## Policy Analysis Report: Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India Manner of Assessment of Compensation to Shareholders or Members on Amalgamation Regulations, 2021
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes the "Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India Manner of Assessment of Compensation to Shareholders or Members on Amalgamation Regulations, 2021" (hereafter referred to as "the Regulations"). This new policy, issued by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), outlines the methodology for assessing compensation to shareholders or members of an original insurer when that insurer is amalgamated with a transferee insurer, and the rights of shareholders/members are diminished as a result of that amalgamation. The key findings of this report are the detailed explanation of the assessment process, the definition of key terms, and the specification of assets and liabilities to be considered in the calculation of compensation.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an informative analysis of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India Manner of Assessment of Compensation to Shareholders or Members on Amalgamation Regulations, 2021, based solely on the text provided. The purpose is to offer a clear understanding of the policy's objectives, provisions, and potential impact, focusing on the information explicitly stated within the document.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This is a *new* policy.
* **Core Objective(s):** According to the text, the objective of this policy is "To provide for the manner of assessment of compensation for the shareholders or members whose interests in, or rights against, the transferee insurer resulting from amalgamation are less than his interest in, or rights against the original insurer."
**4. Background and Rationale:**
Since this is a new policy, the document doesn't explicitly state the underlying problem. However, it can be inferred that the policy addresses the need to provide a standardized and regulated approach to compensating shareholders or members of insurance companies that undergo amalgamation. The regulation of the assessment manner suggests the need for a fair and transparent system where the rights of shareholders are affected by the amalgamation. This suggests that, prior to this policy, there may have been a lack of clarity or consistency in how such compensation was determined, potentially leading to disputes or unfair outcomes.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
As this is a new policy, the entire document outlines the provisions. The key elements established by the policy include:
* **Eligibility for Compensation:** Defines who is eligible for compensation (shareholders/members of the original insurer whose rights are diminished). Compensation will only be considered where the residual value of assets is positive.
* **Compensation Type:** Specifies that compensation can be paid in cash, in kind, or a combination of both.
* **Assessment Authority:** Establishes the IRDAI as the body responsible for assessing the compensation payable.
* **Residual Value Calculation:** Details the methodology for calculating the residual value of assets, prioritizing subordinated debt, preference share capital, and then shareholders.
* **Asset Valuation:** Defines what constitutes "assets" for the purpose of residual value calculation, including cash, securities, loans, land, buildings, leasehold properties, furniture, and other assets. It also explains that the market value is to be used for securities, with guidance on how to value the securities when the market value is not considered reasonable.
* **Liability Valuation:** Defines "liabilities," including contingent liabilities the transferee insurer is reasonably expected to discharge. It requires independent actuarial valuation for policyholder liabilities (life insurance) and IBNR/IBNER liabilities (general insurance).
* **Distribution of Residual Value:** The residual value will be distributed to every shareholder based on the proportion of paid-up capital of the shares held by such shareholder or member bears to the total paid up capital of the original insurer.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* Shareholders and members of insurance companies that are undergoing amalgamation.
* Insurance companies involved in amalgamation (original insurer and transferee insurer).
* The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).
* Independent Actuaries.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The IRDAI is the primary responsible body, tasked with assessing the compensation.
* **Timelines/Procedures:** The Regulations come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. The "appointed date" mentioned is the date the amalgamation scheme comes into effect, as notified by the Central Government. The policy outlines a specific order of preference for residual value apportionment and methods for asset and liability valuation.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes of this policy are:
* Greater clarity and consistency in the assessment of compensation for shareholders/members affected by insurance company amalgamations.
* Fairer outcomes for those whose rights are diminished as a result of amalgamation.
* Reduced potential for disputes related to compensation.
* Increased transparency in the amalgamation process.
