IRDAI notifies Insurance cover for Newborns or Infants under Health Insurance Policies

This circular has now clarified that the prohibition of restrictive conditions in health insurance contracts for newborns/ infants shall be applicable to all products including the “Arogya Sanjeevani Policy”. Hence the guidelines on “Standard Individual Health Insurance Product” have been modified to delete ‘internal congenital anomalies from the list of diseases provided under “specific waiting period” in the guidelines.

IRDAI issues Exposure Draft on Long-Term Motor Products covering both Motor Third Party Insurance and Own Damage Insurance

The draft proposes that all General Insurers be permitted to offer long-term motor insurance policies. There will be a ‘Board-approved policy’ set up by the Insurer. This policy must contain acts relating to operational matters, accounting, and disclosures for addressing the issue of policy cancellation including claw-back of commission. All stakeholders can forward their comments on the exposure draft on the specified email id by 22nd December, 2022 in the prescribed format.

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Insurance Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022

The Insurance Marketing Firms (IMF) shall engage Insurance Sales Persons (ISP) for the purpose of soliciting and procuring insurance products for a maximum of six Life insurers, six General insurers, and six Health insurers at any point of time, under intimation to the Authority. Provided that any change in the engagement with the insurers shall be governed by the terms of the agreement entered into between the Insurance Marketing Firm and the insurer, with suitable arrangements for servicing existing policyholders by the concerned insurer, in case of cancellation/ termination/ discontinuity of agreement.