IRDAI Is Treating the Symptom, Not the Disease
By: Hari Radhakrishnan It took the market barely a day to deliver its verdict. On 23 September, the insurance regulator...
Month: September 2026
IRDAI Extends Deadline for Public Insurance Registry Feedback
IRDAI: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) announced on 30 September 2026 that it has extended the...
IRDAI Chairman: Insurance Costs Have Crept Back Up, and the Sector Must Go Back to Being Efficient
New Delhi, IRDAI: Insurers are not resisting the regulator's plan to change how insurance is sold in India, IRDAI Chairman...
Anupam Mittal Questions IRDAI’s Commission Logic; Yashish Dahiya Says “It’s Not About Price”
Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal has questioned the reasoning behind the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India's (IRDAI) proposed reforms...
Insurers and Brokers Face Job Cuts if Irdai Pushes Through Commission Caps, Says IBAI
NEW DELHI, IBAI: India's insurance brokers have pushed back against the regulator's plan to overhaul how insurance is sold and...
‘Do or die’ situation: Brokerage halves PB Fintech’s target price on IRDAI proposals
New Delhi, PB Fintech: Bernstein has cut its price target on PB Fintech by 53 per cent to Rs 1,085...
French Insurance Giant BNP Paribas Cardif Gets CCI Nod for 26% Stake in IndiaFirst Life
IndiaFirst Life: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has cleared BNP Paribas Cardif's plan to buy a stake in IndiaFirst...
Over 65% of KSRTC Buses Operate Without Insurance, RTI Reveals
KSRTC Buses: A private car or truck in Kerala without valid insurance risks a fine and possibly a police case....
Bank Held Liable for Silence on Failed Debit After Insurance Cover Lapsed Before Death
Insurance Cover: The amount that stood between one family and an insurance payout was Rs 106.58.That was the gap between...
Pashudhan Bima Portal Launched: Now Insure Your Cow, Buffalo, Goat Online
NEW DELHI, Pashudhan Bima Portal: Insuring a cow, buffalo or goat under the Centre's livestock insurance scheme, and claiming when...
Supreme Court on ₹45,000 Crore Challan Backlog: Add Dues to Electricity Bills, Impound Vehicles
NEW DELHI, Supreme Court: By the figures placed before the Supreme Court this week, Indian authorities have issued traffic e-challans...
IRDAI’s insurance distribution paper is a solution in search of a problem
By: Balasundaram R If someone offered you an elephant for ₹100, would you buy it? Almost certainly not, even at...
Zerodha-backed Ditto Insurance co-founder flags risks from IRDAI’s reforms
NEW DELHI: Pawan Kumar Rai, co-founder of Ditto Insurance, a Zerodha-backed insurance advisory and distribution platform, has said the Insurance...
Bima Sugam to Go Live by November, IRDAI Chairman Ajay Seth Confirms
Bima Sugam: Bima Sugam, India's long-awaited common insurance marketplace, will go live by November, IRDAI Chairman Ajay Seth has confirmed....
Oommen Chandy Health Insurance Scheme: Kerala Puts a Deadline on Its ₹25-Lakh Promise
Oommen Chandy Health Insurance: Thiruvananthapuram — Election promises rarely survive contact with a spreadsheet. Kerala's Oommen Chandy Health Insurance Scheme,...
