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Indian Insurance Industry And100BillionThreshold
Introduction Whilenumberscertainlyrevealsomething,theymaynotrelaythecomplete story.IndiahascrossedasignificantmilestonebyreachingUSD100billion threshold,howeverthereisimmensepotentialforthemarkettogrow. TheinsuranceregulatorIRDAIwithsupportfromtheGovernmentofIndiahas taken a multifaceted approach towards developing the local insurance market.
Creationofreinsurancehub TheIndianreinsurancesectorhasagoodnumberofplayers(bothdomestic andcrossborderreinsurers)topromoteahealthyandcompetitivemarketfor reinsurance,anditisexpectedthatthecapacitywillincreasewhichwillresult intotheestablishmentofareinsurancehubinIndiainnearfuture.
Riskbasedcapitalregime Theregulatoriscurrentlyweighingtheoptionofshiftingcalculationofcapital ofinsurancecompaniestoariskbasedregimesfromasolvencydenominated regime.Thiswillensurelighttouchsupervisionforentitiesthatmanagetheir riskwellandwillallowthemtomaintainminimumcapitaltosupportitsoverall businessoperationsinconsiderationofitssizeandriskprofile.
InnovationSandbox IRDAIhasrecentlyreleasedthe‘ReportoftheCommitteeonRegulatory Sandbox’whichrecommendsthataregulatorytestenvironmentisneededto fostergrowthintheinsurancevaluechainandincreasethepaceofthemost innovativecompanies,inawaythatprovidesInsurTechinparticularandthe Fintechsectorasawholewithflexibilityindealingwithregulatoryrequirements andatthesametimefocussingonpolicyholderprotectionandmanagingrisksin acontrolledenvironment.
GovernmentSchemes TheGovernmentofIndiahaslaunchedvarioussocialinsuranceschemesunder various insurance segments that have instrumentally created more insurance penetrationandsectoralgrowth. SchemeslikePradhanMantriFasalBimaYojana,AyshmnaBharatandmuch moreismakingahugeimpactontheindustry.
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