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The Insurance Regulatory And Development Authority (Licensing Of Insurance Agents) Regulations, 2000
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The Insurance Regulatory And Development Authority (Licensing Of Insurance Agents) Regulations, 2000
Rule THE-INSURANCE-REGULATORY-AND-DEVELOPMENT-AUTHORITY-LICENSING-OF-INSURANCE-AGENTS-REGULATIONS-2000 of 2000
- Published on 14 July 2000
- Commenced on 14 July 2000
- [This is the version of this document from 14 July 2000.]
- [Note: The original publication document is not available and this content could not be verified.]
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/667In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6) of section 42 and clauses (k), (l), (m) (n), (o) and (p) of sub-section (2) of section 114-A of the Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938), the Authority in consultation with the Insurance Advisory Committee, hereby makes the following regulations, namely:-1. Short title and commencement .-(1) These regulations may be called The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Licensing of Insurance Agents) Regulations, 2000.
2. Definitions .-(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a)"Act" means the Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938);(b)"approved institution" means an institution engaged in education and/or training particularly in the area of insurance sales service and marketing approved and notified by the Authority;(c)"Authority" means the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority established under the provisions of section 3 of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 (41 of 1999);(d)"composite insurance agent" means an insurance agent who holds a license to act as an insurance agent for a life insurer and a general insurer;(e)"corporate agent" means a person other than an individual as specified in clause (i);(f)"designated person" means an officer normally in charge of marketing operations, as specified by an insurer and authorised by the Authority to issue or renew licenses under these regulations;(g)"examination body" means an Institution, which conducts pre-recruitment tests for insurance agents and which is duly recognised by the Authority;(h)"license" means a certificate of license to act as an insurance agent issued under these regulations;(i)"person" means-(i)an individual;(ii)a firm; or(iii)a company formed under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), and includes a banking company as defined in clause (4-A) of section 2 of the Act;(j)"practical training" includes orientation, particularly in the area of insurance sales, service and marketing, through training modules as approved by the authority;(k)"proposal form" means an application for purchase of an insurance product which shall be the basis of insurance contract;(l)"prospect" means a potential purchaser of an insurance product;(m)"recognized Board or Institution" means such board or institution as may be recognised by any State Government or the Central Government.3. Issue or renewal of license .-(1) A person desiring to obtain or renew a license (hereinafter referred to as "the applicant") to act as an insurance agent or a composite insurance agent shall proceed as follows:-
(a)the applicant shall make an application to a designated person-(i)in Form IRDA-Agents-VA, if the applicant is an individual;(ii)in Form IRDA-Agents-VC, if the applicant is a firm or a company:Provided that the applicant, who desires to be a composite insurance agent, shall make two separate applications.(b)The fees payable by the applicant to the Authority shall be as specified in regulation 7.4. Qualifications of the applicant .-The applicant shall possess the minimum qualification of a pass in 12th Standard or equivalent examination conducted by any recognised Board/Institution, where the applicant resides in a place with a population of five thousand or more as per the last census, and a pass in 10th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognised Board/Institution if the applicant resides in another place.
5. Practical training .-(1) The applicant shall have completed from an approved institution, at least, [fifty hours ]practical training in life or general insurance business, as the case may be, which may be spread over [one to two weeks] [Substituted by Notification No. IRDA/Reg/2/39/2007, dated 8.10.2007 (w.e.f. 1.11.2007). ], where such applicant is seeking license for the first time to act as insurance agent:
Provided that the applicant shall have completed from an approved institution, at least, [seventy-five hours] [Substituted by Notification No. IRDA/Reg/2/39/2007, dated 8.10.2007 (w.e.f. 1.11.2007). ] practical training in life and general insurance business, which may be spread over [two to three weeks] [Substituted by Notification No. IRDA/Reg/2/39/2007, dated 8.10.2007 (w.e.f. 1.11.2007). ], where such applicant is seeking license for the first time to act as a composite insurance agent.6. Examination .-The applicant shall have passed the pre-recruitment examination in life or general insurance business, or both, as the case may be, conducted by the Insurance Institute of India, Mumbai, or any other examination body.
