IRDAI Orders Fraud Risk Framework for Insurers from April 2026

13 October 20251 min read

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Rising insurance and cyber frauds led the regulator to require comprehensive anti-fraud systems.

Policy must list red flags and steps to prevent, detect, report and remedy fraud.
Fraud Monitoring Committee runs it; the unit must be separate from internal audit.
Strong cyber controls: incident databases, customer verification, access control.
Insurers use data, join IIB’s technology framework and share details of channels, hospitals, vendors and blacklisted fraudsters.
Life and General Insurance Councils coordinate identifiers and reporting timelines.
Reinsurers and non-individual distributors scale frameworks to size and risk.

1. From which date do IRDAI's fraud risk management guidelines for insurers take effect?

The guidelines take effect on April 1, 2026.

2. Which body will maintain the central caution repository under IRDAI's fraud framework?

The Insurance Information Bureau will keep the central caution repository.

3. The fraud monitoring unit insurers must create has to be separate from which function?

An independent unit, separate from internal audit, supports the Fraud Monitoring Committee.

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