**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) regarding the obligatory cession for the financial year 2022-23. It specifies the percentage of the sum insured on each General Insurance Policy to be reinsured with Indian Re-insurers. The notification is applicable from April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Applicability:**
* Applies to Indian Re-insurers and other applicable insurers as per Section 101A of the Insurance Act, 1938.
* **Percentage of Cession:**
* The percentage cession of the sum insured on each General Insurance Policy is 4%.
* Exceptions: Terrorism premium and premium ceded to the Nuclear pool will be 'NIL'.
* The entire Obligatory Cession is to be placed with the General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re) only.
* **Terms & Conditions:**
* **Notice of information on cession:**
* There would be no limit on sum insured applicable for the cessions made during the period from 1st April, 2022 to 31st March, 2023.
* Indian Re-insurer may require the ceding insurer to give immediate notice of underwriting information of any cession exceeding an amount as specified by the former.
* **Commission:**
* Percentage of commission on obligatory cession for different classes of business is as follows:
* Minimum 5% for Motor TP and Oil & Energy insurance.
* Minimum 10% for Group Health insurance.
* Minimum 7.50% for Crop Insurance.
* Average Terms for Aviation insurance.
* Minimum 15% for all other classes of insurance business.
* Commission over and above, can be as mutually agreed between Indian Re-insurer(s) and the ceding insurer.
* **Profit Commission:**
* The Indian Re-insurer shall share the profit commission, on 50%:50% basis, with the ceding insurer based on the performance and surplus of the total obligatory portfolio of the ceding insurer, after factoring the following:
* Incurred loss % (to be worked at the end of 3 financial years).
* Management Expenses at 2%.
* Profit at 5%.
* Commission at 15%.
* Loss ratio at 50% to 78%.
* No profit commission is payable if the loss ratio exceeds 78%. Profit commission shall not exceed 14%.
**Impact Analysis**
**Indian Re-insurers**
* **Impact:** They receive 4% of the sum insured on each General Insurance Policy (except terrorism and nuclear risks), and receive immediate notice when ceding exceeds the specified amount. They also share a profit commission with the ceding insurer.
* **Action Required:** Ensure that they adhere to the specified cession percentage and commission sharing arrangements. Establish a mechanism to receive immediate notice of cessions exceeding specified amounts.
**Applicable Insurers (Ceding Insurers)**
* **Impact:** They must cede 4% of the sum insured on each General Insurance Policy to Indian Re-insurers.
* **Action Required:** Ceding Insurers must cede 4% of the sum insured on each General Insurance Policy to Indian Re-insurers. Ceding Insurers must provide immediate notice when cessions exceed the specified amount.
Key Entities Referenced
Insurance Act, 1938: The foundational law that empowers the Authority to issue the notification on obligatory cession.
Obligatory Cession: The central policy prescribing the mandatory reinsurance percentage for insurers.
Indian Re-insurer(s): The primary beneficiaries of the obligatory cession, required to reinsure a percentage of each general insurance policy.
Indian Reinsurance Corporation of India (GIC Re): The sole entity with whom the entire obligatory cession must be placed.
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India: The regulator issuing the notification regarding obligatory cession.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 27] िई कदल्ली, सोमिार, िििरी 17, 2022/पौर् 27, 1943
No. 27] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 2022/PAUSHA 27, 1943
भारतीय बीमा जिजियामक और जिकास प्राजधकरण
अजधसचू िा
हदै राबाद, 10 िििरी, 2022
फा.स.ं भा.बी.जि.जि.प्रा./आरआई/1/180/2022.—बीमा अजधजियम, 1938 की धारा 101ए की उप-धारा (2) एिं (4)
द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, प्राजधकरण, बीमा अजधजियम, 1938 की धारा 101बी के अधीि गठित सलाहकार सजमजत के
साथ परामिश करिे के बाद और केन्द्र सरकार के पूिश-अिुमोदि से जिम्नजलजखत अजधसूचिा अथाशत्-- “जित्तीय िर्श 2022-23 के जलए
अजििायश अध्यपशण” िारी करता है।
1. प्रयोज्यतााः यह अजधसूचिा बीमा अजधजियम, 1938 की धारा 101ए के उपबंध के अिुसार भारतीय पुिबीमाकताशओं और
अन्द्य प्रयोज्य बीमाकताशओं पर लागू होगी।
2. अध्यपणश का प्रजतिताः भारतीय पिु बीमाकताश(ओं) के पास पुिबीमा की िािेिाली प्रत्येक साधारण बीमा पाजलसी पर बीजमत
राजि का प्रजतित अध्यपशण 1 अप्रैल 2022 से प्रारंभ होिेिाले 31 माचश 2023 तक के जित्तीय िर्श के दौराि संबद्ध ककये िािे
