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Core Purpose

Amends the IRDAI (Re-insurance Advisory Committee) Regulations, 2019 to enhance efficiency and update removal and meeting clauses.

Detailed Summary

This notification from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) amends the IRDAI (Re-insurance Advisory Committee) Regulations, 2019. The key changes include: - Regulation 5's heading is substituted to clarify it covers resignation, removal, and filling of vacancies. - A new sub-regulation 1A is added to Regulation 5, outlining grounds for removal of a Re-insurance Advisory Committee member by the Authority. These grounds include insolvency, physical or mental incapacity, conviction of offenses involving moral turpitude, conflict of interest, abuse of position, unfitness to remain a member (in Authority's opinion), and absence from three consecutive meetings without sufficient cause. - Regulation 6 is amended to replace the existing sub-regulation (1) concerning committee meetings. The new sub-regulation states that committee meetings can occur as frequently as necessary, at locations within India, and in modes and times decided by the Chairman.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-TL-E-09012025-260080 EXTRAORDINARY PART III-Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 20] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2025/PAUSHA 13, 1946 INSURANCE REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF INDIA NOTIFICATION Hyderabad, 1st January 2025 Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Re-insurance Advisory Committee) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 F.No. IRDAI/Reg/3/210/2025. — In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section (2) of section 101B, read with clauses (zb) and (zd) of sub section (2) of section 114A of the Insurance Act, 1938, the Authority in consultation with the Insurance Advisory Committee, hereby makes the following regulations to amend IRDAI (Re-insurance Advisory Committee) Regulations, 2019, namely: 1. Short title, and commencement: (1) These regulations may be called the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Re- insurance Advisory Committee) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025. (2) These regulations shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette. 2. Objective: The objective of these amendment regulations is to enhance efficiency of the conduct of the Re- insurance advisory Committee. 3. In Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Re-insurance Advisory Committee) Regulations, 2019: (1) In regulation 5, (a) Heading shall be substituted with Resignation, removal from office and filling of casual vacancies. (b) After sub regulation (1), the following sub regulation shall be inserted, namely: 1A. The Authority may remove any member of the Re-insurance Advisory Committee who- (a) is, or at any time has been, adjudged as an insolvent; or (b) has become physically or mentally incapable of acting as a member; or (c) is or has been convicted of any offence which, in the opinion of the Authority, involves moral turpitude; or (d) has acquired such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially his functions as a member; or (e) has so abused his position as to render his continuation as member detrimental to the public Interest. (f) in the opinion of the Authority, is not fit to remain as a member of the Committee. (g) has ceased to attend consecutively three meetings of the Committees without just and sufficient cause. (2) In regulation 6, (a) For the existing sub regulation (1) the following sub regulation shall be substituted, namely (1) Meeting of the Committee: The Committee may meet as often as considered necessary, at such places within India, by such mode and at such time as may be decided by the Chairman. DEBASISH PANDA, Chairperson [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./876/2024-25] Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2025.01.09 15:44:56+0530

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