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Audit of Insurance Companies

It’s regarding audit of Insurance companies.

Earlier government was very cautious with share capital of Insurance company hence, Insurance companies could have only “Equity Shares”

But not after amendment of 2015 which is applicable in Nov 15 exams.

Government has given power to IRDA to prescribe other types of shares also.(No announcement from IRDA yet)

Further limit of 49% (26% automatic without approval and above 26% with CG approval) is applicable only to Equity shares.

So plan is clear in some time IRDA will allow preference shares and foreign companies will be able to buy even 100% of preference shares.

Loads of money will flow to Insurance sectors.

About CA Ravi Taori

CA Ravi Taori is the founder of AuditGuru and has taught Audit - and nothing else - since 2007, to CA Inter and CA Final students. AIR 45 in CA Inter. Three years of article training in statutory audit at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Mumbai. Author of the Bhaskar, Titanium, PARAM, FADU and MCQ book series. Eight of his students have placed in the All India Top 20. He also mentors CA Foundation, Inter and Final students one to one through the AuditGuru mentorship programme.