

Insurance Act, 1938
This 2024 Bare-Act edition of The Insurance Act, 1938 (Act 4 of 1938) compiles India’s core statute for regulating insurers and intermediaries with six key allied instruments—right up to the 2021 amendment that ushered in a 74 % FDI cap, fast-track licensing and IFR violations regime.
Inside this finance-yellow desk companion
• Principal Act—solvency margin, re-insurance cessions, asset-liability management, commission caps, corporate governance & IRDAI oversight, fully consolidated to 1-4-2021
• Insurance Rules 1959 (with 2020 valuation & solvency updates)
• Insurance Ombudsman Rules 2017—complaint formats, jurisdiction matrix & award enforcement timelines
• General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act 1972 (as amended 2021) for GIC/NIAs restructuring and IPO pathways
• Indian Insurance Companies (Foreign Investment) Rules 2015 reflecting 2021 74 % cap & “Indian control” tests
• Insurance Appellate Tribunal Rules 2016—appeal fees, filing check-list, e-hearing provisions
• Inquiry by Adjudicating Officer Rules 2016—step-wise procedure and penalty grids
• Margin call-outs: latest IRDAI circular numbers on sandbox, surety bonds, Bima Sugam & surrender value factors
On-hand utility
• Insurers craft board policies in line with s.27 investment norms and Rule 10 solvency triggers
• Brokers/advisors quote precise remuneration ceilings when drafting MoUs
• Ombudsman offices use ready extracts for maintainability rulings and award formats
• Finance-exam candidates (CA, CS, CMA, IRDAI licensing) revise the entire insurance law ecosystem from a single, ₹ 435 sewn-binding volume
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Language | : | English |
ISBN-13 | : | 9789356033122 |
Book Edition | : | 2024 |
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