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Irdai to use consultative regulation process: FM
Financial Express Kochi
|December 17, 2025
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS to the country's insurance laws seek to widen coverage, strengthen oversight and make the sector more transparent and investmentfriendly, while keeping policyholder interests at the core, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.
The Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, which was approved by Lok Sabha on Tuesday, also aims to tighten regulatory oversight to ensure the orderly conduct of insurance business.
Transparency is central to this effort, with the introduction of standard operating procedures for regulation-making and mandatory public consultation on all regulations by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai), Sitharaman said.
This story is from the December 17, 2025 edition of Financial Express Kochi.
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