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Insurance Act, 1938 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1938

.....to the business of insurance. Whereas it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to the business of insurance; It is hereby enacted as foltows :- This Act has been applied to- (i) the partially excluded areas in the District of Darjesling, see Bengal Government Notification No. 1902-Com., dated 28-6-1939, Calcutta Gazette, dated 16-7-1939; (ii) the partially excluded areas in the Province of Orissa with effect from 14-10-1939, see Orissa Laws Validating Regulation, 1943 (1 of 1943). The Act has been extended to the new Provinces and Merged States by the S.3OF THE Merged States (Laws) Act, 1949 (1-1-1950) and to the States of Manipur, Tripura and Vindhya Pradesh by the Union Territories (Laws) Act, 1950 (30 of 1950), section 3 (16-4-1950). Manipur and Tripura are Union territories now and Vindhya Pradesh has been merged with the State of Madhya Pradesh -- See Act 37 of 1956, section 9(1)(e). It has been extended to the Union territories of- (1) Goa, Daman and Diu by Regn. 12 of 1962 (15-12-1963); (2) Dadra and Nagar Haveli, by Regn. 6 of 1963 (1-7-1965); (3) Pondicherry, by Regn. 7 of 1963 (1-10-1963); and (4) Laccadiv, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands, by Regn......

INSURANCE REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND AUDITOR'S REPORT OF INSURANCE COMPANIES)REGULATIONS, 2000 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2000

.....of their publication in the Official Gazette. Regulation 2 Definitions .-(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- (a) "Act" means the Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938); (b) "Authority" means the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority established under sub-section (1) of S.3 of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 (41 of 1999); (c) All words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938), or in the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 (41 of 1999), or in the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in those Acts. Regulation 3 Preparation of financial statements, management report and auditor's report (1) An insurer carrying on life insurance business, after the commencement of these Regulations, shall comply with the requirements of Schedule A. (2) An insurer carrying on general insurance business, after the commencement of these regulations, shall comply with the requirements of Schedule B : Provided that this sub-regulation shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to re-insurers, until separate regulations are.....

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1999

.....thereto and further to amend the Insurance Act, 1938, the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 and the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fiftieth Year of the Republic of India as follows: STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS 1. The insurance industry requires a high degree of regulation. The Insurance Act, 1938 provides for the institution of the Controller of Insurance to act as a strong and powerful supervisory and regulatory authority with powers to direct, advise, caution, prohibit, investigate, inspect, prosecute, search, seize, fine, amalgamate, authorise, register and liquidate insurance companies. However, after the nationalisation of the life insurance industry in 1956 and the general insurance industry in 1972, the role of the Controller of Insurance diminished in significance over a period of time. 2. In April, 1993, the Government set up a high-powered Committee headed by Shri R.N. Malhotra, former Governor, Reserve Bank of India, to examine the structure of the insurance industry and recommend changes to make it more efficient and competitive keeping in view the structural changes in other parts of the financial.....

Insurance Rules, 1939 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1939

.....ries of Pondicherry and Lakshadweep; and (vii) words used but not defined in these rules have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act. CHAPTER 2 Actuaries Rule 3 Qualifications of actuaries Any person signing as actuary under the Act shall be a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, London, or a Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries in Scotland 33. Ins. by S.O. 961 (E), dated 24th March. 1992. [or a Fellow of Actuarial Society of India]: Provided that where application is made to the Controller of Insurance and it Is shown to his satisfaction that the employment of an Associate of such institute of actuaries or of such Faculty of Actuaries 33. Ins. by S.O. 961 (E), dated 24th March. 1992. [or of such Actuarial Society] or of any other person having actuarial knowledge for any specified purpose is expedient in order to enable an Insurer or a provident society to carry out any of his or its obligations under the Act, the Controller of Insurance may grant the application and permit such person to sign as actuary for the specified purpose, subject to such conditions and restric- tions as the Controller of Insurance thinks fit to impose. Rule 4 . . [* * * * * * * .....

Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938) Schedule V

Title: The Fifth Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1938

.....are to be shown to the nearest rupee. 3. Extra premium shown in the Forms of Summary and Valuation prepared under the Fourth Schedule to this Act must not be included in statements prepared under this Schedule. 4. Every statement prepared under this Schedule shall be signed by the actuary making the investigation in connection with which it is prepared. 5. For the purposes of this Schedule the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, namely:-- (a) "annual loading" means the provision made for future expenses and profits; (b) "extra premiums" means a charge for any risk not provided for in the minimum contract premium; (c) "net premiums" means the premiums taken credit for in the valuation in connection with which any statement is prepared; and (d) "valuation date" means as respects any valuation the date as at which the valuation is made. PART II REQUIREMENTS FOR STATEMENTS APPLICABLE TO LIFE INSURANCE The statements required to be prepared under this Part of this Schedule are as follows, namely:-- 1. Statements separately prepared in respect of policies with and without participation in profits, showing:-- (a) as.....

