The Rs 84,000-crore general insurance industry feels that the ‘use and file’ norms unveiled recently by Irdai will ensure faster growth in the industry, though the regulations may lead to price rise of such products.
The new norms, coming into force from April 1, will allow marketing of corporate products even before the regulatory approval.
“The new system would enable insurers to adapt faster to the requirements of commercial entities. All of these changes are positive, indeed path breaking,” ICICI Lombard General Insurance managing director and chief executive Bhargav Dasgupta told PTI.
“We have asked the industry body General Insurance Council (GIC) to prepare the common wordings while designing covers for the corporates,” New India Assurance CMD G Srinivasan, who is also the chairman of GIC, said.
