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This notification issued in terms of Section 64 ULA (1) of the Insurance Act, 1938 provides for de-notification of the rates, advantages and terms and conditions laid down by the Tariff Advisory Committee under Section 64 UC of the said Act which were deemed to continue to be in force until such de-notification.
Obligatory Cession for the financial year 2021-22- This notification shall be applicable to Indian Re-insurers and other applicable insurers as per the provisions of Section 101A of the Insurance Act, 1938.
Reference is drawn to clause 5 of Chapter-II of Consolidated Guidelines on Product filing in Health Insurance Business stipulating mandatory disclosures in the prospectus of health insurance products and to clause 6 specifying Customer Information Sheet.
1. This is further to the Authority’s Cir No. IRDA/ACT/CIR/MISC/283/11/2020 dated 17.11.2020 on Panel of Actuaries. 2. Subsequent to the information received from Mr. A V Ramanan under Para- 11 of Cir No. IRDA/ACT/CIR/MISC/228/08/2020 dated 31.08.2020, the Panel of Actuaries is revised as under:
These rules may be called the Insurance Ombudsman (Amendment) Rules, 2020. In the Insurance Ombudsman Rules, 2017, for the words Executive Council of Insurers, the words Council for Insurance Ombudsmen shall be substituted wherever they occur.
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) sponsors proposals under IRDAI Research Grant Scheme, which provides opportunities for research in the field of Insurance. IRDAI welcomes theoretical or applied research work in the areas related to policyholder’s protection, consumer education and issues adjunct with orderly growth of insurance industry aiming to spread awareness about insurance as a vital component of financial inclusion and towards making insurance a part of day-to-day life.
In order to make available a standard Personal Accident product with common coverage and policy wordings across the industry, an exposure draft on Guidelines on Standard Personal Accident product along with Standard terms and conditions (Annexure -1), Customer Information Sheet (Annexure- 2) and Use and File format (Annexure-3) is issued and attached herewith.
The Authority has notified IRDAI (Minimum Information Required for Investigation and Inspection) Regulations 2020 in the official gazette on 23rd November 2020. These regulations will come into force after 6 months from the date of notification i.e., from 23rd May 2021.
There are some reports in the media about hike in health insurance premium rates by general and health insurers. Some of the news items attributed the increase in health insurance premiums to certain recent regulatory initiatives taken by IRDAI.
As you are aware, cyclone Nivar (Nov,2020) has caused loss to property in some parts of the country. The General Insurers may have issued policies for protection of lives and property located in the affected areas. There is an urgent need for the insurance industry to take immediate steps to mitigate the hardships of the affected insured population by ensuring immediate registration and settlement of eligible claims.
