INSURANCE
Irdai rationalises health insurance business returns reporting norm by reducing number of returns to be filed
Sep-14-2022

With an aim to ease compliance burden of insurers, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has rationalised health insurance business returns reporting norm by reducing the number of returns that need to be filed in a year. It said the move is part of promoting ease of doing business for insurance companies and it has been constantly striving to reduce the compliance burden for all the regulated entities. Towards this endeavour, it said the health insurance returns being filed by the insurance companies have been significantly reduced.

It added that ‘Now, the general and health insurers will have to file 8 returns and life insurers will be filing 3 returns in place of 17 returns being filed currently. This step will further help insurers in focusing on their business rather than a plethora of compliances and in turn help in increasing the insurance penetration in country’. These revised reporting norms will be applicable with immediate effect. In India, insurers are mandated to submit various returns to the regulator, including financial statements on annual basis, valuation of assets and liabilities as well as solvency margin and actuarial report.

Among others, reporting of financial condition for life insurance business; Incurred But Not Reported (IBNR) claims in case of general insurance business; reinsurance plans on an annual basis; and monthly statement on underwriting of large risks in case of general insurance companies are also mandated. They are also required to report about the details of capital market exposure on a monthly basis; investment policy, quarterly and annual returns on investments. The insurance regulator is carrying out a series of reforms in the sector to promote ease of doing business for the insurers.

  RELATED NEWS >>