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IRDAI issues stringent advertisement norms for insurance industry
The IRDAI has also asked the insurers to issue a statutory warning, saying “No person shall allow or offer to allow, either directly or indirectly, as an inducement to any person to take out or renew or continue an insurance in respect of any kind of risk relating to lives or property in India, any rebate of the whole or part of the commission payable or any rebate of the premium shown on the policy, nor shall any person taking out or renewing or continuing a policy accept any rebate, except such rebate as may be allowed in accordance with the published prospectus or tables of the insurer.”
London must ‘seize the moment’ to maintain global leadership amid COVID-19 pandemic:Report
Britain accounted for nearly a third of financial activity in the European Union, which it left last January, and will no longer have to comply with its rules after Dec. 31.
New Financial said in its study “Beyond Brexit,” supported by Barclays bank, that leaving the EU would be a seismic change and involve significant disruption for the banking and finance industry’s relations with the bloc.
Life insures have to mandatorily launch standard term life product from Jan 21:IRDAI
The minimum sum assured of the product should be at Rs 5 lakh while maximum sum assured can be Rs 25 lakh. Insurers have the option of offering sum assured beyond Rs 25 lakh under Saral Jeevan Bima with all other terms and conditions remaining the same, said the IRDA.
The following words shall be prominently displayed in BOLD, on the welcome letter of policy document as well as on the first page of Sales Literature.
“This policy will cover death due to accident only during the waiting period of 45 days from the date of commencement of risk.In case of death of the life assured other than due to accident during the waiting period, an amount equal to 100% of all premiums received excluding taxes, if any, will be paid and the sum assured will not be paid;;
Health insurance premiums have risen by only 5%:IRDAI
“I would suggest that voluntary disclosures be made by all the hospitals and health providers so that public will chose looking at disclosures given by each hospitals where they would like to go and performance indicators might be also disclosed,” added SC Khuntia, chairman, IRDAI,.
Ant Group’s $35 bln IPO unlikely to be hurt by possible U.S. curbs
Ant is working towards a dual-listing in Shanghai and Hong Kong possibly as soon as this month in what sources have said could be the world’s largest IPO, surpassing oil giant Saudi Aramco’s 2222.SE $29.4 billion float in December.
U.S. President Donald Trump is considering curbs on Ant, an affiliate of Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba and Tencent over concerns their payment platforms threaten national security, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.
If implemented, the restrictions would illustrate how Trump’s administration is seeking to prevent Chinese companies from embedding themselves in the U.S. financial system before they become a significant competitive threat.
IRDA allows portability of group health insurance schemes within the same bank
“It is hereby clarified that only the IRDAI registered insurance companies, or their authorized agents and intermediaries registered by IRDAI can sell insurance products. Individuals who avail such services from unauthorized persons or entities shall be doing so at their own risk,” said the IRDAI..
16 to be interviewed on Oct 9 for selecting 2 IRDA members
Among other candidates who have been short- listed for the member, distribution are Girija Kumar, former CMD, Oriental Insurnace Company, Suresh Mathur, executive director, IRDAI, Randeep Singh, chief general manage,IRDAI Girish Radhakrishnan, CMD, United India Insurance, DTV Sastri,former general manger,UII
France needs new pandemic business insurance law – minister
“The state is not going to pick up the tab for businesses’ operating losses each time there’s a new pandemic,” Le Maire said in an online interview session with Le Monde newspaper.
LIC, GIC Re & New India Assurance are Domestic Systemically Important Insurers, need enhanced supervision:IRDAI
“D-SIIs are perceived as insurers that are ‘too big or too important to fail’ (TBTF) ABD we have asked these three institutions to raise the level of corporate governance and identify all relevant risk and promote a sound risk management culture.This perception and the perceived expectation of government support may amplify risk taking, reduce market discipline, create competitive distortions, and increase the possibility of distress in future,said IRDAI
IRDAI allows “Video Based Identification Process” for KYC of customers
Live location of the customer/beneficiary need to be captured (both for online/ face-to-face VBIP) to ensure that customer/beneficiary is physically present in India.