7. Fees payable .-(1) The fees payable to the Authority for issue or renewal of license to act as insurance agent or a composite insurance agent shall be rupees two hundred and fifty.
8. Code of conduct .-(1) Every person holding a license, shall adhere to the code of conduct specified below:
9. Cancellation of license .-The designated person may cancel a license of an insurance agent, if the insurance agent suffers, at any time during the currency of the license, from any of the disqualifications mentioned in sub-section (4) of section 42 of the Act, and recover from him the license and the identity card issued earlier.
10. Issue of duplicate license .-The Authority may issue a duplicate license replace a license lost, destroyed, or mutilated on payment of a fee of rupees fifty.
11. Non-application to existing insurance agents .-Nothing contained in regulations 4 to 6 of these Regulations shall apply to the existing agents before the commencement of these Regulations.
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From the date of coming into force of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Licensing of Corporate Agents) Regulations, 2002, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Licensing of Insurance Agents) Regulations, 2000 or any part thereof applying to corporate agents shall cease to have an effect, except as respects things done of omitted to be done thereunder.]FORM IRDA-AGENTS-VA(See regulation 3)Insurance Regulatory And Development Authority (Licensing Of Insurance Agents) Regulations, 2000APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE/RENEWAL OF LICENCE TO ACT AS AN INSURANCE AGENTTOThe Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority,Department of Licensing,New Delhi.Dear Sirs,I request that -2. I hereby declare that particulars given below are true and that the licence for which I apply will be used only by myself for soliciting or procuring insurance business for one life insurer*/one general insurer*/both*.
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: Post-graduate; 5: if you hold a professional qualificationsuch as ACA, FASI, AICWA.): []3. I further declare that-
4. I have made the payment of licence fee of rupees two hundred and fifty and for which I enclose the documentary evidence.
5. #I enclose the following documents in support of the educational qualification, pre-recruitment test, and the practical training.
1. An individual can apply for only one licence which will entitle him to solicit or procure insurance business of any class and to act as an insurance agent for one life insurer, one general insurer, or both.
2. The application should be filled in, as far as possible, in Hindi language or English language.
3. Any correction or alteration made in any answer to the questions in the application should be initialled by the applicant.
4. An applicant must be at least 18 years of age on the date of the application. If required the applicant shall furnish proof of age.
5. An applicant shall furnish the proof of educational qualification, pass in the pre-recruitment test conducted by the Insurance Institute of India, Mumbai or an examination body approved by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority, and completion of practical training from a training institution approved by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority, along with the application. This is not applicable where the applicant is an absorbed agent.
6. The fees payable by an applicant is rupees two hundred and fifty.
7. The name and the licence No. given in the application are identical with those shown in the last licence held. If there is any subsequent change in the name, the reasons for the same should be stated furnishing documentary evidence for the same.
8. The application should reach the designated person before the expiry of licence held by the applicant but not more than three months before such expiry. If the application does not reach the designated person at least 30 days before the date on which the last licence ceases to be in force, an additional fee of one hundred rupees should be payable. In this connection please also refer to the provisions of sub-sections (3) and (3A) of section 42 of the Insurance Act, 1938.
9. If the applicant desires to work for a life insurer or a general insurer or both, as the case may be, he should enclose the documentary evidence of the relevant pass in the pre-recruitment test and the completion of the relevant practical training.
FORM IRDA-AGENTS-VB(See regulatiom 3)Insurance Regulatory And Development Authority (Licensing Of Insurance Agents) Regulations, 2000.INSURANCE REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, NEW DELHILICENCE NO. [][ ][ ][ ] [ ][ ][ ][ ] [ ] [ ]LICENCETO ACT AS AN INSURANCE AGENT UNDER PART II OF THE INSURANCE ACT, 1938 (IV OF1938.