**9. Conclusion:**
The "Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India Manner of Assessment of Compensation to Shareholders or Members on Amalgamation Regulations, 2021" represents a significant step towards providing a structured framework for compensating shareholders/members affected by insurance company amalgamations. By defining key terms, establishing assessment procedures, and outlining methods for asset and liability valuation, the policy aims to create a more equitable and transparent process, ultimately protecting the interests of those whose rights are altered due to corporate restructuring within the insurance sector. The implementation of these regulations is crucial for ensuring fairness and maintaining investor confidence in the insurance market.
Key Entities Referenced
NEW DELHI: Place of publication of the gazette notification.
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India: Regulatory body issuing the notification and responsible for insurance regulation in India.
Hyderabad: City where the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India is located, mentioned in the notification.
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India Manner of Assessment of Compensation to Shareholders or Members on Amalgamation Regulations, 2021: Full title of the regulations being notified.
Insurance Act, 1938: Indian law pertaining to insurance.
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999: Indian law establishing the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority.
Insurance Advisory Committee: Committee consulted by the Authority in making the regulations.
Central Government: The government body that sanctions and notifies the Scheme of amalgamation.
Dr. SUBHASH C. KHUNTIA: Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 181] िई ददल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतिार, अप्रलै 22, 2021/ििै ाख 2, 1943
No. 181] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2021/VAISAKHA 2, 1943
भारतीय बीमा जिजियामक और जिकास प्राजधकरण
अजधसचू िा
हदै राबाद, 20 अप्रैल, 2021
भारतीय बीमा जिजियामक और जिकास प्राजधकरण (समामले ि पर िये रधारकों अथिा सदस्ट्यों को क्षजतपर्ू त िके जिधािरण की पद्धजत)
जिजियम, 2021
फा.स.ं भा.बी. जि. जि.प्रा./जिजियम/4/176/2021.—बीमा अजधजियम, 1938 (1938 का 4) की धारा
114ए की उप-धारा (2) के खंड (िेबी) एिं बीमा जिजियामक और जिकास प्राजधकरण अजधजियम, 1999 (1999 का 41)
की धाराओँ 14 और 26 के साथ पठित बीमा अजधजियम, 1938 (1938 का 4) की धारा 37ए की उप-धारा (4ए) द्वारा
प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, प्राजधकरण बीमा सलाहकार सजमजत के साथ परामिि करिे के बाद, इसके द्वारा जिम्नजलजखत
जिजियम बिाता ह,ै अथाित् :-
उद्देश्यः िेयरधारकों अथिा सदस्ट्यों के जलए क्षजतपूर्ति के जिधािरण की पद्धजत के जलए व्यिस्ट्था करिा, समामेलि के पठरणामस्ट्िरूप
अंतठरती बीमाकताि में उत्पन्न होिे िाले जििके जहत अथिा उस पर जििके अजधकार, मूल बीमाकताि में अंतठरती बीमाकताि के जहत
