The IRDA (Insurance Advertisements) Regulations, 2000 seeks to regulate and control every insurance advertisement issued by the insurer, intermediary or insurance agent. For this purpose every insurer, intermediary or insurance agent is required to maintain a system of control over the contents, form and method of dissemination of all advertisements concerning its policies and such advertisement should be filed with the Authority. As per regulations every advertisement for insurance shall state clearly and unequivocally that insurance is the subject matter of the solicitation and state the full registered name of the insurer/intermediary/insurance agent. A third party or group shall not distribute information about an insurance policy, intermediary or insurer on its letterhead.