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 approved in-principle drafting and publication of new and amended regulations following the Sabka Bima, Sabki Raksha (Amendm...
Corporate Law : IRDAI approved drafting regulations for implementing a Risk Based Capital framework to strengthen solvency assessment and align In...
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...
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 regulator held that agreements lacking clear fee provisions undermined contractual clarity and regulatory compliance. A penalt...
Corporate Law : IRDAI has directed insurers to disclose performance-linked remuneration details of Key Management Persons on their websites. The c...
Corporate Law : The case involved a broker implementing substantial shareholding changes without obtaining IRDAI's prior approval as required by r...
Corporate Law : The Authority found that core survey functions were carried out by unlicensed personnel. It held that such outsourcing violated re...
Corporate Law : The regulator cancelled a surveyor’s licence after finding false records, mismatched filings, and inaccurate disclosures. The ru...
On the basis of the submissions made by Cross Border Reinsurer (CBR) and recommendations of the insurers, the Authority has granted approval to the below mentioned CBR’s , who do not fulfil stipulated eligibility criteria.
Where the facility of payment of premiums in instalments is offered in respect of any product / products the same shall be offered to all policyholders without any discrimination and policyholders shall be also notified of the applicable conditions.
Decision on authorization for cashless treatment shall be communicated to the network provider (hospital) within two hours from the time of receipt of authorization request and last necessary requirement from the hospital either to the insurer or to the TPA whichever is earlier.
ii. As per clause no. 5 of Annexure – II of the said SOP for social distancing for offices, workplace, factories and establishments, medical insurance for the workers to be made mandatory.
The policy holders whose health insurance policies fall due for renewal during the period on and from the 25th March, 2020 up to the 3rd May, 2020 and who are unable to make payment of their renewal premium on time in view of the prevailing situation in the country as a result of Corona Virus disease […]
Central Government issues Notifications allowing Motor (Third Party) insurance policyholders to make premium payments till May 15th which are due for renewal during COVID19 lockdown. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Financial Services) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 15th April, 2020 S.O. 1258 (E).—In exercise of powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 64VB of the […]
The global macroeconomic outlook for current financial year 2020-21 has been adversely affected by COVID-19 pandemic which has impacted majority of countries in the world across the continents. The pandemic has cast its shadow across various economic activities with massive dislocation in global production, supply chains and trade.
COVID-19 is affecting the insurance industry in multiple ways; from employee insurance and continuity of business issues to client service obligations and finally to sustain the financial outlook of the company.
What is a settlement option under ULIP? It is an option to be exercised by the policyholder of a unit linked life insurance policy to receive the maturity proceeds in instalments.
In respect of term loans, insurers are permitted to grant a moratorium of three months towards payment of instalments falling due between 1st March, 2020 and 31st May, 2020. The repayment schedule for such loans and also the residual tenor, will be shifted across the board by three months subsequent to the moratorium period.
