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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.
Dear Friends, we know that insurance has become one of the essential needs of people during their trying times. Insurance provides us financial safety against insured perils or risks. The risks may be man made or natural. We are facing today one of the greatest and dangerous pandemic COVID-19. This is man made and emerges […]
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 […]
Considering violations noticed in case of 6 sample cases, as per Section 102(b) of Insurance Act, 1938; IRDAI levies a penalty of Rs.6,00,000 (Rs.Six Lakh) on Shriram General Insurance Company Limited.
Time limit for ensuring compliance with the directions regarding Public Disclosures on websites by insurers, for the period ended on 31.03.2021, is also extended by a period of 30 days. The insurers may avail the additional time and ensure compliance with the requirements of all regulatory filing and uploading of the public disclosures.