Insurance Regulatory Development Authority
IRDAI recommends exclusion of 17 ailments from insurance cover
05 Nov 2018
The standardised list of 17 permanent exclusions include epilepsy, congenital heart disease, cerebral stroke, chronic liver and kidney diseases, hepatitis B, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, HIV and AIDS, loss of hearing, and physical disabilities, among others
IRDAI permits LIC to raise stake in IDBI Bank to 51%
30 Jun 2018
Irdai, which met in Hyderabad on Friday, approved LIC’s proposed investment as a special case due to IDBI Bank’s precarious financial state
Delhi High Court tells insurance regulator to clean up ‘exclusion clauses’ for health covers
27 Feb 2018
Future Generali Life fined Rs50 lakh for violation of business norms
13 Jun 2015
Future Generali has been penalised for failure to settle group insurance claims, extension of corporate agency beyond licence expiry, utilising unlicensed entities for procuring business and distributing group company Big Bazar’s vouchers
Government may ease norms for insurance IPOs
19 Sep 2009
The government may allow insurance companies to float an initial public offering after five years of operations instead of of 10 years
IRDA authorises Kishore Buyani''s Future Generali India''s life, general insurance businesses
By | 05 Sep 2007
IRDA lays down floor rates for rural insurance
30 Jun 2007
IRDA sets conditions for ULIP policy holders
16 May 2007
Another two-year bonus for life insurers
By Venkatachari Jagannath | 18 Apr 2007
IRDA cautions life insurance buyers; lashes out at LIC for misleading buyers
By Venkatachari Jagannathan | 05 Mar 2007
IRDA relaxes ULIP norms
By | 23 Feb 2007
IRDA committee to overhaul grievance redressal in PSUs
By | 12 May 2006
General insurance council to be activated in six months time
By Venkatachari Jagannathan | 30 May 2005
IRDA for insurance FDI cap at 49 per cent
19 Oct 2004
IRDA draft norms for training institutes
By Our Corporate Bureau | 07 Aug 2004
IRDA issues norms for brokerages
By | 05 Mar 2004
Brokers meet IRDA chairman
By Our Banking Bureau | 19 Aug 2003
C S Rao chosen IRDA chairman
By Our Banking Bureau | 28 May 2003
IRDA issues ‘in-principle’ approval for 12 broking companies
By Our Banking Bureau | 04 Jan 2003
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