**Executive Summary**
The document is a notification from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) regarding amendments to the Insurance Intermediaries Regulations, 2022. It revises regulations related to the registration of corporate agents and insurance marketing firms (IMFs). The effective date is the date of publication in the Official Gazette (December 6, 2022).
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Corporate Agents (Registration)**
* Revises the permitted number of tie-ups a Corporate Agent can have with insurers.
* A Corporate Agent (Life) can arrange with a maximum of nine life insurers.
* A Corporate Agent (General) can arrange with a maximum of nine general insurers; also allowed to solicit, procure and service retail and commercial lines if sum insured doesn't exceed five crores per risk.
* A Corporate Agent (Health) can arrange with a maximum of nine health insurers.
* A Corporate Agent (Composite) can exceed the limit in (a), (b), and (c) but the total number of arrangements must not exceed twenty-seven.
* **Insurance Marketing Firms (Registration)**
* Revises the tie-up limitations for Insurance Marketing Firms (IMFs) with insurers.
* IMFs can engage Insurance Sales Persons (ISPs) for up to six life insurers, six general insurers, and six health insurers, with intimation to the Authority.
* Changes in engagements are governed by agreements between IMFs and insurers, ensuring existing policyholder servicing.
* IMFs must inform the Authority about changes in insurer engagements in the specified format.
* **Area of Operation (Insurance Marketing Firms)**
* "Area" is defined as the state for which the IMF's registration is valid.
* Registered IMFs can operate in all districts within their registered state.
**Impact Analysis**
**Corporate Agents**
* **Impact**: Corporate agents may need to adjust their existing arrangements with insurers to comply with the new limits on insurer tie-ups.
* **Action Required**: Review current insurer arrangements and potentially terminate or adjust tie-ups to align with the revised limits.
**Insurance Marketing Firms**
* **Impact**: IMFs will be impacted by the updated limits on the number of insurers they can partner with and changes to area of operation.
* **Action Required**: Review current engagements with insurers, adjust as necessary, and inform the Authority about any changes. Also, understand the implications of operating within the registered state only.
**Insurers**
* **Impact**: Insurers may need to adjust their partnerships with Corporate Agents and IMFs, possibly leading to changes in distribution networks.
* **Action Required**: Review and potentially renegotiate agreements with Corporate Agents and IMFs to reflect the revised regulations.
**IRDAI**
* **Impact**: More oversight over engagements of IMFs and Corporate Agents.
* **Action Required**: To define and make available a specified format for information and notices to the Authority.
Key Entities Referenced
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Insurance Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022: Regulations amending the rules related to insurance intermediaries to broaden distribution channels and enhance insurance penetration.
Insurance Act, 1938: Indian legislation governing the insurance industry, specifically sections 42D and 42E which relate to insurance intermediaries.
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999: Indian legislation establishing the IRDAI and defining its powers and functions, specifically sections 14 and 26.
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Registration of Corporate Agents) Regulations, 2015: Regulations governing the registration and activities of corporate agents in the insurance sector. Amended by the 2022 amendment.
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Registration of Insurance Marketing Firm) Regulations, 2015: Regulations governing the registration and activities of Insurance Marketing Firms (IMF) in the insurance sector. Amended by the 2022 amendment.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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भारतीय बीमा जिजियामक और जिकास प्राजधकरण
