dated 12 February 2026 clarifies insurers’ investments in AIFs with Excusal Rights under Section 27E of the Insurance Act, 1938. The circular introduces compliance conditions, documentation requirements, auditor certifications, and revised single AIF exposure limits covering direct and indirect exposure through Fund of Funds.
IRDAI has issued key clarifications allowing insurers to invest in AIFs using SEBI-compliant Excusal Rights, provided funds are not deployed overseas. The circular introduces strict documentation, audit, and certification safeguards under Section 27E.
IRDAI has issued updated guidelines for establishing and closing liaison offices in India by overseas insurers. The framework sets eligibility, reporting, and strict operational conditions.