Lawgist11Accounts and balance-sheet
1[11. Accounts and balance-sheet. --(1) Every insurer, on or after the date of the commencement of the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Act, 2015 (5 of 2015), in respect of insurance business transacted by him and in respect of his shareholders' funds, shall, at the expiration of each financial year, prepare with reference to that year, balance sheet, a profit and loss account, a separate account of receipts and payments, a revenue account in accordance with the regulations as may be specified.
(2) Every insurer shall keep separate accounts relating to funds of shareholders and policyholders.
(3) Unless the insurer is a company as defined in clause (20) of section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the accounts and statements referred to in sub-section (1) shall be signed by the insurer, or in the case of a company by the chairman, if any, and two directors and the principal officer of the company, or in case of an insurance cooperative society by the person in charge of the society and shall be accompanied by a statement containing the names, descriptions and occupations of, and the directorships held by, the persons in charge of the management of the business during the period to which such accounts and statements refer and by a report on the affairs of the business during that period.]
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1. Subs. by Act 5 of 2015, s. 16, for section 11 (w.e.f. 26-12-2014).
- 2C Prohibition of transaction of insurance business by certain persons
- 2CA Power of Central Government to apply provisions of this Act to Special Economic Zones
- 2CB Properties in India not to be insured with foreign insurers except with the permission of Authority
- 2D Insurers to be subject to this Act while liabilities remain unsatisfied
- 2E [Omitted.]
- 3 Registration
- 3A Payment of annual fee by insurer
- 3B Certification of soundness of terms of life insurance business
- 4 Minimum limits for annuities and other benefits secured by policies of life insurance
- 5 Restriction on name of insurer
- 6 Requirements as to capital
- 6A Requirements as to capital structure and voting rights and maintenance of registers beneficial owners of shares
- 6AA [Omitted.]
- 6B Provision for securing compliance with requirements relating to capital structure
- 6C [Omitted.]
- 7 [Omitted.]
- 8 [Omitted.]
- 9 [Omitted.]
- 10 Separation of accounts and funds
- 11 Accounts and balance-sheet
- 12 Audit
- 13 Actuarial report and abstract
- 14 Record of policies and claims
- 15 Submission of returns
- 16 [Omitted.]
- 17 [Omitted.]
- 17A [Omitted.]
- 18 Furnishing reports
- 19 Abstract of proceedings of general meetings
- 20 Custody and inspection of documents and supply of copies
- 21 Powers of Authority regarding returns
- 22 Powers of Authority to order revaluation
- 23 Evidence of documents
- 24 [Omitted.]
- 25 Returns to be published in statutory forms
- 26 Alterations in the particulars furnished with application for registration to be reported
