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After the removal of GST on insurance from 22 September, all insurance companies passed on the benefits to policyholders. (AI image) Insurance buyers may be feeling happy after the removal of GST, but agents and distributors are feeling the pinch. Insurance companies have reduced the commissions payable to distributors of insurance products to offset the…
Insurance intermediaries such as agents and brokers may see a hit to their commissions as insurers face pressure to pass on the full benefit of the recent GST (goods and services tax) cut to consumers. From 22 September, GST on individual life and health insurance policies was reduced to zero from 18%, but the removal…
Insurers will no longer be able to claim input tax credit (ITC) on Goods and Services Tax (GST) paid on commissions and brokerage for individual health and life insurance policies from September 22, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) clarified on Tuesday. The move comes ahead of the implementation of the new…
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, after its 56th meeting on 4 September 2025, announced a GST exemption on all health and life insurance premiums as part of the central government’s indirect tax rationalisation move. The industry has welcomed this step even though the risk of a higher premium looms due to the losses…
