Insurance regulator IRDA on Monday said it is examining the allegations of money laundering levelled against LIC, Reliance Life, Tata AIA and Birla Sun Life and assured that action will be taken against the guilty at the earliest.
“The insurance companies concerned have been asked to file a report on the allegations. The matter is under examination and appropriate action will be taken at the earliest,” Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) said in a release. In its expose earlier in the day, Cobrapost has named as many as 23 public and private sector banks and insurance companies for allegedly “running a nation-wide money laundering racket, blatantly violating laws of the land.”
The four insurance companies which figure in the list are alleged to have violated the Know Your Customer and Anti Money Laundering Guidelines. Responding to Cobrapost allegations, LIC said that it has effective system for compliance of all statutory and regulatory norms, but added that “in case of violation is noticed at any level necessary action will be taken by the Corporation”.
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