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Regulation & Compliance - May 20, 2026 - 15 min read

Anticipated IRDAI Cyber Security Framework v2 in 2026: Scope Expansion, Third-Party Risk, and Board Attestation for Indian Insurers and Intermediaries

A field guide to the expected 2026 refresh of the IRDAI Information and Cyber Security Guidelines 2023, covering scope expansion to brokers and TPAs, third-party risk obligations, board attestation, and the implementation actions that risk and compliance leaders should begin in advance of formal notification.

By Tarun Kumar Singh

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Industry Risk Profiles - May 19, 2026 - 18 min read

Semiconductor Fab Construction Phase Insurance in India: EAR, DSU, and Underwriting the Tata-PSMC Dholera and Sanand Builds

An underwriting and broker placement guide to the Erection All Risks and Delay in Start Up cover for India's first wave of semiconductor fabs and packaging plants. Covers hot and dry test phase exposures, vendor third-party liability, ISM Mission incentive interplay, and the DSU sum insured calibration that has become the central placement question for 2026.

By Sarvada Editorial Team

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Insurance for Startups & New Economy - May 19, 2026 - 16 min read

Space Launch Startup Insurance in India 2026: Pre-Launch, Launch, In-Orbit, and Third-Party Liability for Indian Launch Vehicle Companies

Indian private launch vehicle startups including Skyroot Aerospace, Agnikul Cosmos, and EtherealX face a four-phase insurance need (pre-launch, launch, in-orbit, third-party liability) governed by the Outer Space Treaty 1967 and the IN-SPACe norms with material gaps in domestic insurance capacity.

By Sarvada Editorial Team

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Insurance for Startups & New Economy - May 18, 2026 - 16 min read

Drone as a Service Startup Insurance in India: Hull, Liability, DGCA Compliance, and Customer Indemnity for DaaS Operators

Indian DaaS operators including Garuda Aerospace, ideaForge, and ThrottleAerospace face a hybrid SaaS-meets-operator insurance need: fleet hull and liability for hundreds of airframes, DGCA Drone Rules 2021 compliance, BVLOS pilot exposure, and customer indemnity stacks that no off-the-shelf product covers.

By Sarvada Editorial Team

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Insurance Products - May 18, 2026 - 19 min read

Environmental Impairment Liability for Indian MSMEs in 2026: SI Sizing, NGT Exposure, and Gradual Pollution Cover

Amendments to the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 through the Jan Vishwas reforms, the Water Act amendment, and tighter CPCB rules have shifted environmental liability exposure squarely onto India's MSME manufacturing base. This piece sets out how environmental impairment liability cover should be sized for MSMEs, the National Green Tribunal exposure pattern, and how to obtain gradual pollution coverage that the standard public liability policy excludes.

By Sarvada Editorial Team

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Global & Cross-Border Insurance - May 18, 2026 - 19 min read

Outbound M&A Insurance Due Diligence for Indian Acquirers: R&W, Run-Off, and Transaction Liability Market Access

Indian companies acquiring European and US targets need an insurance toolkit that goes well beyond the standard domestic deal. This guide covers the representations and warranties insurance market for inbound coverage on outbound deals, run-off cover for retained pre-closing liabilities, and how Indian acquirers practically access transaction liability capacity through London and Singapore.

By Sarvada Editorial Team

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Industry Risk Profiles - May 18, 2026 - 17 min read

Container Port Terminal Operator Insurance in India 2026: Adani, JSW, DP World, and the Terminal Operator Liability Programme

How brokers and underwriters structure insurance for India's major container terminal operators including Adani Ports, JSW Infrastructure, DP World India, JM Baxi, and APM Terminals. Examines terminal operator legal liability, container handling equipment cover, marine cum port liability, P&I bundling for in-port tug operations, and the cyber exposure that has rewritten 2026 terms.

By Sarvada Editorial Team

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Industry Risk Profiles - May 17, 2026 - 18 min read

Lithium Battery Recycling Plant Insurance in India: Thermal Runaway Underwriting, Fluorine Suppression Controls, and Environmental Liability for Cobalt and Fluoride Leachate

An underwriting analysis of India's emerging lithium battery recycling sector covering Lohum, Attero, Tata Chemicals, Exigo Recycling, and BatX Energies. Examines pre-shredding inspection failures, thermal runaway in cell triage, water-curtain and fluorine-specific suppression engineering, and the environmental liability exposure under the Battery Waste Management Rules 2022.

By Sarvada Editorial Team

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Insurance Products - May 17, 2026 - 16 min read

Marine Open Cover for Cross-Border Ecommerce D2C Exporters from India: Declaration Cycles, ICC Clauses, and Platform Liability

Cross-border ecommerce sellers from India ship tens of thousands of low-ticket consignments to international buyers annually. The marine open cover structure, with declaration cycles calibrated to high-volume low-ticket transit, the right Institute Cargo Clauses choice, and adjacencies to platform liability cover, is the appropriate insurance architecture for this distribution model.

By Sarvada Editorial Team

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Global & Cross-Border Insurance - May 17, 2026 - 18 min read

Sanctions Screening for Indian Insurance Brokers in 2026: Workflow, Lists, and Secondary Exposure

Indian commercial brokers placing risks for clients with international footprint cannot rely on insurer-side checks alone. This guide sets out an end-to-end sanctions screening workflow for broker-side onboarding and renewal, the OFAC, EU, UN, and MEA list integration practice, dual-screening of insureds and underlying vessels or aircraft, and the secondary-sanctions exposure that Indian intermediaries increasingly face.

By Sarvada Editorial Team

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Insurance for Startups & New Economy - May 16, 2026 - 16 min read

Climate Tech Startup Insurance in India 2026: Pilot Plants, Performance Guarantees, and Environmental Liability for Seed to Series B

Indian climate-tech founders building carbon removal, biochar, green hydrogen, and green-cement startups face an insurance market that has not finished pricing first-of-a-kind plant risk, offtake performance guarantees, or environmental impairment from novel feedstocks.

By Sarvada Editorial Team

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Global & Cross-Border Insurance - May 16, 2026 - 15 min read

GIFT City Reinsurance Vehicle Structuring: A Board Decision Grid for Indian Corporates and Insurers

Choosing between a branch, subsidiary, special purpose reinsurance vehicle, or Lloyd's syndicate platform inside GIFT IFSC has tax, regulatory, and operational consequences that boards must weigh before commitment. This is a structured decision framework for Indian corporates, insurers, and intermediaries assessing the entity choice for reinsurance activity in IFSCA's evolving framework.

By Tarun Kumar Singh

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Industry Risk Profiles - May 16, 2026 - 15 min read

Vaccine Distribution Cold Chain Insurance in India: Last-Mile Risk, eVIN Telemetry, and the Coverage Architecture for Biologics

How brokers and underwriters are structuring cold chain insurance for India's vaccine distribution network covering eVIN-enabled state immunisation programmes, Mission Indradhanush logistics, COVID-era infrastructure repurposed for routine biologics, temperature excursion claims, contingent business interruption, and the interplay with manufacturer recall cover.

By Sarvada Editorial Team

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