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PM Modi calls India’s 7.8% GDP growth ‘herculean feat’ amid global uncertainties
"India's exemplary GDP growth of 7.8 per cent during Q1 of FY...
Govt asks PSU general insurers to borrow `EASE’ from banking counterparts to fight out competition, to be finalised on Sep 2
Debasish Prusty, additional secretary, DFS, on Sept 27, convened a...
Policybazaar launches Health Claims Experience Index
Sarbvir Singh, Joint Group CEO, Policybazaar, said, "The HCX™ Index is an attempt to bring greater transparency and customer-centricity to this aspect of health insurance by creating a common benchmark for measuring claims experience.Health insurance ultimately proves...
Repo Deals, G-Sec Lending: IRDAI recasts insurers’ investment playbook
In a significant change, insurers would be allowed to invest a portion of their shareholders' funds in private limited companies. Such investments, however, will be capped at 5 per cent of the shareholders' funds available beyond the solvency margin and will be...
Insurance intermediaries must report big commission payments, Publish details online: IRDAI
In a move aimed at strengthening oversight of sales practices, IRDAI has proposed that every branch of a Corporate Agent designate at least one Specified Person (SP) responsible for supervising solicitation activities at that location. The regulator has also proposed...
IRDAI constitutes expert panel to chart AI roadmap for insurance sector
The panel, chaired by Sandeep K. Shukla, director of IIIT Hyderabad, will examine AI's impact on insurers, policyholders and the broader insurance ecosystem, with a particular focus on ethical adoption, transparency and data security. Hyderabad:Insurance regulator...
ICICI Lombard General to act as Lloyd’s local partner in India
Under this new agreement, ICICI Lombard will issue local policies on behalf of managing agents for selected lines of business. Managing agents can request local policies through the Multinational team, who will coordinate directly with ICICI Lombard to produce the...
Public Insurance Registry:IRDAI ropes in former bureacrat Prakash Kumar as sr advisor
The regulator believes PIR could address one of the insurance sector's most persistent challenges: fragmented data scattered across insurers, making it difficult for policyholders to access their records seamlessly and for regulators to obtain a comprehensive view of...
Turtlemint Fintech raises Rs 397 crore from anchor investors ahead of IPO
Anand Rohidas Prabhudesai and Dhirendra Nalin Mahyavanshi, promoters of Turtlemint ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund (MF), Mirae Asset MF, Amansa Holdings, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Edelweiss MF, Bajaj Life Insurance, Societe Generale, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance...
IRDAI unveils new rule-making framework
The proposed regulations are being introduced in line with the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025, which mandates public consultation, periodic review of regulations and stakeholder engagement in the regulatory process. Hyderabad:The...
Telegram moves Delhi HC against govt curbs; SG claims ‘shocking’ activities on platform
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), acting on recommendations of the National Testing Agency (NTA), issued a direction under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, restricting access to the Telegram platform in India till June...
Govt completes 5% OFS in GIC Re, including 3% green-shoe option: DIPAM Sect
Sharing the outcome of the stake sale on social media platform X, DIPAM Secretary said, "Offer for Sale (OFS) in GIC Re closed with enthusiastic response from the investors. Government of India has divested 5.0% per cent of its stake in GIC Re with full subscription...