अथिा मूल बीमाकताि पर अंतठरती बीमाकताि के अजधकारों से कम हैं।
अध्याय-I
1. सजं क्षप्त िाम और प्रारंभ
(1) ये जिजियम भारतीय बीमा जिजियामक और जिकास प्राजधकरण (समामेलि पर िेयरधारकों अथिा सदस्ट्यों को
क्षजतपूर्ति के जिधािरण की पद्धजत) जिजियम, 2021 कहलाएँगे।
(2) ये जिजियम सरकारी रािपत्र में इिके प्रकािि की तारीख को प्रिृत्त होंगे।
2. (1) पठरभाषाएँ- इि जिजियमों में, िब तक संदभि से अन्यथा अपेजक्षत ि हो,-
(i) “अजधजियम” से बीमा अजधजियम,1938 (1938 का 4) अजभप्रेत है;
2353 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
(ii) “आजस्ट्तया”ँ में मूल बीमाकताि की संपजत्तयों सजहत सभी आजस्ट्तयाँ सजममजलत ह ैं जििका अजधग्रहण उि योििा
की ितों के अिुसार अंतठरती बीमाकताि द्वारा दकया िाएगा;
(iii) “प्राजधकरण” से बीमा जिजियामक और जिकास प्राजधकरण अजधजियम, 1999 (1999 का 41) की धारा
3 की उप-धारा (1) के अधीि स्ट्थाजपत भारतीय बीमा जिजियामक और जिकास प्राजधकरण अजभप्रेत है;
(iv) “जियत ददिाकं ” से अजधजियम की धारा 37ए की उप-धारा (4) के अिुसार सरकारी रािपत्र में केन्र सरकार
द्वारा अजधसूजचत, समामेलि की योििा में उजल्लजखत ददिांक अजभप्रेत है, जिस ददिांक को समामेलि की
योििा के उपबंध प्रिृत्त होंगे;
(v) “क्षजतपर्ू त”ि से इि जिजियमों के अिुसार प्राजधकरण द्वारा जिधािठरत तथा िेयरधारकों अथिा सदस्ट्यों को िकद या
िस्ट्तु रूप में दये राजि अजभप्रेत ह,ै समामेलि के पठरणामस्ट्िरूप अंतठरती बीमाकताि में उत्पन्न होिे िाले
जििके जहत अथिा उस पर जििके अजधकार, मूल बीमाकताि म ें अंतठरती बीमाकता ि के जहत अथिा मूल
बीमाकताि पर अंतठरती बीमाकताि के अजधकारों से कम हैं;
(vi) “देयताएँ” में मूल बीमाकताि की आकजस्ट्मक दये ताओँ, यदद कोई हों, सजहत दय़े ताएँ िाजमल हैं, जििका
अजधग्रहण अंतठरती बीमाकताि द्वारा योििा की ितों के अिुसार दकया िाएगा;
(vii) “मलू बीमाकता”ि से िह बीमाकताि अजभप्रेत है जिसका समामेलि अंतठरती बीमाकताि के साथ समामेलि की
योििा के अिुसार दकया िाता है;
(viii) “आजस्ट्तयों का अिजिष्ट मल्ू य” से जियत ददिांक से तत्काल पहले के ददि को यथाजिद्यमाि मूल बीमाकताि की
आजस्ट्तयों के मल्ू य के समाि राजि अजभप्रेत है, जिसमें से अध्याय III के उपबंधों के अिुसार संगजणत
उसकी दये ताओँ की कुल राजि घटाई गई हो;
(ix) “समामले ि की योििा” से प्राजधकरण द्वारा तैयार की गई तथा अजधजियम की धारा 37ए के उपबंधों के अधीि
केन्र सरकार द्वारा संस्ट्िीकृत और अजधसूजचत योििा अजभप्रेत है;
(x) “िये रधारक अथिा सदस्ट्य” से समामेलि की योििा के अंतगित जिजिर्दष्टि दकये िािे िाले जियत ददिांक से
तत्काल पहले के ददि को यथाजिद्यमाि मूल बीमाकताि के िेयरधारक अथिा सदस्ट्य अजभप्रेत हैं;
(xi) “अतं ठरती बीमाकता”ि से िह बीमाकताि अजभप्रेत ह ै जिसके साथ समामेलि की योििा के अिुसार मलू बीमाकताि
समामेजलत ह।ै
(2) इि जिजियमों में प्रयुि और अपठरभाजषत, परंतु बीमा अजधजियम, 1938 (1938 का 4) में, अथिा बीमा
जिजियामक और जिकास प्राजधकरण अजधजियम, 1999 (1999 का 41) म ें अथिा उिके अधीि बिाये गये जिजियमों
में पठरभाजषत सभी िब्दों और अजभव्यजियों के अथि िही होंगे िो उि अजधजियमों अथिा उिके अधीि बिाये गये जियमों
और जिजियमों में क्रमिः उिके जलए जिधािठरत दकये गये ह।ैं
अध्याय-II
3. प्रत्येक व्यजि िो जियत ददिांक स े तत्काल पहले मूल बीमाकताि के िेयरधारक अथिा सदस्ट्य के रूप में पंिीकृत ह ै तथा ऐस े
