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The broker should note that submission of necessary documents during Authority inspection, is the duty of the entity, to make the inspection effective. Further non submission of documents within the specified timeline may be construed as a deliberate attempt to restrict Authority’s inspection team from examining the functioning of the Broker. The Broker is cautioned for the lapse and advised that any recurrence of similar lapse will be viewed seriously in future.
As a result of Cyclones Tauktae,Yaas there are reports of loss of human lives and loss of belongings in the affected Districts of primarily in the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha and West Bengal. In order to extend every possible facilitation in quick and timely settlement of life insurance claims, you are advised to take the following actions immediately in all the states affected by the said cyclones:
The insurance intermediaries engaged in solicitation and distribution of insurance products, viz., Insurance Brokers, Corporate Agents, Insurance Web Aggregators, Insurance Marketing Firms are required to take Professional Indemnity Insurance Policies in order to get themselves indemnified from the claims lodged against them, arising out of the contingencies mentioned in the regulations governing them.
Regulation 9 of IRDA (Insurance Advertisements and Disclosure) Regulation, 2000 stipulates that every advertisement for insurance shall state the full registered name of the insurer/ intermediary/ insurance agent. Policybazaar did not disclose their name in the SMS sent to policyholders.
In rule 7 of the Insurance Ombudsman Rules, 2017, in sub-rule (2), in clause (a), after the words may authorise, the words, and in case there is a vacancy in the office of the Chairperson of the Authority, the senior-most whole-time member of the Authority shall be inserted.
In case the shares of the insurance company are offered as ESOPs to Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer / Whole Time Directors, then: i. If the CEO/MD/WTDs is one of the promoters / investors or directly related to the promoters, then the same will be governed by the provisions of SEBI (Issue of Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2002 as amended from time to time except those relating to pricing of shares. The manner of pricing of shares shall be disclosed upfront to the Authority. ii. In other cases, the same will be governed by the SEBI’s ESOP guidelines
IRDAI imposes Penalty of Rs. 30 Lakh and issued to Advisory M/s SBI General Insurance Company Ltd. for Non-Compliance with minimum obligations under Motor Third Party business as specified in IRDAI (Obligation of Insurer in respect of Motor Third Party Insurance Business) Regulations, 2015 for the financial year 2018-19. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Ref: […]
The Authority is in receipt of complaints stating that some of the insurance companies are not issuing Corona Kavach and Corona Rakshak Policies. In this regard, it is clarified that all General and Health Insurers are mandated to offer Corona Kavach Policy vide guidelines dated 26.06.2020.
Title Insurance products are currently offered by only a few General Insurers in the Indian market. The features of these products, namely the terms and conditions, scope of coverage etc vary from insurer to insurer.
IRDAI penalises Universal Sompo General Insurance Company Ltd for Non-Compliance with minimum obligations under Motor Third Party business as specified in IRDAI (Obligation of Insurer in respect of Motor Third Party Insurance Business) Regulations, 2015 for the financial years 2018-19 and 2019-20. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India Order Ref. No: IRDA/NL/ORD/MISC/124/05/2021 Date: 07-05-2021 […]
