Finance : Electric two-wheelers are becoming a more visible part of everyday mobility in India. As the EV market grows, riders are also begi...
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...
Corporate Law : IRDAI approved in-principle drafting and publication of new and amended regulations following the Sabka Bima, Sabki Raksha (Amendm...
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 : 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 : The Authority found that core survey functions were carried out by unlicensed personnel. It held that such outsourcing violated re...
Corporate Law : The regulator cancelled a surveyor’s licence after finding false records, mismatched filings, and inaccurate disclosures. The ru...
Corporate Law : The case involved submission of a forged diploma for obtaining and renewing a licence. The Authority held that continued reliance ...
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...
IRDA modifies definition of Critical Illnesses for Health Insurance Products. Stay updated with the latest changes in the guidelines.
Learn about adhering to the timelines of award settlement as per Rule 17(6) of Insurance Ombudsman Rules, 2017. Find out why it’s important for insurers to comply with these guidelines.
Discover the important facts about all-risk insurance policies and understand the different types of coverage they offer.
Discover the effectiveness of Insurance Ombudsman as an alternate Grievance Redressal platform for insurance claims.
Life is very important and everybody is just managing to save his life through earning livelihood, by taking food and water through the day and having proper sleep at the night.
Discover how to opt out from a group insurance policy and secure your health coverage even when changing jobs.
It is not a hidden fact that term life insurance policies are one of the best insurance policies out there. But choosing one from all the options can be stressful. A term plan like HDFC Life Term Policy is something you should check out. Let’s find out what you need to look for while buying a term insurance policy.
It is common knowledge that the Insurance Companies in matter of Theft, Fire, Accident, Health Insurance Claims etc. shirk from their pecuniary liabilities on frivolous, hyper technical grounds but the Courts have univocally held that the claims cannot be rejected on technical grounds specially where there is delay in intimating Insurance Company or lodging delayed […]
Notification issued pertaining to base premium for third party insurance for unlimited liability The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, in consultation with the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India, has published Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance Base Premium and Liability) Rules, 2022 vide notification dated 25.05.2022. The rules shall come into force on […]
National Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs Anjana Shyam & Ors (Supreme Court of India) Supreme Court HELD THAT – ‘Insurance company can be made liable only in respect of the number of passengers for whom insurance can be taken under the Motor Vehicles Act and for whom insurance has been taken as a fact and not in […]
