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Nikhil Rathi appointed as Chief Executive of UK’s FCA
On 1 April 2013, the FCA became responsible for the conduct supervision of all regulated financial firms and the prudential supervision of those not supervised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA).The FCA is the conduct regulator for the UK’s financial markets, over 59,000 financial services firms, and the prudential supervisor for 49,000 firms, setting specific standards for 19,000 firms.
AIA receives nod for China’s first wholly foreign owned life insurance company
China removed foreign shareholding restrictions on life insurers in January to further open up the financial market
AIA Company Limited has received approval from the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission to convert its Shanghai Branch into a wholly-owned subsidiary of AIA Co. This new subsidiary will be incorporated in Shanghai and is the first wholly foreign owned life insurance company approved for incorporation in Mainland China,said AIA .
AIA will now begin the application process for separate regulatory approvals to establish branches of the newly incorporated subsidiary in additional territories in Mainland China.
Former head of China insurance regulator jailed for 11 yrs on bribe conviction
Xiang Junbo was accused of taking kickbacks worth 18.6 million yuan ($2.6 million) in exchange for help securing project contracts and other tasks, the Xinhua news agency reported.
The bribes he accepted are to be recovered and turned over to state coffers, Xinhua reported, adding that Xiang would not be appealing the verdict.
IRDAI standardises terms and clauses of health Insurance policy
In case of multiple policies taken by an insured person during a period from one or more insurers to indemnify treatment costs, the insured person will have the right to require a settlement of his/herclaim in terms of any of his/her policies. In all such cases the insurer chosen by the insured person are obliged to settle the claim as long as the claim is within the limits of and according to the terms of the chosen policy.
IRDA asks general and health insurers to launch exclusive Covid-19 cover by June 15
Room Rent, Boarding, Nursing Expenses all inclusive as provided by the Hospital / Nursing Home up to 2% of the sum insured subject to maximum of Rs.5000/- per day.
•.Intensive Care Unit (ICU) charges/ Intensive Cardiac Care Unit (ICCU) charges all inclusive as provided by the Hospital / Nursing Home up to 5% of the sum insured subject to maximum of Rs.10,000/-, per day
• Ambulance: Rs 2000/- per Hospitalization.
IRDA asks insurers to settle Amphan claims expeditiously
There is an urgent need for the insurance industry to take immediate steps to mitigate the hardships of the affected insured population by ensuring immediate registration and settlement of eligible claims, said IRDAI
IRDA to extend renewal payment date for motor & health policies till June 1st week
IRDAI forthcoming decision will also include continuation of cover, Standard Fire and Special Perils Policy(commonly known as property policy)- by the general insurers to the “unoccupied properties’’.for more than one month
Coverage of Pandemic Risk through P/C Insurance could be designed like existing Federal Programs:US actuaries’ body
“Pandemic risk is more similar to the catastrophic risks covered by programs like the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program and the National Flood Insurance Program than to risks normally insured by the commercial insurance market, and any new federal program seeking to facilitate pandemic risk coverage should reflect that difference,” said Academy Vice President, Casualty, Lisa Slotznick, the signer of the letter on behalf of the Academy’s Casualty Practice Council to the House committee.
Covid-19 Pandemic:IRDA further extends grace period for paying life premium till May 30
All policy holders are requested to note that the objective of grace period allowed is to pay all the premiums due within that period so as to keep the policy coverage in force, said IRDAI..
Top insurers face lawsuit from UK hospitality sector on rejected biz interruption claims
Any successful claim will hinge partly on whether the lockdown triggers a clause in business interruption policies designed for insured premises that cannot be used because of restrictions imposed by a public authority, experts say.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said earlier this month that most insurance policies bought by smaller British companies do not cover the coronavirus-related disruption, but that those that do should pay out quickly.