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Irdai allows firms to offer customised insurance to match customer needs

That there is no flash in the pan has been made clear by the insurance regulator when it announced these changes through a series of gazette notifications on Friday

Bima Sugam likely to reduce dependence on intermediaries for insurers

According to IRDAI's annual report for FY23, the online sales channel of life insurers contributed to 0.84 per cent of the individual new business premium (NBP)

Will end FY24 with growth rate of over 30%: CEO Shriram Life Insurance

In life insurance, it is about creating distribution capacity and solutions for customers. We are constantly working on that Casparus JH Kromhout, managing director and chief executive officer said

Banks to insurers: Using the ombudsman system to get complaints resolved

A guide to how banks, insurers, brokers and tax officials are supposed to listen to you

IRDAI approves Bima Sugam, 7 other regulations in 125th board meet

The board of the insurance regulator approved the 'Bima Sugam' platform where the policyholders can compare premiums and purchase a wide array of insurance products

Galaxy Health gets Irdai approval to launch health insurance business

According to the regulator, this is the sixth registration granted by IRDAI in around one year across the Life, Non-life, and Health segments

Burmans ask Care Health to cancel Rs 350 cr ESOP given to Religare's Saluja

Dabur owners, the Burman family, has increased their stake in Religare to 25.18%, which allows them to block special resolutions at Religare

Unclaimed insurance funds higher in agent-sold policies: Analysts

LIC accounted for more than 90% of total unclaimed funds in the last five years

Irdai retains obligatory cession of business to GIC Re at 4% for FY25

Obligatory cession refers to the part of the business that general insurance companies have to mandatorily cede to the national reinsurer

Irdai to introduce collaterals for reinsurance transactions with CBRs

The proposed guidelines given in an exposure draft will be applicable for all the reinsurance placements with CBRs by cedants or insurers from India

Insurance regulator IRDAI website down, users unable to access services

IRDAI website reported an outage on Tuesday due to some technical issues. Services became inaccessible to users, with the site showing the message - "Our services aren't available right now"

PB Fintech subsidiary can now facilitate sale of reinsurance products

A composite insurance broker can also sell reinsurance products besides general and life insurance products

Irdai proposes 30 days 'free look' period for policies from date of receipt

At present, for physical policies the free look period is 15 days while for policies sold online, it can be up to 30 days

Life insurers ask Irdai to charge surrender value on accumulated premia

The exposure draft by Irdai in December 2023 outlined the introduction of a defined premium threshold for each product, beyond which no surrender charges will be levied

Irdai launches regulations for insurance electronic marketplace Bima Sugam

The company will be operative and accessible at all times and will not store or hold any data, with the board of the company also having a policy on a revenue model which is self-sustainable

Irdai chief asks insurance firms to underwrite disruptions to grow biz

Artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, the internet of things, and many more such new technologies are causing disruptions and changing the traditional fabric of the sector

Lack of full Bench takes a toll on SAT's functioning and efficiency

Industry players fear that if the Bench is not restored soon, it could hamper the fundraising and expansion plans of companies with pending litigation

Uncharacteristic of NBFCs to seek bank licences: RBI Dy Guv Rajeshwar Rao

Reserve Bank Deputy Governor M Rajeshwar Rao on Friday said it is uncharacteristic of non-bank lenders to seek bank licences when they are already enjoying some regulatory advantages. Addressing a conference on non-bank finance companies (NBFCs) organized by CII, Rao also hit out at certain microlenders for "misusing" the liberty offered by the regulator on interest rates, and charging high rates. Rao also expressed displeasure at certain peer-to-peer lending platforms for following business practices which are not in line with the licensing guidelines, and made it clear that such breaches were not acceptable. He also spoke about the constant demand from NBFCs to convert into banks, and made it clear that regulations for even entities in the top-most tier of NBFCs are not at par with universal banks, and NBFCs enjoy some advantages. "NBFCs have evolved as niche companies serving specific economic functions, and it is uncharacteristic of them to demand becoming like a bank," Rao ...

Irdai proposes revising coverage across sectors to secure insurance for all

Irdai said that a new strategy and fresh approach have been devised to boost insurance penetration in the country

Irdai proposes changes in listing requirements of insurance companies

The insurance regulator has proposed the merger of seven different regulations