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Bajaj Group get CCI’s nod to acquire Allianz’s 26 pc stake in insurance JVs for Rs 24,180 cr
"CCI approves the proposed combination involving acquisition of...
SBM Bank, ICICI Prudential Life forge bancassurance alliance
SBM Bank India and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company have...
PSU insurers see shrinking workforce as pvt sector ramps up hirings
In 2021-22, the PSU general insurers have reduced their number of employees to 42,500 from 49,149 in 2020-21 while the private sector general insurers including five stand alone health insurers have grown their workforce aggressively to 1,09,000 in 2021-22 from 92,966...
Combination of factors behind LIC share price going up: Experts
The LIC scrip on Wednesday opened at Rs 723 and during the intra-day trade it touched a high of Rs 732 and a low of Rs 719.95. A change in the accounting policy resulted in LIC's profit shooting up by Rs 14,271.80 crore to Rs 15,952.29 crore for the Q2FY23. Mumbai: A...
Auction base price hiked by Rs 1.5K cr to Rs 6.5K cr for Reliance Cap bidders
According to the new rules, the bidders, in the first and second round, will have to increase the bid value by minimum Rs 1,000 crore each. This means the first bid has to be minimum Rs 7,500 crore and the second Rs 8,500 crore. The auction will now take place on...
UK plans to repeal EU-era Solvency II rules to allow insurers to invest in UK infrastructure
The changes are a far cry from the dramatic reforms in the 1980s that made London a global financial center and the far-reaching changes mooted when Liz Truss was prime minister London: The UK set out a package of financial services reforms that cuts across dozens of...
Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li weighing investing $200 million in FWD Group Holdings
An investment would help support the insurer’s growth plans ahead of a long-awaited Hong Kong initial public offering, which could take place as soon as 2023, the people said. Other investors have also shown early interest in a fundraising for FWD ahead of its...
e-auction for Reliance Capital to begin on Dec 19
The bid price of Rs 5,300 crore quoted by the Cosmea-Piramal consortium will be the base price for the planned auction, and in the round one, the bidders will have to bid Rs 1,000 crore more than this base value of Rs 5,300 crore. Mumbai: The Reliance Capital's...
Deadline to submit bids for IDBI Bank privatisation to be extended till early Jan
The government on October 7 had invited bids for the EoI of IDBI Bank for which the last date is December 16. Both the government and Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) hold 94.71 per cent shares in the lender The deadline to submit preliminary bids for IDBI Bank...
Govt may seek a private sector chief to lead LIC – sources
"The government is planning to broaden the eligibility criteria for appointment of LIC CEO so that private sector candidates can apply," said one of the government officials, who declined to be identified as the discussions are private New Delhi: India aims to appoint...
Differences emerge between lenders, advisors over resolution plan options for RCL; lenders meet on Tue
Deloitte, the process advisor of Reliance Capital Ltd (RCL) Administrator Y Nageshwar Rao, is of the opinion that the value of the bids is almost 70 per cent below the liquidation value of Rs 13,000 crore, sources said. Mumbai: Differences have emerged between lenders...
Overhauling Regulations: Time for spurring long-term sustainable growth
Unless the existent issue of muted demand for insurance, especially life insurance products, is not acknowledged and addressed by the regulator and the industry, such supply-side proposals alone will not be adequate to spur sustainable growth, says a report by Emkay...