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LIC’s Bima Sakhi Yojana records over 50,000 registrations within one month of launch
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Climate change tops list of world’s ‘extreme risks’
Tim Hodgson, Head of the Thinking Ahead Group, said: “Our extreme risks ranking has seen the emergence of a general trend with financial risks falling down the rankings and non-financial extreme risks growing in significance. Global temperature change becomes the highest ranked risk due to our assessment of higher likelihood coupled with significant impact – in the extreme this would mean mass extinction.
There will not be single job loss due to merger of banks: FM Sitharaman
The move will bring down the number of state-run banks to 12 from 19 after the merger of Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank with Bank of Baroda effective April 2019. As of April 20-17, there were 27 state-run banks in the country, right before the SBI merged with itself its five associate banks along with the Bharatiya Mahila Bank.
Bank frauds worth Rs 71,500 crore detected in FY19 states RBI report
Among bank groups, public sector banks (PSBs), which constitute the largest market share in bank lending, have accounted for the bulk of frauds reported in 2018-19. It was followed by private sector banks and foreign banks
FM unveils merger of 10 govt banks to revive economic growth from 5-yr low
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who had last week announced tax sops and measures for sectors such as auto, announced four new set of mergers — Punjab National Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India will combine to form the nation’s second-largest lender; Canara Bank and Syndicate Bank will merge; Union Bank of India will amalgamate with Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank; and Indian Bank will merge with Allahabad Bank.
100% FDI in insurance intermediaries notified
The FDI limit was set at 49 per cent till now. Industry had said the move to allow 100 per cent FDI for insurance intermediaries is a positive one and will help in the long-term and holistic development of the industry.
Insurance broking body opposes 100% FDI in the sector
In an earlier missive to the chairman of the insurance regulator IRDAI SC Khuntia, the IBAI has said, “ An online survey of brokers was conducted where a slight majority (51%) were against FDI being increased and a significant majority (49%) were in favour. The IBAI work on the basis of the majority view and it is this context that the IBAI would like to reiterate the stand that it has consistently taken which is that FDI at this stage is not recommended for the industry.
Face-to-face distribution remains the primary mode of buying insurance in India:PwC report
A focus efforts on three areas of productivity, assistance and enablement along with exceptional customer experience and user friendliness, will ensure higher engagement and adoption from sellers.
Recapitalisation of Indian public sector banks disappearing into quicksand
During FY14-FY19, the government and Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) together infused Rs 3 trillion in PSBs. However, from the value creation objective, the scenario looks weak
Willis Towers Watson acquires Risk Capital Advisors
Jill Stewart, Head of Willis Towers Watson FINEX in Australasia reinforced that there is a strong alignment between the service offerings of RCA and that of Willis Towers Watson. “Combined with our financial lines expertise including Directors’ & Officers’, Professional Indemnity and Cyber Insurance, we now have one of the most complete financial and executive risk offering in the Australasian market to support clients in a wide range of industries.
Ebix to acquier Yatra Online for Rs 2,314 crore
The transaction will create India’s largest and most profitable travel services company, and a leading online travel platform poised to capture significant international growth opportunities that would also create World’s leading End-to-End Enterprise Financial and Insurance Services Provider.