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Regulatory latitude could give insurers more room to hedge their overall equity portfolios, although adoption of the instruments has remained limited more than a year after the framework was introduced. Insurers are seeking changes to make derivatives more practical for long-term portfolio management, while the regulator is weighing the additional safeguards needed before allowing wider use of the instruments. Only one life insurance has used equity derivatives so far and the transactions involved one or two deals, said the sources cited above. In February 2025, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India allowed insurers to use equity derivatives solely to hedge existing equity exposures. (What's moving Sensex and Nifty Track latest market news, stock tips, Budget 2025, Share Market on Budget 2025 and expert advice, on ETMarkets. Also, ETMarkets.com is now on Telegram. For fastest news alerts on financial markets, investment strategies and stocks alerts, subscribe to our Telegram feeds .) Subscribe to ET Prime and read the Economic Times ePaper Online.and Sensex Today. Top Trending Stocks: SBI Share Price, Axis Bank Share Price, HDFC Bank Share Price, Infosys Share Price, Wipro Share Price, NTPC Share Price (What's moving Sensex and Nifty Track latest market news, stock tips, Budget 2025, Share Market on Budget 2025 and expert advice, on ETMarkets. Also, ETMarkets.com is now on Telegram. For fastest news alerts on financial markets, investment strategies and stocks alerts, subscribe to our Telegram feeds .) Subscribe to ET Prime and read the Economic Times ePaper Online.and Sensex Today. Top Trending Stocks: SBI Share Price, Axis Bank Share Price, HDFC Bank Share Price, Infosys Share Price, Wipro Share Price, NTPC Share Price
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