िेयरधारक अथिा सदस्ट्य जिसका अंतठरती बीमाकताि में जहत अथिा अंतठरती बीमाकताि पर ऐसे िेयरधारक अथिा सदस्ट्य के
अजधकार, मूल बीमाकताि में अंतठरती बीमाकताि के जहत अथिा मूल बीमाकताि पर अंतठरती बीमाकताि के अजधकार से कम
ह,ैं इि जिजियमों के अिुसार क्षजतपूर्ति के जलए पात्र होगा।
बिते दक पात्र िेय़रधारकों और सदस्ट्यों के संबंध में ऐसी क्षजतपूर्ति के भुगताि के जलए तभी जिचार दकया िाएगा िहा ँ
आजस्ट्तयों का अिजिष्ट मूल्य सकारात्मक हो।
4. इि जिजियमों के उपबंधों के अिुसार जिधािठरत क्षजतपूर्ति का भुगताि िकद अथिा िस्ट्तु रूप में दकया िाएगा अथिा अंितः
िकद और अंितः िस्ट्तु रूप में दकया िाएगा।
5. प्राजधकरण जिजियम 6 के अिुसार गणिा की गई आजस्ट्तयों के अिजिष्ट मूल्य के आधार पर मूल बीमाकताि के िेयरधारकों
अथिा सदस्ट्यों को दये क्षजतपूर्ति का जिधािरण करेगा जििका अंतठरती बीमाकताि में जहत अथिा अजधकार, मूल बीमाकताि में
उिके जहत अथिा अजधकारों से कम हों।
अध्याय-III
भाग I : िये रधारकों अथिा सदस्ट्यों को क्षजतपर्ू त िके जिधारि ण के जलए कायपि द्धजत
6. अिजिष्ट मूल्य का प्रभािि जिम्नजलजखत अजधमािी क्रम से दकया िाएगाः
(1) िीषि “अन्य प्रकार की पूँिी” के अंतगित गौण किि;
(2) िीषि “अन्य प्रकार की पूँिी” के अंतगित अजधमािी िेयर पूँिी;
(3) मूल बीमाकताि के िेयरधारक अथिा सदस्ट्य।[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
स्ट्पष्टीकरण-
(i) अजधमािी क्रम केिल िहीं पर लागू होगा िहाँ खंड (1) और (2) के अंतगित दये ताओं का अजधग्रहण अंतठरती
बीमाकताि द्वारा िहीं दकया गया हो;
(ii) यह भी स्ट्पष्ट दकया िाता है दक उपयुिि खंड (1) और (2) की जस्ट्थजत में समाि रूप से स्ट्थाि (रैंक) पािे
िाले प्राप्तकतािओँ के संबंध में आगम राजि के जितरण के प्रत्येक स्ट्तर पर प्रत्येक िगि के जलए भुगताि या तो पूणितः
दकया िाएगा, या एक ही िगि के प्राप्तकतािओँ के अंदर समाि अिुपात में दकया िाएगा, यदद दाजयत्िों को पूरा
करिे के जलए आगम राजि अपयािप्त हो।
7. जिजियम 6 के अिुसार गणिा दकये गये िेष अिजिष्ट मूल्य का जितरण प्रत्येक पात्र िेयरधारक अथिा सदस्ट्य को ऐसे
अिुपात म ेंदकया िाएगा िैसा दक ऐसे िेयरधारक अथिा सदस्ट्य द्वारा धाठरत िेयरों की प्रदत्त पूँिी की राजि मूल बीमाकता ि
की कुल प्रदत्त पूँिी को िहि करती हो।
भाग II–आजस्ट्तया ँ
8. प्राजधकरण द्वारा आजस्ट्तयों के अिजिष्ट मूल्य की गणिा के प्रयोिि के जलए, “आजस्ट्तया”ँ जिम्नजलजखत का कुल िोड़ होंगीः-
1) जियत ददिांक से तत्काल पहले हाथ में िकदी और दकसी बैंक के पास िेषों की राजि, चाह े िमा अथिा चालू खाते में
हो, तथा माँग पर अथिा अल्पकालीि सूचिा पर मुरा, भारत के बाहर धाठरत िेष िो जिजिमय की बािार दर पर
पठरिर्तित दकया िा सकता हो;
2) जियत ददिांक से तत्काल पहले िाले ददि को संबंजधत मूल बीमाकताि द्वारा धाठरत दकन्हीं प्रजतभूजतयों, िेयरों,
जडबेंचरों, बांडों और अन्य जििेिों का बािार मूल्य;
स्ट्पष्टीकरण.- इस खंड के प्रयोििों के जलए,-
(i) िहाँ दकसी प्रजतभूजत, िेयर, जडबेंचर, बांड अथिा अन्य जििेि का बािार मूल्य असाधारण कारकों स े
प्रभाजित होिे के कारण यथोजचत िहीं समझा िाता हो, िहाँ ऐसे जििेि का मूल्यांकि दकसी उजचत अिजध
के दौराि उसके औसत बािार मूल्य के आधार पर दकया िा सकता है;
(ii) िहाँ दकसी प्रजतभूजत, िेयर, जडबेंचर, बांड अथिा अन्य जििेि के बािार मूल्य का पता िहीं लगाया िा
