Insurance regulator wants pandemic risk pool for informal, low-income sectors

Written by George Mathew
| Mumbai |

Updated: September 18, 2020 9:56:15 am





According to a report by the committee, the pool would cater to around 4 crore MSME workers and lead to a capacity of Rs 75,000 crore initially, including the provision of a government backstop.

Amit the Covid outbreak, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is considering a recommendation by its working committee to set up a pandemic risk pool to address losses and displacement caused to the informal and low-income sectors in case of another similar crisis in the future.

According to a report by the committee, the pool would cater to around 4 crore MSME workers and lead to a capacity of Rs 75,000…

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