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Govt asks state-run banks,insurance firms to cut costs, shift to EVs
Under the new measures, all meetings, reviews and consultations...
Liberty Mutual increases stake in Liberty General Insurance to 74% in India
Matthew Jackson, president, Liberty International Insurance APAC,...
West Asia Conflict:Govt plans sovereign guarantees to support insurers covering vessels traveling in Persian Gulf
Maritime war risk insurance premiums have surged as much as 1,000% in some cases, as the Middle East conflict heightens risks to shipping through the region. The spike in premiums has sharply raised costs for shipowners, traders and energy firms moving cargo through...
IRDAI approves transmission of late Jhunjhunwala’s stake in Star Health
Star Health has received approval from Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) on Tuesday for the proposed transmission of 8,28,82,958 equity shares held by Late Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, the largest shareholder of the company, and the said...
EV retail sales in India up 24.6% at 24.52 lakh units in FY26: FADA
"FY'26 has been a watershed year for India's electric mobility story. Total EV retail across two-wheelers, three-wheelers, passenger vehicles, and commercial vehicles stood at approximately 24.52 lakh units, growing nearly 24.6 per cent YoY, with every category...
AON appoints Winnie Loh as real estate and data centre leader for Southeast Asia
Winnie Loh, Real Estate and Data Centre leader for Southeast Asia, AON Andrew Minnitt, CEO, Singapore and head of Southeast Asia for Aon, said,`` As data centre investment continues to accelerate across the region, clients are looking for advisers who understand how...
Govt plans sovereign guarantees on loans to businesses hit by Iran war, sources say
India is planning to provide a guarantee of about 90 per cent on loans up to ₹100 crore ($10.75 million) to lenders in case borrowers default in the aftermath of the crisis in West Asia, both the sources said. New Delhi:The government plans to roll out sovereign...
Sebi wants independent directors to adopt ‘constructive approach’
Tuhin Kanta Pandey, chairman,Sebi In the comments that came weeks after the resignation of Atanu Chakraborty, an independent director and part-time chairman of HDFC Bank, Pandey said the role of such directors is far more than just compliance, and also encompasses...
Private credit sector stresses could be catastrophic, but not just yet
The pace at which investors are demanding money back from some of the private credit funds, known as business development companies (BDCs), has accelerated this year on worries about competition, falling returns and fears artificial intelligence will upend software...
Strait of Hormuz:Trump risks confidence in U.S. role as guardian of global shipping
“The free flow of commerce through the strait is a larger principle at stake in this conflict.Failure to ensure freedom of navigation in Hormuz puts global freedom of navigation everywhere at risk,” said retired Vice Admiral John W. Miller, former commander of US...
Closing Indian Protection Gap: Gaining momentum
Protection thrives only when trust is strong and here, too, India is making quiet, steady strides. Claim settlement performance continues to rise, with the latest IRDAI data showing 96.82% of individual death claims settled within 30 days, while private insurers...
RBI proposes separate categories of business correspondents, uniformity in wages
It also proposes to bring uniformity in the BC ecosystem with respect to the payment of commission or remuneration they get. Mumbai:The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday proposed that banking correspondents should be classified into two categories based on their...