अजधसचू िा
हदै राबाद, 5 ददसम् बर, 2022
भारतीय बीमा जिजियामक और जिकास प्राजधकरण(बीमा मध्यस्ट्थ) (सिं ोधि) जिजियम, 2022
फा. स.ं भा.बी.जि.जि.प्रा./जिजियम/4/183/2022.—बीमा अजधजियम, 1938 (1938 का 4) की धारा
42D और 42E के साथ पठित धारा 114A की उप-धारा 2 के खडं (vb) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए
और बीमा जिजियामक और जिकास प्राजधकरण अजधजियम की धारा 14 और 26 , 1999 (1999 का 41),
प्राजधकरण, बीमा सलाहकार सजमजत के परामि शसे, जिम्नजलजखत जिजियम बिाता ह,ै अथाशत्: -
उद्देश्य:
(a) जिजभन्न जितरण चिै लों के माध्यम से बीमा की खरीद के जलए संभाििाओं और पॉजलसीधारकों को व्यापक
जिकल्प और पहुचं प्रदाि करि े म ें सक्षम बिािा;
(b) बीमा पैि बढािे के जलए दिे भर म ेंबीमा की पहुचं को सगु म बिािा
1. संजक्षप्त िाम और प्रारंभ:
1.1 इि जिजियमों को भारतीय बीमा जिजियामक और जिकास प्राजधकरण (बीमा मध्यस्ट्थ) (सिं ोधि) जिजियम,
2022 कहा िा सकता ह।ै
8106 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
1.2 ये जिजियम सरकारी रािपत्र म ेंइिके प्रकािि की तारीख को प्रिृत्त होंगे।
अध्याय 1
1. भारतीय बीमा जिजियामक और जिकास प्राजधकरण (कॉपोरेट एिटें का पिं ीकरण) जिजियम, 2015 म ेंसिं ोधि
इि जिजियमों के दायरे और प्रयोज्यता पर जिजियम 3 को जिम्नािसु ार प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया गया ह।ै
इि जिजियमों म ें पिं ीकरण प्रमाणपत्र की िैधता के दौराि कॉपोरेट एिटें ों का कायशकलाप िीिि बीमाकताओंश ,
सामान्य बीमाकताओंश और स्ट्िास्ट््य बीमाकताओंश के बीमा व्यिसाय का आग्रह, उपाििश और सिे ा के उद्देश्य स े
जिम्नािसु ार होगा।
(a) एक कॉपोरेट एिेंट (िीिि), अजधकतम िौ िीिि बीमाकताशओं के साथ अपि े बीमा उत्पादों के आग्रह, उपाििश और
सेिा के जलए व्यिस्ट्था कर सकता ह।ै
(b) एक कॉपोरेट एिेंट (सामान्य), अजधकतम िौ सामान्य बीमाकताशओं के साथ अपि े बीमा उत्पादों के आग्रह, उपाििश
और सेिा के जलए व्यिस्ट्था कर सकता ह।ै इसके अलािा, कॉरपोरेट एिेंट (ििरल) सामान्य बीमा उत्पादों की खुदरा
लाइिों और ऐसे बीमाकताशओं की िाजणजज्यक लाइिों का आग्रह , उपाििश और सेिा करेगा, जििकी कुल बीमा राजि
संयुि रूप स े सभी बीमाओं के जलए प्रजत िोजखम पााँच करोड़ रुपय ेसे अजधक िहीं होगी।
(c) एक कॉपोरेट एिेंट (स्ट्िास्ट््य), अजधकतम िौ स्ट्िास्ट््य बीमाकताशओं के साथ अपि े बीमा उत्पादों का आग्रह, उपाििश
और सेिा के जलए व्यिस्ट्था कर सकता ह।ै
(d) कॉपोरेट एिेंट (समग्र) के मामल े म,ें खंड (ए) स े (सी) म ें जिर्दष्टश ित ें लाग ू होंगी, बिते दक एक कॉपोरेट एिेंट (समग्र)
बीमाकताशओं के साथ (ए), ( बी) और (सी), म ें जिधाशठरत सीमा स े अजधक की व्यिस्ट्था कर सकता ह,ै इस ित श के
अधीि दक िीिि, सामान्य और स्ट्िास्ट््य बीमाकताशओं के साथ व्यिस्ट्था की कुल संख्या दकसी भी समय सत्ताईस स े
अजधक िहीं होगी।
दसू रा अध्याय
2. भारतीय बीमा जिजियामक और जिकास प्राजधकरण (बीमा जिपणि फम शका पिं ीकरण) जिजियम, 2015 म ें
सिं ोधि
3. इि जिजियमों का दायरा और प्रयोज्यता:
इि जिजियमों के दायरे और प्रयोज्यता पर जिजियम 3ए(i) को जिम्नािसु ार प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया गया ह।ै
क (i) बीमाकताओंश के साथ गििोड़:
बीमा जिपणि फमश (आईएमएफ) प्राजधकरण को सजू चत करते हुए दकसी भी समय अजधकतम छह िीिि
बीमाकताओंश , छह सामान्य बीमाकताओंश और छह स्ट्िास्ट््य बीमाकताओंश के बीमा उत्पादों की मागं और उपाििश के
उद्देश्य से बीमा जबक्रय व्यजियों (आईएसपी) को जियुि करेगी।
बिते आग े दक बीमाकताशओं के साथ िुड़ाि म ें कोई भी बदलाि बीमा जिपणि फम श और बीमाकताश के बीच दकए गए
समझौते की ितों द्वारा िाजसत होगा, और समझौते की जिरस्ट्तीकरण/समाजप्त/ जिरंतरता की पठरजस्ट्थजत में संबंजधत
बीमाकताश द्वारा मौिूदा पॉजलसीधारकों को सेिा देिे के जलए उपयुि व्यिस्ट्था के साथ होगा।
बीमा जिपणि फमश इस संबंध म ेंप्राजधकरण द्वारा जिर्दष्टश प्रारूप में बीमाकताशओं के साथ अिुबधं में ऐसे दकसी भी पठरितशि
के बारे में प्राजधकरण को सूजचत करेगी।
19.3: बीमा जिपणि फम शके सचं ालि का क्षत्रे :
जिजियम 19(3) के तहत अिुसचू ी IV के भाग III में बताए गए बीमा जिपणि फमश के संचालि के क्षेत्र को जियंजत्रत करि े
िाले जियम (2) और (5) को जिम्नािुसार प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया गया ह।ै
(2): "क्षेत्र" को उस राज्य के रूप में पठरभाजित दकया गया ह ैजिसके जलए बीमा जिपणि फमश का पंिीकरण िैध ह।ै
(5) पंिीकृत बीमा जिपणि फम शएक राज्य के भीतर सभी जिलों में काम कर सकती ह ैंजिसके जलए पंिीकरण िधै ह।ै
देबािीि पण्डा, अध्यक्ष
[जिज्ञापि III/4/असा./445/2022-23][भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
INSURANCE REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
Hyderabad, the 5th December, 2022