िाले बीमे के संबंध में 4% (चार प्रजतित) होगा। आतंकिाद प्रीजमयम और िाजभकीय समूह (न्द्यूजललयर पूल) को अध्यर्पशत
प्रीजमयम इसके अपिाद होंगे, जििमें यह ‘िून्द्य’ ककया िाएगा। कुल अजििायश अध्यपशण केिल भारतीय साधारण बीमा जिगम
(िीआईसी री) के पास ही रखा िािा चाजहए।
3. ित ें:
क) अध्यपणश के बारे म ेंसचू िााः
i. बीजमत राजि की कोई भी सीमा 1 अप्रैल 2022 से 31 माचश 2023 तक की अिजध के दौराि ककये गये
अध्यपशणों के जलए लागू िहीं होगी।
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ii. उपयुशि को ध्याि में रखते हुए भारतीय पुिबीमाकताश अध्यपशक बीमाकताश से अपेक्षा कर सकता ह ै कक िह
भारतीय पुिबीमाकताश द्वारा जिजिर्दष्टश राजि से अजधक ककसी भी अध्यपशण की िोजखम-अंकि सूचिा की
िािकारी तत्काल द।े िब भी अध्यपशण ऐसी जिजिर्दशष्ट सीमाओं से अजधक हो िाता ह ै तब हर समय अध्यपशक
बीमाकताश भारतीय पुिबीमाकताश को सूजचत करेगा।
ख) कमीििाः
व्यिसाय की जिजभन्न श्रेजणयों के जलए अजििायश अध्यपशण पर कमीिि का प्रजतित जिम्नािुसार होगााः
i. मोटर टीपी तथा तेल और ऊिाश बीमा के जलए न्द्यूितम 5%।
ii. सामूजहक स्ट्िास्ट््य बीमा के जलए न्द्यूितम 10%।
iii. फ़सल बीमा के जलए न्द्यूितम 7.50%।
iv. जिमािि बीमा के जलए औसत ितें।
v. बीमा व्यिसाय की सभी अन्द्य श्रेजणयों के जलए न्द्यूितम 15%।
उपयुशि से अजधक कमीिि भारतीय पुिबीमाकताश(ओं) और अध्यपशक बीमाकताश के बीच पारस्ट्पठरक तौर पर सहमत रूप
में हो सकता ह।ै
ग) लाभ कमीििाः
भारतीय पुिबीमाकताश जिम्नजलजखत के फैलटररंग के बाद कायशजिष्पादि और अध्यपशक बीमाकताश के कुल अजििायश संजिभाग के
आजधलय के आधार पर अध्यपशक बीमाकताश के साथ 50% : 50% आधार पर लाभ कमीिि का साझा करेगा।
i. उपगत हाजि % (3 जित्तीय िर्ों के अंत में गणिा करिी चाजहए)
ii. 2% प्रबंधि व्यय।
iii. 5% लाभ।
iv. 15% कमीिि।
v. 50% से 78% तक हाजि अिुपात।
कोई लाभ कमीिि दये िहीं ह ैयकद हाजि अिुपात 78% से अजधक हो। लाभ कमीिि 14% से अजधक िहीं होगा।
टी. एल. अलामेलु, पूणश- कालीि सदस्ट्य (गैर- िीिि बीमा )
[जिज्ञापि-III/4/असा./574/2021-22]
INSURANCE REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
Hyderabad, the 10th January, 2022
F. No. IRDAI/RI/1/180/2022.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) and (4) of the Section
101A of the Insurance Act, 1938, the Authority, after consultation with the Advisory Committee, constituted under
section 101B of the Insurance Act, 1938 and with the previous approval of the Central Government, hereby makes the
following notification namely: - “Obligatory Cession for the financial year 2022-23”.
1. Applicability: This notification shall be applicable to Indian Re-insurers and other applicable insurers as per the
provisions of Section 101A of the Insurance Act, 1938.
2. Percentage of Cession: The percentage cession of the sum insured on each General Insurance Policy to be
reinsured with the Indian Re-insurer(s) shall be 4% (four percent) in respect of insurance attaching during the
financial year beginning from 1st April, 2022 to 31st March, 2023, except the terrorism premium and premium
ceded to Nuclear pool, wherein it would be made ‘NIL’. The entire Obligatory Cession is to be placed with
General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re) only.
3. Terms & Conditions:
a) Notice of information on cession:
i) There would be no limit on sum insured applicable for the cessions made during the period from 1st
April, 2022 to 31st March, 2023.[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
ii) In view of the above, the Indian Re-insurer may require the ceding insurer to give immediate notice of
underwriting information of any cession exceeding an amount as specified by the former. The ceding
insurer shall inform the Indian Re-insurer at all times whenever the cession exceeds such specified
limits.
b) Commission:
Percentage of commission on obligatory cession for different classes of business shall be as follows:
i) Minimum 5% for Motor TP and Oil & Energy insurance.
ii) Minimum 10% for Group Health insurance.
iii) Minimum 7.50% for Crop Insurance.
iv) Average Terms for Aviation insurance.
v) Minimum 15% for all other classes of insurance business.
Commission over and above, can be as mutually agreed between Indian Re-insurer(s) and the ceding insurer.
c) Profit Commission:
The Indian Re-insurer shall share the profit commission, on 50%:50% basis, with the ceding insurer based on
the performance and surplus of the total obligatory portfolio of the ceding insurer, after factoring the
following:
i) Incurred loss % (to be worked at the end of 3 financial years).
ii) Management Expenses at 2%.
iii) Profit at 5%.
iv) Commission at 15%.
v) Loss ratio at 50% to 78%.
No profit commission is payable if the loss ratio exceeds 78%. Profit commission shall not exceed 14%.
T. L. ALAMELU, Whole-time Member (Non-Life Insurance)
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./574/2021-22]
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