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IRDA finalises short-term standard Covid-19 policies,asks insurers to launch them by July 10

To be mandatorily termed as “Corona Rakshak Policy’’ it has been made mandatory for all the general insurers and exclusive health insurers, while life insurers have been encouraged to launch such products(benefit based) .  
The benefit based policies, to be launched by a life insurers, will have a minimum sum insured of Rs50,000 and a maximum limit of Rs.2,50,000 (in the multiples of fifty thousand).For the standard covid indemnity policies, to be launched by the domestic  general insurers and exclusive health insurers, the maximum sum assured can be Rs 5 Lakh (in the multiples of fifty thousand)
Both COVID Standard benefit based health policy  and indemnity based health policies should  be offered with a policy term of three and half months (3 ½ months), six and half months (6 ½ months) and nine and half months (9 ½ months) i.e,105 days,195 days and 285 days respectively, clarified IRDA..

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IRDAI forms panel to suggest ways to insure drone technology

Among other issues,the committee will make recommendations relating to design and development of product/s meeting the needs of RPAS owners and operators, including Third Party Liability,make recommendations relating to underwriting of such risks including the re-insurance perspective and examine any other relevant matter relating to the subject.

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IRDAI asks insurance industry to guard against large-scale phishing attack campaign against Indian individuals and businesses

Any unusual activity or attack should be reported immediately to cert-in at incident@cert-in.org.inin the format prescribed by Cert-In  (https://www.cert-in.org.in/PDF/certinirform.pdf)under intimation to IRDAI at infosec@irdai.gov.in.

The IRDAI has further said it has been brought to the notice of the authority that a website using domain name- www.irdaionline.org.in is advertising to the general public on sale of insurance and exams conducted by IRDAI. This domain name is not authorized by the authority.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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