सकता, िहाँ केिल ऐसे ही मूल्य, यदद कोई हो, को जहसाब में जलया िाएगा िैसा दक िारी करिे िाली
संस्ट्था की जित्तीय जस्ट्थजत, जपछले पाँच िषों के दौराि उसके द्वारा अदा दकया गये लाभांि और अन्य संगत
कारकों को ध्याि में रखते हुए उजचत समझा िाता ह।ै
3) अजग्रमों (ऋणों सजहत), अन्य किों, चाह ेिमािती हों अथिा गरै -िमािती, की राजि उस सीमा तक िहाँ तक िे
उजचत रूप से िसूलीयोग्य समझे िाते हों;
4) दकसी भूजम और भििों का मूल्य;
5) सभी पट्टाधृत संपजत्तयों के संबंध में अदा दकये गये प्रीजमयमों की कुल राजि, ऐसे प्रत्येक प्रीजमयम के मामले में िह राजि
घटाकर िो ऐसे प्रीजमयम के जलए पट्टे की समाप्त अिजध का िही अिपु ात िहि करती ह ै जिसके संबंध में ऐसा प्रीजमयम
अदा करिा होगा, िो पट्टे की कुल अिजध के जलए िहि करता है;
6) सभी फिीचर, िुड़िारों और दफटटंगों का बजहयों के अिुसार अिजलजखत मूल्य, अथिा िसूलीयोग्य मूल्य, िो
युजिसंगत समझा िा सकता है;
7) मूल बीमाकताि की बजहयों में ददखाई दिे े िाली अन्य आजस्ट्तयों का बािार अथिा िसूलीयोग्य मूल्य, िो उपयुि हो।
भाग III – दये ताएँ
9. प्राजधकरण द्वारा आजस्ट्तयों के अिजिष्ट मूल्य की गणिा के प्रयोिि के जलए, “दये ताएँ” जिम्नजलजखत का कुल मूल्य होंगी-
(क) जियत ददिांक को जिद्यमाि सभी दये ताएँ, और (ख) सभी आकजस्ट्मक दये ताएँ िो अंतठरती बीमाकताि से समामेलि
की योििा के अंतगित जियत ददिाकं को या उसके बाद उन्मोचि (जडस्ट्चािि) करिे की उजचत रूप से प्रत्यािा की िा सकती
ह।ै
बिते दक (i) िीिि बीमाकताि के मामले में पाजलसीधारकों की देयताएँ; और (ii) साधारण बीमाकताि के मामले म ें
आईबीएिआर और आईबीएिईआर दये ताएँ दकसी स्ट्ितंत्र बीमांकक द्वारा जिधािठरत मूल्यांकि के आधार पर ली िाएँगी।
अध्याय - IV
जिजिध
10. कठििाइया ँ दरू करि े की िजिः इि जिजियमों के दकसी भी उपबंध की प्रयोज्यता अथिा अथिजिणिय में उत्पन्न होिे िाली
दकसी भी िंका अथिा कठििाई को दरू करिे के जलए प्राजधकरण का अध्यक्ष आिश्यक समझे गये रूप में उपयुि स्ट्पष्टीकरण
अथिा ददिाजिदिे िारी कर सकता ह।ै
डॉ. सुभाष सी.खुंठटआ,अध्यक्ष
[जिज्ञापि-III/4/असा./45/2021-22]4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
INSURANCE REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
Hyderabad, 20th April, 2021
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Manner of Assessment of Compensation to
Shareholders or Members on Amalgamation) Regulations, 2021
F. No. IRDAI/Reg/4/176/2021.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section(4A) of section 37A read
with clause (jb) of sub section (2) of section 114A of the Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938) and sections 14 and 26 of
the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 (41 of 1999), the Authority in consultation with the
Insurance Advisory Committee, hereby makes the following regulations, namely: -
Objective: To provide for the manner of assessment of compensation for the shareholders or members whose interests
in, or rights against, the transferee insurer resulting from amalgamation are less than his interest in, or rights against
the original insurer.
Chapter - I
