Joshi was made the head of a 15-member Health Insurance Consultative Committee set up by Irdai in October. He has more than 37 years of experience in the financial services industry
He also said that the regulator is working on Bima Sugam- a one stop shop, for all insurance products
"Thereby, we are moving from a rule-based regulatory regime to a principle-based one," Panda said
For Irdai Chairman Debasis Panda, LIC's fortune and reforms in health insurance sector will be the two most difficult tests to pass
Insurance sector regulator Irdai on Friday relaxed capital requirement norms significantly for insurers to encourage their participation in the government's flagship programme PMJJBY
At the DFS, Panda, 60, created a group of officials to monitor speedier claim settlements for deaths due to Covid-19
Debasish Panda, former secretary, Department of Financial Services, to the top position of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) for three years
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State-owned insurance behemoth LIC had unclaimed funds to the tune of Rs 21,539 crore as of September 2021, according to draft prospectus filed for IPO with market regulator Sebi
Says previous IRDAI chief retired in May 2021 and FinMin had been planning the IPO well before chief's post fell vacant, but did not name a successor even after 8 months
In the first two quarters after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the insurance industry suffered negative growth. But, it bounced back as soon as the economy opened up post the lockdown
Irdai Chairman Subhash Chandra Khuntia talks to Subrata Panda on a range of subjects including shareholding of banks in insurance firms
Irdai chairman further said that these standard products will not be frozen in time
IRDAI chairman is concerned over low level of insurance penetration in the country
Customers must also avoid the temptation to cash out of their policies mid-tenure, once they have gathered considerable fund value.
Regulator Irdai is mulling over a plan to allow the tenure extension of Covid-19 specific insurance products as the vaccine for the disease is seemingly away, its chairman Subhash C Khuntia said
In an email Q&A, Subhash Chandra Khuntia speaks about the positive response to Corona Kavach policy, standardisation of covid treatment rates and need for a retrenchment cover
Arogya Sanjeevani Policy, whether in individual or group form, will also cover treatment of Covid-19 disease
IRDAI has received an overwhelming response to the Regulatory Sandbox initiative which is a mechanism created to foster innovation in insurance sector
The regulator also told insurance brokers to be more disciplined in filing their returns