Irdai hardens stance: No insurance licence to VC-backed fintechsIrdai is reportedly tightening its grip on insurance manufacturing licenses for venture-backed fintech startups, favoring promoter-driven c...
03 Sep, 2025, 06.54 AM IST
IRDAI may limit Kiwi Insurance's retail health offerings as promoters hold stakes in Star Health tooIrdai is considering limiting Kiwi General Insurance's retail health offerings due to WestBridge Capital's majority stake in both Kiwi and ...
17 Jul, 2025, 05.00 PM IST
Insurance regulator IRDAI forms committee to vet licence applicationsThe Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has established a committee. This is to assess license applications from two ge...
15 Jul, 2025, 12.30 AM IST
Outgoing IRDAI Chief has hits to his credit, perhaps misses, tooChange in EoM Guidelines: Under his stewardship, IRDAI introduced the Expenses of Management (EoM) regulations at a time when the industry ...
11 Mar, 2025, 06.06 AM IST
IRDAI forms expert panel under Khara to review regulationsThe committee is expected to submit its report within three months. Based on its recommendations, the IRDAI will forward proposals to the f...
21 Feb, 2025, 06.09 AM IST
India plans insurance law changes for unified licence, hiking FDI limit, sources sayThe govt is poised to revamp its insurance laws, potentially allowing insurers a single license to operate across life, general, and health...
26 Nov, 2024, 04.54 PM IST
Startups in queue for insurance licence face stricter normsBacking of a large local investor, considerable net worth of promoter and founder are among key requirements laid down by the sector regula...
06 Apr, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
With Irdai opening doors, insurtech firms look to transform into general insurersInsurtech firms such as Bengaluru-based Onsurity and Pune-based Loop Health help employers offer group health policies to their employees a...
22 Jan, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Irdai on a transformational journey to take insurance to massesUnder new chairman Debasish Panda, the regulator is engaging with the industry more than ever and looking to get the sector charged up.
11 Aug, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Irdai doesn’t renew licence of Rothshield TPAIn an order, Irdai directed Rothshield TPA to remove the word insurance TPA from its name and to immediately submit data, documents and rec...
29 Sep, 2022, 06.38 AM IST
Hero Insurance Broking gets nod for risk, reinsuranceHero Insurance Broking India has acquired a composite broking licence from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRD...
14 Sep, 2021, 06.41 AM IST
PhonePe gets IRDAI nod to sell life, general insurancePhonePe has been issued an insurance broking licence from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), it said in a...
30 Aug, 2021, 08.41 PM IST
Policybazaar gets insurance broking licence from IRDAIWith this development, the company will surrender its web aggregator licence to Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IR...
11 Jun, 2021, 03.53 PM IST
Paytm arm gets IRDAI’s brokerage licencePaytm Insurance Broking plans to offer insurance products across categories including automotive, health and life. It will also offer custo...
03 Mar, 2020, 07.47 AM IST
Share India Insurance Brokers in talks with leading players for policy saleThe company is targeting a premium collection of Rs 500 crore over the five-year period.
30 Jan, 2020, 04.29 PM IST
Reinsurers may get to invest in overseas sovereign bondsThe Rs1.5-lakh-crore general insurance market has become attractive for foreign reinsurers.
11 Jun, 2018, 10.38 AM IST
IRDAI clears different licences to new playersIrdai in its board meeting held on March 3 has cleared different level of regulatory clearances to the new companies intending to enter cou...
08 Mar, 2017, 09.57 PM IST