IRDA
IREDA reports 36% rise in FY23 PAT at Rs865 cr
02 May 2023
IRDAI looks to hike motor insurance premiums for traffic violations
09 Sep 2019
The spiralling insurance costs and hefty fines for traffic violations combined with pathetic conditions of roads in India could be the undoing of the automobile industry, which is perhaps the country’s biggest employer
Irdai panel reviews investment norms for life insurance sector
18 Dec 2017
Given that 50 per cent of insurers’ investments are in government securities, which currently yield about 6.7 - 7.2 per cent annually, generating at least 8 per cent return is a tall order
Irda working with insurers for simple products
08 Dec 2015
Irdai tightens norms for mis-selling insurance
03 Oct 2015
Life insurers told to streamline pension payments, cut delays
08 Aug 2015
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has issued a directive to life insurers to streamline processes to ensure timely payment of pension to policyholders
IRDA mulls five-year term for car insurance
22 Jul 2014
Third-party motor insurance hike less steep than expected
29 Mar 2014
The Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority today limited the hike in premium for third-party motor insurance to 9-20 per cent, against a proposal seeking a hike in the range of 20 to 137 per cent
Third-party motor insurance premiums to skyrocket
13 Feb 2014
Insurance companies could soon raise third-party motor insurance premiums between 25 and 137 per cent for private cars and 1 and 45 per cent for two-wheelers
T S Vijayan is new IRDA chief
21 Feb 2013
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