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Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Appointed Actuary) Regulations, 20171 (Amended up to 14.05.2020) F. No. IRDAI/Reg/6/143/2017.—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (zd) of sub-section (2) of section 114A of the Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938) read with sections 14 and 26 of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act,1999 (41 […]
INSURANCE REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF INDIA (HEALTH INSURANCE) REGULATIONS, 2016[1] [Amended upto 12/05/2020] F. No. IRDAI/Reg/17/129/2016. – In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 114A of the Insurance Act, 1938 and Section 14 read with Section 26 of the IRDA Act, 1999 and in consultation with the Insurance Advisory Committee, the Authority hereby […]
As the lockdown has been further extended up to 17th May 2020, keeping in view the difficulty faced by some policyholders to renew the policies in time, the Authority has now allowed extended grace period up to 31st May 2020 for all policies where premium was due in the month of March 2020.
All the insurers were advised to review and update their existing stewardship policy based on the revised guidelines within three months from the date of issue of the circular, i.e., by 7th May, 2020.
Policyholders are requested to read the terms and conditions of their insurance policies carefully and be aware of the policy requirements in case they or their insured properties are located in areas where there could be prolonged restriction of movement.
The WG has come up to a conclusion that the MTP Obligation should be a function of number of vehicles insured/uninsured instead of premium derived from motor third party insurance business and accordingly a simple & equitable formula for calculating the MTP Obligation has been proposed.
Insurers are urged to take a conscious call to refrain from dividend pay-outs from profits pertaining to the financial year ending 31st March 2020, till further instructions.
To facilitate general public to easily fulfil Know Your Customer (KYC) norms while availing insurance services, IRDAI has recommended for allowing insurance companies to avail Aadhaar Authentication Services of the Unique Identification Authority of India.
On the basis of the submissions made by Cross Border Reinsurer (CBR) and recommendations of the insurers, the Authority has granted approval to the below mentioned CBR’s , who do not fulfil stipulated eligibility criteria.
Where the facility of payment of premiums in instalments is offered in respect of any product / products the same shall be offered to all policyholders without any discrimination and policyholders shall be also notified of the applicable conditions.
