Corporate Law : IRDAI's Bima Vahak initiative aims to expand insurance reach in rural areas. It introduces a women-centric distribution channel fo...
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...
Corporate Law : The issue concerns identification of systemically important insurers. The regulator retained the same entities, emphasizing their ...
Corporate Law : IRDAI directs insurers to follow anti-dark pattern guidelines and submit compliance reports. The move strengthens consumer protect...
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...
Corporate Law : Every claim made against an insurance company in respect of a loss, would be a claim within purview of claims “requiring to be p...
Corporate Law : The Supreme Court held recently held in the case of Pushpa @ Leela & Ors. Versus Shakuntala & Ors that the insurance co...
Income Tax : Having regard to the agreement entered into inter se between the hospital and the TPA for payment of money to the hospital, it can...
Income Tax : Srivatsan Surveyors Pvt. Ltd. ('Appellant') is engaged in the business of licensed surveyors and loss assessors under the Insuranc...
Corporate Law : The notification addressed mandatory reinsurance cession for general insurance policies. It mandates 4% cession to GIC Re, ensurin...
Corporate Law : The issue was the need to address increasing cyber risks in the insurance sector. IRDAI introduced updated guidelines with enhance...
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...
Vide IRDAI/Life/Cir/Misc/208/08/2020 dated 5th August, 2020, instructions have been issued on the above subject allowing authentication of proposals in respect of pure risk products with OTP for the sales made by Insurance Agents and Insurance Intermediaries, for the period up to 31st December, 2020.
Exposure draft of IRDAI (Manner of Determination of Compensation to Shareholders on Merger of an Insurer under a Scheme Prepared under Section 37A) Regulations, 2020
As a result of recent havoc created by heavy rainfall and floods there are reports of loss of human lives and loss of belongings in the affected Districts of primarily the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and Karnataka. In order to extend every possible facilitation for quick and timely settlement of life insurance claims, you are advised to take the following actions immediately in all the states affected due to this disaster.
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India Ref. No: IRDA/NL/CIR/MISC/ 263 /10/2020 Date: 21-10-2020 All CEOs /CMDs of all General Insurance Companies and Stand-Alone Health Insurance Companies Re: Guidelines on Insurance Claims of victims of Floods (Oct 2020) in the calamity affected districts of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and other Neighboring States As you are aware, […]
INSURANCE REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF INDIA Ref. No:IRDAI/NL/WG/SB/375/2020-21 Date:19-10-2020 Exposure Draft Re: Report of the Working Group (WG) on suitability of offering of Surety Bond by Indian Insurance Industry A Working Group was set up by the Authority vide order Ref: IRDAI/NLWG-SB/95/2020-21 dated 24.07.2020 to study the Suitability of offering Surety Bonds by Indian […]
Amid the COVID 19 pandemic, there are rising incidences of cyberattacks and a growing number of high-profile data breaches. It is felt that cybersecurity is the most important need for all sectors today to address the numerous risks posed by cyber-attacks.
Saral Jeevan Bima is a non-linked non-participating individual pure risk premium life insurance plan, which provides for payment of Sum Assured in lump sum to the nominee in case of the Life Assured’s unfortunate death during the policy term.
‘Corona Kavach’ and ‘Corona Rakshak’ policies of any tenure may be renewed for further terms of three and half months (3 ½ months), six and half months (6 ½ months) or nine and half months (9 ½ months) as per the option exercised by the policyholder. The renewal shall be subject to the underwriting policy of the insurer.
It has come to the notice of the Authority that some unauthorized entities are professing to be selling health plans by offering discounts on medical treatments or diagnostic tests. It is hereby clarified that only the IRDAI registered insurance companies, or their authorized agents and intermediaries registered by IRDAI can sell insurance products.
1. Whether all the insurers shall offer ‘Arogya Sanjeevani Policy’? All the General and Standalone Health insurers are mandated to offer Standard Individual Health Insurance Product ‘Arogya Sanjeevani Policy’. However, if any insurer is currently not offering indemnity based health insurance products at all, the above stipulation will not apply to such insurers. 2. How […]
