Bankruptcy Code & Once the Vilified Promoter-Averse Approach

Partha Banerjee, Director and Head - Legal, Compliance and Regulatory Affairs, Max Bupa Health Insurance Company Limited

The report of the Bankruptcy Law Reforms Committee Volume I: Rationale and Design dated November 2015 stated that the IBC was construed to resolve the twin problems in Indian business environment firstly: “the recovery rates obtained in India are among the lowest in the world. When default takes place, broadly speaking, lenders seem to recover 20% of the value of debt, on an NPV basis” secondly “When creditors know that they have weak rights resulting in a low recovery rate, they are averse to lend. Hence, lending in India is concentrated in a few large companies that have a low probability of failure. Further, secured credit dominates, as creditors rights are partially present only in this case. Lenders have an emphasis on secured credit.”

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India Finance Insurance July 2022 Vol.15, No. 60, Summer 2022

Partha Banerjee

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Aparajita, Manager Legal & Compliance with Niva Bupa health Insurance. She is a 2016- B.A,LLB(H.) graduate from University of Petroleum & Energy Studies. She brings in close to 6 years of cross functional exposure in Legal field, both research & corporate sector. She has been actively authoring for journals in Insurance Institute of India and BimaQuest.

Max Bupa Health Insurance Company Limited

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India Finance Insurance July 2022 Vol.15, No. 60, Summer 2022