Irdai Eases Solvency Margin Requirement For Insurers Underwriting Crop Biz

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has reduced the solvency margin requirement for general insurers doing crop business. The decision can free up a capital of Rs 1,400 crore, which Irdai expects will increase the capacity of general insurers to underwrite more business.

“It is expected that the effect of this relaxation will be positive on the Industry as it will free up the capital, which can be utilised for underwriting more business,” the regulator said in a statement.

In a circular, the regulator has stated that premium receivables related to state- and central government-sponsored schemes for all quarters of the FY23 and onward to the extent that they are not realised within a period of 365 days will be placed with value zero.

Rakesh Jain, chief executive officer of Reliance General Insurance, said: “The relaxation was for a period of six months and now it has been extended to one year. This is a good move by the regulator and will free up a significant amount of capital for the general insurers to do more business. Sovereign money will not go bad so this relaxation will go a long way”.

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