Link insurer CEO salaries to customer outcomes: Irdai

Link insurer CEO salaries to customer outcomes: Irdai

Reduce Focus On Profits, Improve Transparency, Curb Misselling’Irdai has sought to link insurance company CEO salaries to customer outcomes, introduce clawbacks and increase transparency. This follows a study by the regulator which showed that CEO salaries were all over the place with key management at times accounting for a big chunk of the wage cost….

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Insurance mis-selling: Irdai flags sharp rise in unfair practice complaints; asks insurers to fix root causes – The Times of India

Insurance mis-selling: Irdai flags sharp rise in unfair practice complaints; asks insurers to fix root causes – The Times of India

Mis-selling continues to be a key concern in the insurance sector, with the regulator asking insurers to dig deeper into the root causes behind such practices, according to the latest annual report of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai).While the total number of grievances against life insurers remained largely unchanged at 1,20,429…

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Insurers set to move away from one-size-fits all models – The Times of India

Insurers set to move away from one-size-fits all models – The Times of India

MUMBAI: Insurers are expected to adopt more disciplined underwriting and pricing strategies as the Irdai transitions to Risk-Based Capital (RBC) norms, moving away from a ‘one-size-fits-all’ solvency model to align capital requirements with actual risk profiles. Simultaneously, the regulator has cleared the implementation of IFRS 17 (Ind AS 117), which fundamentally redefines the ‘topline’ by…

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Irdai gets more powers to prevent mis-selling – The Times of India

Irdai gets more powers to prevent mis-selling – The Times of India

MUMBAI: Insurance regulations to prevent mis-selling are set to tighten with the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) set to frame stricter norms on commission disclosure and conflicts of interest, enabled by amendments cleared in the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025.The amendments give the regulator explicit powers to…

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Insurance regulator reviews health claim gaps, urges fair settlements – The Times of India

Insurance regulator reviews health claim gaps, urges fair settlements – The Times of India

MUMBAI: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) is closely examining the shortfall in the settlement of health insurance claims, even as over half of the complaints received under the insurance ombudsman system relate to health policies.At the Bima Lokpal Day event on Tuesday, Irdai chairman Ajay Seth said, “In health insurance, we…

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