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Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025:IRDAI makes transitional arrangements for issuing licenses to intermediaries
To facilitate a smooth transition to the new regime, an interim...
Public Insurance Registry to modernise information architecture of insurance sector:Seth
Ajay Seth, chairman, IRDAI `By enabling standardised, consent-based...
Labour Ministry proposes 90-day annual work threshold for gig worker social security
It explained that a gig worker, or a platform worker, will be considered to be engaged with an aggregator for one day if they have earned income, irrespective of the amount, for such work rendered with the aggregator on that calendar day. New Delhi: The Labour...
Jan1 Renewals:Most areas of market record price decreases, Conditions expected to persist into 2026, says Howden
This backdrop brings opportunities across the value chain. Buyers are benefitting from rate reductions and improved terms as supply exceeds demand in most areas whilst underwriting performance remains strong, delivering healthy profits and returns on capital.Buyers...
2025-one of 3 hottest years on record
WWA(World Weather Attribution) scientists identified 157 extreme weather events as most severe in 2025, meaning they met criteria such as causing more than 100 deaths, affecting more than half an area’s population or having a state of emergency declared. Of those,...
Scheduled commercial banks allowed to become sponsors of Pension Funds
This will enhance competition and safeguard subscriber’s interests. The proposed framework seeks to address existing regulatory constraints that had limited bank participation till now. By introducing a clearly defined eligibility criteria based on net worth, market...
Indian auto industry closes 2025 on firm footing, broad-based sales growth reported in December
Maruti Suzuki India, the largest car maker in India, reported total sales of 217,854 units in December 2025, up from 178,248 units a year earlier. Domestic sales touched an all-time high of 182,165 units, underlining strong demand for compact cars and utility...
GIC Re set to expand its global business in Jan1 renewals
Globally reinsurance buyers enter the January renewal season with strong momentum. Exposures are evolving, demand is growing, capacity is abundant backed by industry capital is at record levels. Despite lingering headwinds, the market is well-positioned to support...
RBI faults Indian insurers’ high-cost distribution strategies
Premium growth in the Indian insurance industry has been increasingly driven by high-cost distribution-led strategies rather than operating efficiency. In non-life sector, commission growth has significantly outpaced other operating expenses, the RBI said mentioned in...
Domestic reinsurance capabilities through regulatory incentives need to augmented:RBI
In its Financial Stability Report, the central bank has cautioned the growing reliance on cross-border reinsurance suggests that the domestic market’s capacity may not be keeping pace with the specialized or large-scale risk transfer needs of Indian insurers,...
India’s Auto Sector-2025: EV momentum, premiumisation and engineering innovation
Ajinkya Firodia, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Kinetic Watts & Volts Ltd., said 2025 was a defining year for India's electric scooter ecosystem.EV penetration in scooters crossed an all-time high of 16 per cent during the year. Also policy support,...
Economic Reforms Agenda-2025: Simplifying regulations, and strengthening social security
Labour reforms form another cornerstone of the 2025 agenda. The government has consolidated 29 labour laws into four Labour Codes covering wages, industrial relations, social security and occupational safety. The new framework extends social security benefits to...