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Reference is drawn to Guidelines on Point of Sales Person – Non-Life and Health dated 26th October, 2015 facilitating insurance companies and insurance intermediaries to appoint point of sales person to solicit and market largely pre-underwritten products.
In order to address the implementation issues, the Authority had constituted the Implementation Group on Ind-AS in Insurance Sector in India. The group has submitted its report on 30th December 2016.
Insurers can invest in Units of REITs / InvITs which conform to the following: i. The REIT /InvIT rated not less than AA shall form part of Approved Investments. REIT / InvIT rated less than AA shall form part of Other Investments.
The Chief Executive Officer and the compliance officer of applicant’s ISNP shall file with the Authority annually a compliance certificate certifying that the information displayed on the webs-site, the processes, procedures and any other mechanism by whatever name called. displayed and implemented on the platform were in compliance to the these guidelines at all times.
If the reinsurance/ composite broker has un-reconciled outstanding unsettled clients money lying with them, they shall transfer the same in a separate bank account under intimation to the Authority with full details of the bank account.
For the financial year 2017-18, the Third Party insurance premiums rates for various categories of vehicles have been arrived at as follows:
The Authority issued Guidelines on Claim Processing for Group Life Insurance Policies under Lender Borrower Schemes vide cir ref: IRDA/Life/Cir/GDL/285/12/2014 dated 29/12/2014 which provided that insurers may settle the outstanding loan amounts to certain categories of Master Policyholders prescribing therein the procedure to be adopted.
Cyber security in financial sector has gained importance, more so with the advent of technological innovations. In this connection, IRDAI has planned to come out with a comprehensive Information and cyber security framework for Insurance sector covering various aspects for designing a suitable information & cyber security policy by the regulated entities, establishment of appropriate Governance structure for implementation of Information & Cyber Security policy and audit mechanism to mitigate cyber risks.
The Authority had issued “Guidelines on Appointment of Appointed Actuaries and their Mentors” on 22nd March 2016 to address the supply side gap by supporting young Actuaries with the Mentors. Based on experience and the issues emerged over a period of time, the Authority has proposed to revise the above-mentioned guidelines.
Based on the experience gained, since the last amendment effected in the year 2013, the Authority felt that there is a need to amend the IRDA (Appointed Actuary), Regulations, 2000. The basic framework for appointment of Appointed Actuaries and their duties, functions etc. is prescribed in the aforementioned Regulations.