)Name of Insurance Agent*/Composite Insurance Agent*:..............Address:Having paid the prescribed fee and having made the necessary declaration is hereby authorised to act an insurance agent for three years from.................for procuring or soliciting insurance business of one life insurer*/one general insurer*/both*.(*strike out portion not required)Place...........Date............for Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Designated Person:........................Signature of Licence holder:This licence is not valid unless it bears a fascimile of the signature of the chairperson of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority and the initials of a person authorised by him in this behalf, the signature of the licence holder and the identity card(s). The licence holder should put his signature as soon as licence is received.Notes. - 1. If it is desired to renew this licence for a further period the procedure laid down in Regulation 3 of Insurance Regulatory And Development Authority (Licensing Of Insurance Agents) Regulations, 2000, shall be followed, and application for renewal should reach the Designated Person before the licence expires. In this connection attention is also invited to the provisions of sub-sections (3) and (3-A) of section 42 of the Insurance Act, 1938.2. This licence authorises the licence holder to act as an agent for the insurance business specified thereunder, and therefore no identifying mark or note of any description by which the identity of an insurer might be established should be placed on the licence.
3. No correction in this licence will be valid unless initialled by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority or a person authorised by him in this behalf.
4. The attention of the licence under regulation 8 Of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Licensing Of Insurance Agents) Regulations, 2000holder is drawn to the code of conduct specified , and any violation of code of conduct may result in cancellation of licence.
FORM IRDA-AGENTS-VC(See regulation 3)Insurance Regulatory And Development Authority (Licensing Of Insurance Agents) Regulations, 2000APPLICATION FROM A FIRM OR COMPANY FOR A LICENCE/RENEWAL OF LICENCE TO ACT AS AN INSURANCE AGENTTOThe Insurance Regulatory And Development Authority,Department of Licensing,New DelhiDear Sir,It is requested that -2. It is hereby declared that particulars given below are true and that the licence for which our Firm/Company apply will be used only by our Firm/Company for soliciting or procuring insurance business.
3. It is further declared that-
4. The payment of licence fee of rupees two hundred and fifty has been made and for which the receipt is enclosed.
5. The documents in support of the educational qualification, pre-recruitment test, and the practical training, in respect of all partners of our Firm*/all Directors of our Company* have been enclosed along with this form.
Place.............Date..............Yours faithfully.....................Signature of applicant(* Strike out portion not required.)Notes. - 1. The application should be filled in, as far as possible, in Hindi language or English language.2. Any correction or alteration made in any answer to the questions in the application should be initialled by the applicant.
3. The fees payable by an applicant is rupees two hundred and fifty.
4. The name and the licence No. given in the application are identical with those shown in the last licence held. If there is any subsequent change in the name, the reasons for the same should be stated furnishing documentary evidence for the same.
5. The application should reach the designated person before the expiry of licence held by the application but not more than three months before such expiry. If the application does not reach the designated person at least 30 days before the date on which the last licence ceases to be in force, an additional fee of one hundred rupees should be payable. In this connection please also refer to the provisions of sub-sections (3) and (3-A) of section 42 of the Insurance Act, 1938.
6. If the Firm or Company desires to act as an insurance agent or a composite insurance agent , as the case may be, the documentary evidence of the relevant pass in the pre-recruitment test and the completion of the relevant practical training of partners of the Firm or directors of the Company should be enclosed.
7. In case of a Firm, the signatory to the application (being a partner) should enclose a certified copy of the resolution of Board of Directors authorising him to make the application.
FORM IRDA-AGENTS-VZ(See regulation 3)Insurance Regulatory And Development Authority (Licensing Of Insurance Agents) Regulations, 2000INDIVIDUAL INSURANCE AGENT'S IDENTITY CARD| Photo | Agent's Licence No.: |
| Name of the Agent: | |
| Father's/Husband's Name: | |
| Office of the Insurer with whom the agent is attached: |
| Agent'ssignature | |
| The holder of this card is authorised to sell our insurance products, as per our terms and conditions. | |
| Male/FemaleIssued on: | |
| Signature of Designated PersonName of Insurer (With Seal) | |
| Valid up to: | |
| born on: | |
| (Please see on the reverse) |
| Address and telephone numbers of the Insurer; |
| (If required to be contacted by any one in connection with the holder of this card): |
| Address and telephone numbers of the Agent: |