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IRDAI drops plans to tweak existing bancassurance rules for curbing mis-selling by insurers
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Finance ministry asks pvt banks to increase their participation in implementation of govt schemes
M Nagaraju, Secretary,Department of Financial Services "Secretary...

Generali announces Central Bank as its new joint venture partner in 2 Indian insurance JVs
Generali will be holding a 74% stake while Central Bank of India will be holding up to 26% in the joint venture Jaime Anchústegui, deputy CEO, Insurance, Generali Group, commented: “We are pleased to announce this new chapter for our business in India together with...

Finmin asks public sector banks to monetise investments in subsidiaries via listing on bourses
For example, the country's biggest lender State Bank of India may look at listing SBI General Insurance and SBI Payment Services in the future after they scale up their operations.The general insurance arm of SBI has allotted 3,71,693 equity shares of ₹10 each during...

Sitharaman asks PSBs to develop credit models to fund Indian made small modular nuclear reactors
Lto R -M. Nagaraju,secretary,Department of Financial Services, Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs and Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary at a high-level meeting in New Delhi to review performance of PSBs Sitharaman...

RBI issues directions on AePS operators onboarding to enhance security
The RBI has asked the acquiring bank to carry out due diligence of all ATOs before onboarding the AePS Touchpoint Operator (ATO), which is the same as the one followed while acquiring a customer, as per the directions. Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Friday issued...

Insurers have to ensure premiums are reasonable and affordable: DFS secretary
M Nagaraju, Secretary, Financial Services Banks need to ensure that there is no mis-selling of insurance to customer and premium are affordable so as to help increase market penetration for such products New Delhi: Observing that high premiums dissuade people from...
Over 8.5 lakh mule accounts in 700 bank branches used by cyber criminals CBI
The CBI has found that these mule accounts -- established using falsified identification documents -- were primarily used as conduits for siphoning funds from unsuspecting victims. New Delhi: The CBI has detected 8.50 lakh mule bank accounts in over 700 branches...

Warburg Pincus in talks with Premji Invest and SBI to sell its 10 % stake in SBI General
A transaction could value SBI General Insurance at as much as $4.5 billion, the people said. Mumbai: Warburg Pincus is in talks with Premji Invest and State Bank of India about selling them its stake of about 10% in SBI General Insurance Co., according to people...

SBI to deepen employees’ financial understanding; to have bi-weekly yoga sessions for all
"This strategic initiative aims to enhance the depth, quality, and consistency of financial planning provided across SBI's extensive branch and digital network. The training will cover investment planning, retirement readiness, insurance advisory, and estate planning,...

RBI-led initiative to curb digital frauds gains momentum banks roped in to set up DPIP
The proposed platform seeks to bolster fraud risk management by facilitating real-time intelligence sharing and gathering, thereby preventing fraudulent digital transactions, sources said. New Delhi: In a bid to rein in the increasing incidence of digital payment...

“IndiaFirst Life is progressively becoming a multi-channel distribution player in the industry.”
Varun Gupta, President & Chief Distribution Officer (CDO) – Bancassurance, IndiaFirst Life Though role of Bancassurance has grown significantly in the Indian life insurance industry, IRDAI, Insurers and banks need to continue to work together to enhance customer...