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Common people suffer from exploitation of insurance firms, private hospitals: Raghav Chadha in Parliament
Sometimes cashless treatment is denied, sometimes claims are...
IndiGo cancels over 100 flights on crew woes; DGCA probes situation, seeks mitigation plans
The sources said over 100 IndiGo flights were cancelled at various...
PSU general insurers promote record number of officials to fill up post of GMs and DGMs
GIPSA, the coordinating agency for the six PSU companies, has completed the largest ever promotional exercises in the industry and published the results to fill up 30 post of general managers and 97 deputy general mangers(DGMs) New Delhi: After creating a...
Status Quo: IRDAI retains general insurers’ Obligatory Cession for GIC Re at 4% in FY26
The percentage cession of the sum insured on each general insurance policy to be reinsured with the Indian Re-insurer (GIC Re), will be 4% (four percent) during the financial year beginning from 1st April, 2025 to 31st March, 2026, except the terrorism premium and...
EPFO retains 8.25 pc interest rate on employees’ provident fund deposits for 2024-25
The retirement body had paid 50.8 million claims worth Rs 2.05 lakh crore in 2024-25, up from 44.5 million claims totaling Rs1.82 lakh crore in the previous year. The 8.25 per cent interest rate in 2023-24 was based on EPFO’s record investment income of Rs 1.07 lakh...
IRDAI issues norms allowing insurers to use derivatives for hedging their equity portfolios
In line with these guidelines, insurers will be able to buy hedges in stock & index futures and options against their holding in equities subject to the exposure and position limits. The equity derivatives shall be used only for hedging purpose. Any OverThe...
AM Best affirms credit ratings of ICICI Lombard General Insurance
Despite its lack of underwriting profitability, ICICI Lombard has consistently outperformed India’s general insurance market. Underwriting performance showed a slight improvement in fiscal year 2024, mainly due to lower claims for motor and health insurance, although...
Govt appoints Fin Secy Tuhin K Pandey as new Sebi chief for 3 yrs
Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Chairman, Sebi IRDAI chief Debasish Panda will also complete his three-year tenure on Mar 14 and it is yet to be know whether the government will extend his tenure at the Indian insurance regulatory body New Delhi: The government on Thursday...
LIC receives GST demand notice of Rs 479.88 crore
The company has received a communication/demand order for interest and penalty for Maharashtra on February 27 from Deputy Commissioner of State Tax, Mumbai, LIC said in a regulatory filing Mumbai: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Thursday said it has...
Delhi HC asks probe agencies to exercise caution over blanket freezing of bank accounts
While an investigating agency was fully empowered to conduct an investigation and recommend freezing of the entire account to the bank, the court pointed out, when resorted to such a measure, it must assign reasons. When it comes to small-time vendors, the action...
India committed to partnering with international stakeholders to tackle global healthcare challenges: Goyal
Piyush Goyal,Union Commerce Minister Goyal also mentioned that over the past decade, transformative steps have been taken in public healthcare, such as providing free treatment to millions of Indians, establishing Jan Aushadhi Kendras, and building modern medical...
Hong Kong’s Peak Re receives license to open office in GIFT-IFSC
Peak Re, the fourth reinsurer to get a license, has a total global business of $1.75 billion. It has already developed a major Indian portfolio, largely constituting Crop and Property, as a Cross Boarder Reinsurer(CBR) and gearing up to expand it further in the...