Section 2, Emergency Risks (Under-Takings) Insurance Act, 1971 [S1M-YER]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 1 December 1971.
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "insurer" means an Indian insurance company or a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament to carry on insurance business; (b) "policy-holder" includes a person to whom the whole of the interest of the policy-holder in the policy is assigned once and for all; (c) "Authority" means the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India established under section 3 of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 (41 of 1999); (d) "intermediary" includes insurance brokers, re-insurance brokers, insurance consultants, corporate agents, third party administrators, surveyors and loss assessors; (e) "premium" means the consideration payable under a policy; (f) "life insurance business" means the business of effecting contracts of insurance upon human life; (g) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette, and the expression "notified" shall be construed accordingly; (h) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
Defined terms in this text (6)
Authority: Section 2, Emergency Risks (Under-Takings) Insurance Act, 1971 [S1MYER] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Authority" means the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India established under section 3 of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 (41 of 1999)
Authority: 22 more definitions.
insurer: Section 2, Emergency Risks (Under-Takings) Insurance Act, 1971 [S1MYER] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "insurer" means an Indian insurance company or a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament to carry on insurance business
insurer: 7 more definitions.
intermediary: Section 2, Emergency Risks (Under-Takings) Insurance Act, 1971 [S1MYER] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "intermediary" includes insurance brokers, re-insurance brokers, insurance consultants, corporate agents, third party administrators, surveyors and loss assessors
intermediary: 25 more definitions.
life insurance business: Section 2, Emergency Risks (Under-Takings) Insurance Act, 1971 [S1MYER] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "life insurance business" means the business of effecting contracts of insurance upon human life
life insurance business: 2 more definitions.
policy-holder: Section 2, Emergency Risks (Under-Takings) Insurance Act, 1971 [S1MYER] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "policy-holder" includes a person to whom the whole of the interest of the policy-holder in the policy is assigned once and for all
policy-holder: 7 more definitions.
premium: Section 2, Emergency Risks (Under-Takings) Insurance Act, 1971 [S1MYER] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "premium" means the consideration payable under a policy
premium: 6 more definitions.
Made under this section, or naming it (0)
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Cited by (1)
Rule 2, Emergency Risks (Under-Takings) Insurance Act Rules, 1973 [S1P-3KC], 20 December 1973, Band A. " (2) Words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act".
Not held (0)
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Duties published under this section (0)
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