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1. Reference is invited to IRDA Circular No. IRDA/ Int/ GSL/ ORD/ 183/ 10/ 2015 dt. 26.10.2015 which stipulated simple over the counter products with a limit on the maximum sum insured to be marketed by POS. The products allowed included motor comprehensive, stand-alone motor third party, home insurance, travel insurance, personal accident insurance, etc.
2. Subsequently the list was expanded to include health insurance products, Government Schemes, Agricultural Pumpset, Livestock, etc.
3. As is well known the maximum limit of the sum insured on the POS product category is communicated to the insurers by the Authority at the time of taking on record the POS product.
4. As a result, the policyholders and other stakeholders may not be aware of the limits of sum insured for such POS products of general insurance.
5. In order to bring transparency, the Authority reiterates the following limits of maximum sum insured under various POS products in the general insurance category:
S.No. |
Product category |
Maximum Limit of Sum Insured for a general insurance product marketed by POS |
1 |
Motor Package (2-wheeler, private car and commercial vehicles) |
Rs 50 lakhs per risk |
2 |
Motor Third Party (2-wheeler, private car and commercial vehicles) |
No limit |
3 |
Personal Accident |
Rs 50 lakhs per life |
4 |
Travel |
Rs 3 crores per life/ risk or equivalent currency in foreign exchange |
5 |
Home |
Rs 50 lakhs per risk |
6 |
Fire & Allied Peril (Dwelling) |
Rs 50 lakhs per risk |
7 |
Hospital Cash |
Rs 1 lakh per individual |
8 |
Critical Illness |
Rs 3 lakh per individual |
9 |
Health Indemnity |
Rs 5 lakh per individual |
10 |
Cattle/ Livestock |
Rs 1.5 lakhs per risk |
11 |
Agricultural Pump-set |
Rs 1.5 lakhs per risk |
12 |
PMFBY/ WBCIS/ CPIS/ PMSBY/ Govt Schemes |
No limit |
13 |
Crop Insurance other than Govt Schemes |
Rs 1 lakh per acre |
Sujay Banarji
Member (Distn)