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Insurance Intermediaries) (Amendment)
Regulations, 2022
F.No. IRDAI/ Reg/4/183/2022.—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (vb) of sub-section 2
of section 114A read with Section 42D and 42E of the Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938) and section 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: This amendment shall;
(a) enable the prospects and policyholders to have wider choice and access to purchase of insurance through
various distribution channels;
(b) facilitate the reach of insurance across the country for enhancing insurance penetration;
1. Short Title and commencement:
1.1 These Regulations may be called the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Insurance
Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022.
1.2 These Regulations shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
CHAPTER I
1. Amendment to the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Registration of
Corporate Agents) Regulations, 2015
The Regulation 3 on Scope and Applicability of these Regulations is replaced as under.
These regulations shall cover Registration of Corporate Agents for the purpose of soliciting, procuring and
servicing of Insurance business of life insurers, general insurers and health insurers during the validity of
certificate of registration as follows.
(a) A Corporate Agent (Life), may have arrangements with a maximum of nine life insurers to solicit, procure and
service their insurance products.
(b) A Corporate Agent (General), may have arrangements with a maximum of nine general insurers to solicit,
procure and service their insurance products. Further, the Corporate Agent (General) shall solicit, procure and
service retail lines of general insurance products and commercial lines of such insurers having a total sum
insured not exceeding rupees five crores per risk for all insurances combined.
(c) A Corporate Agent (Health), may have arrangements with a maximum of nine health insurers to solicit, procure
and service their insurance products.
(d) In the case of Corporate Agent (Composite), the conditions as specified in clauses (a) to (c) shall apply provided
that a Corporate Agent (Composite) may have arrangements with insurers in excess of the ceilings prescribed in
(a), (b) and (c), subject to the condition that the total number of arrangements with life, general and health
insurers, shall not exceed twenty-seven at any point of time.
CHAPTER II
2. Amendment to the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Registration of
Insurance Marketing Firm) Regulations, 2015
3. Scope and applicability of these Regulations:
The Regulation 3a(i) on Scope and Applicability of these Regulations is replaced as under.
a (i) Tie ups with insurers:
The Insurance Marketing Firms (IMF) shall engage Insurance Sales Persons (ISP) for the purpose of soliciting
and procuring insurance products of maximum of six Life insurers, six General insurers and six Health insurers
at any point of time, under intimation to the Authority.
Provided that any change in the engagement with the insurers shall be governed by the terms of the agreement
entered into between the Insurance Marketing Firm and the insurer, with suitable arrangements for servicing existing
policyholders by the concerned insurer, in case of cancellation/ termination/ discontinuity of agreement.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
The Insurance Marketing Firm shall intimate the Authority of any such change in the engagement with insurers in
the format specified by the Authority in this behalf.
19.3: Area of operation of the Insurance Marketing firm:
The rules (2) and (5) governing the area of operation of the Insurance Marketing firm stated in Part III of Schedule
IV under the Regulation 19 (3) are replaced as under.
(2): The “Area” is defined as the state for which the registration of the Insurance Marketing Firm is valid.
(5) The registered Insurance Marketing Firms may operate in all districts within a state for which the registration is
valid.
DEBASISH PANDA, Chairperson
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