The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) amended the Consolidated Foreign Direct Investment Policy 2017.
It aims to allow 100 per cent FDI in insurance intermediaries through the automatic route.
This includes insurance brokers, reinsurance brokers, insurance consultants, corporate agents, third-party administrators, surveyors and loss assessors.
Previously FDI up to 49 percent was allowed in insurance intermediaries through the automatic route.