Review an insurance business's online sales and servicing model and prepare the ISNP approval records. BIATConsultant helps organise the assessment, documentation and coordination needed for a clearly defined engagement. The first output is a scoped plan that identifies the applicant, relevant activity, evidence gaps and the next decision.
What this service covers
Important scope distinction
ISNP approval is linked to the applicant's eligible insurance role. It does not replace the underlying insurance licence.
Use this distinction to define the outcome you need before choosing an application or advisory package. Bring the existing registration, correspondence or transaction history to the first review so the proposed route can be checked against the actual records.
What should an online insurance journey show?
Map the applicant's underlying insurance role, product presentation, sales steps, customer disclosures and servicing controls. Include the technology and security responsibilities. Platform approval should be scoped around an eligible business model rather than presented as an independent permission to sell insurance without the relevant licence.
Starting documents and information
To scope insurance self network platform approval, prepare the following information. Use current records and clearly identify any unavailable documents, disputed facts or planned changes.
- Existing insurance authorisation: provide the current version and identify the responsible owner.
- Platform architecture: provide the current version and identify the responsible owner.
- Security controls: provide the current version and identify the responsible owner.
- Customer journey: provide the current version and identify the responsible owner.
This list supports the initial review. It is not a promise that the same attachments apply to every applicant. BIAT can prepare a case-specific checklist after the activity, jurisdiction and current application instructions are assessed.
Classify the regulated business model
Describe the service, remuneration, customer relationship and handling of funds or policies. Similar marketing names can lead to different regulatory roles and should be assessed before an application.
Review eligibility and controls
Review applicant records, ownership, qualifications and the proposed compliance resources. Identify required policies, technology controls and disclosures for the chosen model.
Prepare the application and reporting plan
Prepare the relevant submission and responses for authorised review. Build a continuing obligations calendar from the eventual registration conditions and document how material changes will be assessed.
Deliverables to agree with BIAT
- An assessment of the proposed scope and the records that support it.
- A tailored document checklist with gaps and responsibilities.
- Draft documents or an evidence pack within the agreed engagement.
- Coordination of applicable submissions, responses or independent assessment.
- A handover identifying acknowledgements, outstanding actions and continuing obligations.
Professional certification, legal representation, testing, local jurisdiction services and ongoing returns should be identified separately where needed. The proposal should state who performs each part of the work and which external decisions remain outside the consultancy scope.
Fees, timing and practical planning
The cost of insurance self network platform approval depends on the specific workstream, completeness of the existing insurance authorisation and the complexity of the proposed activity. A useful quotation separates BIAT professional fees from official charges, testing, local professional costs and other disbursements.
Agree a preparation schedule once the required information is available. Authority review, queries, inspection and third-party decisions can affect elapsed time. Prior defaults, inconsistent ownership records or a change in scope may require additional work before submission.
Reference and related services
- IRDAI ISNP guidance
- Insurance Repository Regulatory Advisory
- Mutual Fund Distributor Registration Advisory
- SEBI Research Analyst Registration Advisory
- Execution Only Platform Registration Advisory
- Browse business and regulatory services
- Discuss this service with BIAT
Use the official resource to check the current framework. Final applicability, forms and conditions should be reviewed for your specific case when the engagement is scoped.
How BIAT scopes your requirement
FAQ
Review an insurance business's online sales and servicing model and prepare the ISNP approval records. The engagement scope is agreed after reviewing the starting records and the relevant application or advisory route.

