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Gazette Notification Dt. 27th March, 2012 issued by Department of Economic Affairs (Infrastructure Section), Ministry of Finance on “Harmonised Master list of Infrastructure sub-sectors” and amended by Department of Economic Affairs from time to time by way of new notification.
The Authority in order to streamline the preparation of the financial statements of General Insurance Business, have been issuing various Circular/Guidelines. In order to enable the Insurers to have a one stop document of all such directions issued, this Master Circular has been prepared. This Master Circular essentially consolidates all directions/Circulars issued by the Authority upto 30th September, 2012 as indicated in the Appendix and will have the effect of superseding such earlier circular(s) of the Authority
Circular no. IRDA/Life/MI/2012, dated 26-07-2012 – On comprehensively examining the existing business model adopted under Micro Insurance vis-a-vis the extant regulations on Micro Insurance, the Authority proposes to review the IRDA (Micro Insurance) Regulations, 2005. Accordingly, an exposure draft on Micro Insurance (Modification) Regulations is issued for further and wider deliberations on the subject.
In partial modification of point no. 3.7.1 of Advertisement Guidelines Circular No. 007/IRDA/Cir/Adv/May-07 dated 14th May, 2007 relating to Joint Sale Advertisements, it is decided to permit Insurers to release Joint Sales Advertisements, without prior approval of the Authority, in accordance to the applicable regulations / guidelines in vogue and file the same. However, all the Joint Sale Advertisements filed with the Authority shall continue to carry a certificate from the Appointed Actuary as specified therein. It is also reiterated that a Joint Sale Advertisement is permitted to be issued only with its Corporate Agent or with a Micro Insurance Agent.
‘Orphan life insurance policies’for the purpose of these Guidelines, means the policies initially effected by an individual insurance agent whose services were subsequently terminated or removed or deleted from the rolls of the insurer excluding those policies to which the effecting agent is entitled to renewal commission under provisions of Section 44 of the Insurance Act. The policies that are considered eligible under section 40(2A) of Insurance Act also do not fall under the purview of this definition.
The IRDA had issued guidelines for pension products vide references 1st and 2nd cited. Insurance companies have expressed certain concerns on the provisions in the cited Circulars and have also sought certain clarifications. In view of the above, the following clarifications are issued:
With reference to Para 11 of IRDA circular IRDA/NL/CIR/Cre/205/12/2010 dated 13.12.2010, which mandates non-life insurance companies to submit regular reports to the Authority regarding the performance of Trade Credit Insurance portfolio. With a view to maintain consistency in reporting and better analysis of the credit insurance portfolio, the authority has devised certain forms for reporting under credit insurance, which are presented in the table below:
The Authority is in the process of implementing a module which would enable online submission of applications for enrolment/grant of fresh/ renewal license to Surveyors and Loss Assessors. In this connection all existing licensed Surveyors and Loss Assessors (Individual and Corporate) and Trainees enrolled with IRDA w.e.f April 2011 are required to provide the following information in the relevant form annexed to this circular, within 15 days:-
The Authority has issued standard instructions and guidelines applicable for approval/renewal of agents training institutes vide Ref: IRDA/AGTS/CIR/GLD/269/12/2011, dated 7th December, 2011.
Insurers are aware that the Insurance Information Bureau (IIB) which acts as insurance data repository of the Authority has been engaged in collecting, collating and compiling inter alia motor insurance data which are useful to the stakeholders.
