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Corporate Law : Overview of IRDAI's 2024 Corporate Governance Regulations for Insurers, covering board composition, committee structures, KMP appo...
Corporate Law : Learn about Bima-ASBA, IRDAI's new facility for insurance premium payments. This mechanism blocks funds in a prospect's account vi...
Corporate Law : Summarizing IRDAI's 2024 regulations on insurance advertising, this text covers definitions, mandatory disclosures, prohibitions, ...
Corporate Law : Understanding the framework for export of goods and services in India, covering roles of DGFT, RBI, banks, and exporters under FEM...
Corporate Law : IRDAI formed a sub-committee to review private health insurance and improve policyholder experience. The initiative focuses on exp...
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Corporate Law : IRDAI is moving towards adopting Ind AS to standardize financial reporting across insurers. The framework aims to improve transpar...
Corporate Law : Stakeholders sought deferment or phased implementation of Ind AS. IRDAI mandated adoption from April 2026 with limited forbearance...
Company Law : Vinay Jaidka Vs Chief Secretary (Delhi High Court) Abhishek Nanda, ld. Counsel who appears for the Insurance Regulatory and Develo...
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Corporate Law : The Supreme Court held recently held in the case of Pushpa @ Leela & Ors. Versus Shakuntala & Ors that the insurance co...
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Corporate Law : The notification addressed mandatory reinsurance cession for general insurance policies. It mandates 4% cession to GIC Re, ensurin...
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Corporate Law : The circular shifts SLAs from a renewal-based licensing system to a registration regime with annual fees. This ensures continuity ...
Corporate Law : IRDAI constituted a Joint Expert Group to tackle transition and implementation issues under Ind AS. The group will guide insurers ...
Corporate Law : The IRDAI issued a circular providing clarifications on the implementation of Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) by insurers eff...
Insurers maintain separate current accounts with banks at different operational levels, i.e., Branch offices, Controlling offices, Corporate office, etc., for the purpose of premium collection, management expenses, policy payments, investment operations, etc. Maintenance of current accounts at different operational levels for specific purposes helps the insurers in managing funds, reconciliation of transactions and servicing claims of policyholders efficiently.
The charge pertains to non-submission of requisite information by the Broker to the inspection team such as solicitation related documents, mandate letters, comparison chart, quotes, proposal form, policy documents, complaints related documentation etc.
TPA did not fulfill the Minimum Business Requirements during 2019-20 in any of the parameters as specified under regulation 14 of TPA Regulations, 2016 read with the Minimum Business norms as stipulated under Annexure-11 of Circular Ref: IRDAI/TPA/REG/CIR/130/06/2020 dated 03rd June 2020. It is also observed that on an average basis for the years under […]
Insurers may note that the revised instructions shall come into effect from the financial year 2021-22 and the uploading of disclosures on website shall be on quarterly basis from the period ending 30th September, 2021 whereas publishing in Newspapers will be on half yearly basis from the period ending 30th September, 2021.
IRDAI permits Insurers to classify investments in Preference Shares and Equity Shares as part of Approved Investment of for at least 2 consecutive years immediately preceding (as required under Regulation 3(a)(4) and 3(a)(S) of IRDAI (Investment) Regulations, 2016) for the period from 1st October, 2021 to 31st March, 2022.
Survey either engaging unlicensed surveyor or surveyors who are not holding license in relevant areas of risk. Provision: Regulation 12(1) and Regulation 16(5) under Chapter VI (Code of Conduct) of IRDAI Insurance Surveyor and Loss Assessors) Regulations, 2015.
Charge: Undertaking survey not in commensurate with their resources. Provision: Regulation 4(15) (4) and 12(1) of IRDAI (Insurance Surveyors & Loss Assessors) Regulations, 2015
In view of the continuing situation of Covid 19 pandemic, it is decided by the Authority to further extend the exemptions granted vide the above referred Circulars up to 31/03/2022.
As per the data submitted by the SLA regarding the surveys performed by the surveyors, some of the surveyors have performed the survey work in areas for which they do not hold the license.
The SLA has submitted that the delay in issuing survey report was due to non-receipt of necessary documents from the insured. If the documents, as claimed by the SLA, had not been received from the insured till the retirement of the Surveyor in question, then the submission of the SLA that the said survey was carried […]
