The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) has decided to do away with the 4.5 per cent guaranteed annual return clause from pension products. In a draft exposure on the pension plans, the insurance regulator, while allowing more flexibility to insurers, said these products should carry an “assured benefit” disclosed at the time of issuance.
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