Clearance to Insurance Products

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..... Clearance to Insurance Products - News and Press Release Dated:- 26-4-2013 - News - The clearance to Insurance Products takes a lot of time in the country. Policyholders protection is the prime concern of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) and it does exercise a thorough diligence while approving products accordingly. IRDA has informed that the scrutiny process involves d .....

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..... etailed examination of whether: Product is suitable to the targeted customers and meets their genuine needs. The reasonableness of cover provided and affordability in terms of premium charged. Financial viability of the product Compliance with various regulations/circulars/guidelines etc issued by the Authority The interests of all the stakeholders is protected, and The rei .....

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..... nsurance arrangements, pricing assumptions, target segments, investment philosophy, charges (in case of unit linked products) etc, are appropriate. A considerable time is spent in cross correspondence and discussion with the applicant company thereby constraining the pace of product clearances. In order to address product design issues, the Authority had already initiated exposure drafts on va .....

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..... rious issues with respect to (i) Non-linked products, (ii) Linked Products and (iii) Health insurance products offered by both life and non-life insurers and has notified IRDA (Linked Insurance products) Regulations 2013, IRDA (Non-Linked Insurance products) Regulations 2013 and IRDA (Health Insurance) Regulations 2013. These regulations have been evolved to address divergent practices adopted by .....

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..... the insurers in the past thereby ensuring consistency in the products which may also result in speedy approval of products. This was stated by Minister of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain Meena, in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today. DSM/RS/ka (Release ID :95154) - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementind .....

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..... ia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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