1. Short title and commencement
(1) These regulations may be called the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Manner of
Assessment of Compensation to Shareholders or Members on Amalgamation) Regulations, 2021.
(2) These Regulations shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. (1) Definitions. -In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(i) “Act” means the Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938);
(ii) “Assets” includes all assets including the properties of the original insurer which shall, in terms of the
Scheme, be taken over by the transferee insurer;
(iii) “Authority” means the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India established under sub-
section (1) of section 3 of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 (41 of 1999);
(iv) “Appointed Date” means the date mentioned in the scheme of amalgamation, notified by the Central
Government in the official gazette in terms of sub section (4) of section 37A of the Act, on which the
provisions of the Scheme of amalgamation shall come into force;
(v) “Compensation” means the amount assessed by the Authority in accordance with these regulations and
payable either in cash or in kind to the shareholders or members whose interests in, or rights against, the
transferee insurer resulting from amalgamation are less than his interest in, or rights against the original
insurer;
(vi) “Liabilities” includes the liabilities including contingent liabilities, if any, of the original insurer which
shall, in terms of the Scheme, be taken over by the transferee insurer;
(vii) “Original insurer” means the insurer which is amalgamated with the transferee insurer as per the
scheme of amalgamation;
(viii) “Residual Value of Assets” means the amount equal to the value of the assets of the original insurer as
on the day immediately before the appointed date, less the total amount of liabilities thereof, computed
in accordance with the provisions of Chapter III;
(ix) “Scheme of amalgamation” means a Scheme prepared by the Authority and sanctioned and notified by
the Central Government under the provisions of Section 37A of the Act;
(x) “Shareholders or members” mean the shareholders or members of the original insurer immediately
before the appointed date as may be specified under the Scheme of amalgamation;[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
(xi) “Transferee Insurer” means the insurer with whom the original insurer is amalgamated in accordance
with the scheme of amalgamation.
(2) All words and expressions used herein and not defined in these regulations but defined in the Insurance Act,
1938 (4 of 1938), or in the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 (41 of 1999) or
regulations made therein shall have the same meanings respectively assigned to them in those Acts or Rules
and Regulations made thereunder.
