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India’s insurance sector sees resilient growth, but profitability, productivity remain key challenges: McKinsey
Between fiscal years 2017 and 2025, the number of in-force...
IRDAI’s Distribution Reforms: Commission on general insurance products proposed to be slashed from 30% to 20%, to 12.5% for life over 5 yrs
Greater transparency would be required from insurers and large...
Draft final probe report in Ahmedabad plane crash to be ready in October: AAIB to SC
The affidavit stated that the objective of an aircraft accident investigation is solely to improve aviation safety and prevent future accidents, and not to apportion blame or determine civil or criminal liability. New Delhi:The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau...
New India honours insurance veteran S.K. Kanwar with ‘Legacy of Excellence Award’
LtoR-Girija Subramanian, CMD, New India Assurance,G Srinivasan,MD&CEO,Galaxy Health Insurance,SK Kanwar, Advisor, Reliance Industries,BCPatnaik, Director, National Insurance Academy and Amit Roy,Partner and Leader- Insurance & Allied Businesses · PwC...
EPFO invites applications from provident fund trusts for amnesty scheme
Employers, stakeholders and the general public are advised to take note of the scheme, which will remain open for six months, a labour ministry statement said. New Delhi:Retirement fund body Employees' Provident Fund Organisation has invited applications for an...
HP to develop Rs 3,500 cr disaster resilience infrastructure: CM
The Western Himalaya was an ecologically fragile region where disasters have significantly increased in recent years.There is a need to move beyond conventional development models by integrating disaster resilience into infrastructure planning, strengthening early...
NITI Aayog convenes a stakeholder consultation on implementation of SHANTI Act 2025
Stakeholders examined the financial mechanisms and risk-mitigation frameworks needed to support the Act’s implementation. The discussion also covered suitable insurance arrangements for long-term projects, along with strategies to strengthen public awareness,...
July rainfall brings relief, Yet agriculture risks remain: CRISIL
"Current Using its Deficient Rainfall Impact Parameter(DRIP) scores point to significant stress in Karnataka, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, with milder stress evident in Haryana," the report said. New Delhi: Early July rains have eased immediate...
WhatsApp submits reply on ‘username’ notice; govt examining messaging platform’s response: Sources
The Centre issued a notice to Meta last Wednesday, questioning the proposed username feature on WhatsApp, flagging concerns that it could materially increase incidents of online fraud, phishing, digital-arrest scams and impersonation attacks. New Delhi:Meta-owned...
No app can block new 1600 govt calls, DND app can block calls from 140 series: TRAI
The regulator said that it has mandated the use of 1600 series numbers for service and transaction calls by regulated entities of banking, financial services and insurance entities regulated by RBI, SEBI, IRDAI and PFRDA to their existing customers and by government...
Life insurance new business premiums rise 16.6% in Q1 on private insurers’ growth: Report
The report said the industry's new business premiums reached Rs 1.09 lakh crore in Q1FY27, while private insurers continued to outpace the overall market, strengthening their market share to nearly 40 per cent. New Delhi:India's life insurance industry started FY27 on...
Policybazaar signs Amitabh Bachchan for Health and Term insurance awareness
Amitabh Bachchan Sarbvir Singh, Joint Group CEO of PB Fintech, said, " Over the years, we have invested more than ₹3,000 crore in driving awareness around insurance products. We believe Amitabh Bachchan can help make insurance a conversation in every Indian household,...