A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) will invest INR6.55bn ($82.26m) for a 9.99% stake in Aditya Birla Health Insurance (ABHI), a joint venture of Aditya Birla Capital (ABCL) and Momentum Metropolitan Strategic Investments (MMH).
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has recommended that public-sector insurers stop subsidising group health insurance business through other insurance branches, given the huge losses posted in group health business.
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) is mulling over a guaranteed pension programme under the National Pension System (NPS) which may be launched on 30 September.
Private insurance companies posted twice as much gains than public-sector insurers in the government-backed crop insurance scheme, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for the five fiscal years ended 31 March 2021(FY2021), according to data from the Agriculture Department presented in Parliament.
The IRDAI has announced that it is seeking qualified and motivated young individuals to work on important initiatives within the regulatory agency and assist in the policy analysis and development of the Indian insurance sector.
The IRDAI has released its "Master Guidelines on Anti-Money Laundering/ Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT), 2022" which will enter into force on 1 November 2022. The guidelines are applicable to all classes of life, general and health insurance business.
The IRDAI plans to make some key changes to regulations related to the management of expenses of general and health insurers, in response to requests from stakeholders for a review of the rules.
The IRDAI has decided to do away with the prior approval requirement for raising capital through preference shares and subordinate debts by insurers.
The board of the IRDAI has discussed a number of proposed changes to the operations of insurers, including increasing the number of insurers that corporate agents can work with.
The IRDAI has set up a working group to look into accounting for premiums, claims and related expenses on an estimation basis as well as the repatriation of surpluses by foreign reinsurance branches (FRBs).