Chapter – II
3. Every person who, immediately before the appointed date, is registered as a shareholder or a member of the
original insurer and the interest in, or rights of such shareholder or member against the transferee insurer are less
than the interest in, or rights against the original insurer, shall be eligible for compensation in accordance with
these regulations.
Provided that the eligible shareholders or members shall be considered for payment of such compensation only
where the residual value of the assets is positive.
4. The compensation assessed in accordance with the provisions of these regulations shall be paid either in cash or
in kind or partially in cash and partially in kind.
5. The Authority shall assess the compensation payable to the shareholders or members of the original insurer,
whose interest in, or rights against the transferee insurer are less than their interest in or rights against the
original insurer, on the basis of the residual value of the assets as arrived at in accordance with regulation 6.
Chapter–III
Part I: Methodology for assessment of Compensation to Shareholders or Members
6. The residual value shall be apportioned in the following order of preference:
(1) Subordinated debt under the head “other forms of capital”;
(2) Preference share capital under the head “other forms of capital”;
(3) Shareholders or members of the original insurer.
Explanation-
(i) Order of preference shall be applicable only where the liabilities under clause (1) and (2) have not been
taken over by the transferee insurer;
(ii) it is further clarified that in case of clause (1) and (2) above, at each stage of the distribution of proceeds in
respect of a class of recipients that rank equally, each of the class will either be paid in full, or in equal
proportion within the same class of recipients, if the proceeds are insufficient to meet the obligations.
7. The remaining residual value arrived at in accordance with regulation 6 shall be distributed to every eligible
shareholder or member in such proportion as the amount of paid-up capital of the shares held by such
shareholder or member bears to the total paid up capital of the original insurer.
Part II-Assets
8. For the purpose of computation of residual value of assets by the Authority, "assets" shall be the sum total of the
following: -
1) the amount of cash in hand and the amount of balances with any bank immediately before the appointed
date, whether in deposit or current account, and money at call and short notice, balance held outside
India being converted at the market rate of exchange;
2) the market value, as on the day immediately before the appointed date, of any securities, shares,
debentures, bonds and other investments, held by the original insurer concerned;
Explanation. -For the purposes of this clause, -
(i) where the market value of any security, share, debenture, bond or other investment is not considered
reasonable by reason of its having been affected by abnormal factors, such investment may be
valued on the basis of its average market value over any reasonable period;6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
(ii) where the market value of any security, share, debenture, bond or other investment is not
ascertainable, only such value, if any, shall be taken into account as is considered reasonable
having regard to the financial position of the issuing concern, the dividend paid by it during the
preceding five years and other relevant factors.
3) the amount of advances (including loans), other debts, whether secured or unsecured, to the extent to
which they are reasonably considered recoverable;
4) the value of any land or buildings;
5) the total amount of premia paid, in respect of all leasehold properties, reduced in the case of each such
premium by an amount which bears to such premium the same proportion as the expired term of the
lease in respect of which such premium shall have been paid bears to the total term of the lease;
6) the written down value as per books, or the realisable value, as may be considered reasonable, of all
furniture, fixtures and fittings;
7) the market or realisable value, as may be appropriate, of the other assets appearing in the books of the
original insurer.
Part III-Liabilities
9. For the purpose of computation of residual value of assets by the Authority, "liabilities" shall be the total value
of (a) all liabilities existing as on the appointed date, and (b) all contingent liabilities which the transferee insurer
may reasonably be expected to discharge on or after the appointed date under the scheme of amalgamation.
Provided that (i) policyholders’ liabilities in case of a life insurer; and (ii) IBNR and IBNER liabilities in case of
a general insurer shall be taken on the basis of the valuation determined by an independent actuary.
Chapter – IV
Miscellaneous
10. Power to remove difficulties: In order to remove any doubts or difficulties that may arise in the application or
interpretation of any of the provisions of these regulations, the Chairperson of the Authority may issue
appropriate clarifications or guidelines as deemed necessary.
Dr. SUBHASH C. KHUNTIA, Chairman
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./45/2021-22]
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