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 Schedule 1

Title: First Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1999

.....the expressions "group" and "same management" shall have the same meanings respectively assigned to them in the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 (54 of 1969)."; (b) in sub-section (11),-- (i) for "Explanation 1", substitute "Explanation"; (ii) omit Explanation 2. 11. After section 6A, insert the following:-- "6AA. Manner of divesting excess shareholding by promoter in certain cases. (1) No promoter shall at any time hold more than twenty-six per cent. or such other percentage as may be prescribed, of the paid-up equity capital in an Indian insurance company: Provided that in a case where an Indian insurance company begins the business of life insurance, general insurance or re-insurance in which the promoters hold more than twenty-six per cent. of the paid-up equity capital or such other excess percentage as may be prescribed, the promoters shall divest in a phased manner the share capital in excess of the twenty-six per cent, of the paid-up equity capital or such excess paid-up equity capital as may be prescribed, after a period of ten years from the date of the commencement of the said business by such Indian insurance company or within such.....

Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938) Section 64VA

Title: Sufficiency of Assets

State: Central

Year: 1938

.....thousand rupees in respect of a country craft insurer or in respect of an insurer not having a share capital and carrying on only such insurance business as, in the opinion of the Central Government, is not carried on ordinarily by insurers under separate policies. 2 [(7) Every insurer shall furnish to the Authority his returns under section 15 or section 16, as the case may be, in case of life insurance business a statement certified by an actuary approved by the Authority, and in case of general insurance business a statement certified by an auditor approved by the Authority, of the required solvency margin maintained by the insurer in the manner required by sub-section (1A).] ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 41 of 1999, section 30 and Schedule I, for "at all times" (w.e.f. 19-4-2000). 2. Inserted by Act 41 of 1999, section 30 and Schedule I (w.e.f. 19-4-2000). 3. Substituted by Act 41 of 1999, section 30 and Schedule I, for "Controller" (w.e.f. 19-4-2000).

General Insurance (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1971 [Repealed] Section 6

Title: Payment of Compensation

State: Central

Year: 1971

.....Government, the amount of compensation referred to in sub-section (1) shall be- (A) in the case of an insurer referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (9) of section 2 of the Insurance Act-,- . (i) where the insurer has declared a1[dividend for at least one] of the three calendar years 1967, 1968 and 1969,- (a) a sum equal to one-twelfth of the annual average (for the three years) of the amount distributed to shareholders as dividend; or (b) a sum equal to two-and-a-half rupees for every thousand rupees or part thereof of the net premium income of the undertaking of insurer during the year 1969, whichever is greater; (ii) in any other case, a sum equal to two-and-half rupees for every thousand rupees or part thereof of the net premium income of the undertaking of the insurer during the year 1969; (B) in the case of an insurer referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (9) of section 2 of the Insurance Act-, a sum equal to two-and-a-half rupees for every thousand rupee or part thereof of the1[net premium income of the undertaking of the insurer so far as it relates to business effected in India] during the year 1969 ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act.....

General Insurance (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1971 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1971

.....on singly or in combination with one or more of them, but does not include capital redemption business and annuity certain business; (d) "Insurance Act" means the Insurance Act, 1938-; (e) "insurer" means an insurer, as defined in the Insurance Act-, who carries on general insurance business in India, and includes an insurer whose registration under that Act has not remained wholly cancelled for a period of six months immediately before the appointed day, but does not include the Life Insurance Corporation of India established under the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956-, or any State Government which carries on general insurance business; (f) "notified order" means an order notified in the Official Gazette; (g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (h) "undertaking", in relation to an insurer incorporated outside India, means the undertaking of that insurer in India; (i) words and expressions used herein but not defined, and defined inthe Insurance Act-, have the meanings respectively aligned to them in that Act. SECTION 03: MANAGEMENT OF UNDERTAKINGS TO VEST IN GOVERNMENT ON COMMENCEMENT OF THIS ACT (1) On and from the appointed day, management of the.....

Companies Act, 1956 Section 78

Title: Application of Premiums Received on Issue of Shares

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....payable on the redemption of any redeemable preference shares or of any debentures of the company. (3) Where a company has, before the commencement of this Act, issued any shares at a premium, this section shall apply as if the shares had been issued after the commencement of this Act: Provided that any part of the premiums which has been so applied that it does not at the commencement of this Act form an identifiable part of the company's reserves within the meaning of Schedule VI shall be disregarded in determining the sum to be included in the1[securities] premium account. _____________________ 1. Substituted by Act 21 of 1999, Section 5, for "share" (w.r.e.f. 31-10-1998).