Irdai Eases Solvency Margin Requirement For Insurers Underwriting Crop Biz
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has reduced the solvency margin requirement for general insurers doing crop business. The decision can free up a capital of Rs 1,400 crore, which Irdai expects will increase the capacity of general insurers to underwrite more business.
“It is expected that the effect of this relaxation will be positive on the Industry as it will free up the capital, which can be utilised for underwriting more business,” the regulator said in a statement.
has been relaxing the period of admissibility of premiums due from state governments for solvency purposes from 180 days to 365 days since 2017-18. It has now decided to extend this relaxation from FY23 onwards until further orders. “This move will improve the solvency status of the
general insuranceindustry as a whole,” it said.
In a circular, the regulator has stated that premium receivables related to state- and central government-sponsored schemes for all quarters of the FY23 and onward to the extent that they are not realised within a period of 365 days will be placed with value zero.
Rakesh Jain, chief executive officer of Reliance General Insurance, said: “The relaxation was for a period of six months and now it has been extended to one year. This is a good move by the regulator and will free up a significant amount of capital for the general insurers to do more business. Sovereign money will not go bad so this relaxation will go a long way”.
This is another step by the regulator to ease regulatory burden in the sector so that insurers get more freedom to deepen insurance penetration in the country. Last week,
Irdaigeneral insuranceproducts, and most life insurance products, barring a few to encourage more innovative products to meet the ever changing needs of the consumer.
It has also reduced the capital required to be held by
insurance companiesoffering policies under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) by almost 50 per cent to enable insurers to offer more policies under the scheme, and provide financial security to the bottom of the pyramid of Indian population.
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