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PSU banks and insurers playing a central role in advancing national priorities: Govt
(Lto R) R Doraiswamy, CEO &MD, LIC, CS Shetty,Chairman, SBI and...
LIC keen on buying stakes in a suitable health insurance company,says CEO Doraiswamy
``We are evaluating various options available in the market, but we...
Sitharman meets trade unions for pre-budgetary consultations
The unions demanded that the government must withdraw the proposal permitting 100% FDI in the insurance sector and stop the privatisation of Life Insurance Corporation and the four PSU general insurance companies New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has met...
Kotak Life’s assets under management crosses Rs 1 lakh crore in 25 yrs
Mahesh Balasubramanian, managing director, Kotak Life With a conservation ratio of 86.26%, Kotak Life demonstrates strong customer retention and long-term engagement Mumbai: Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Limited (Kotak Life) has achieved a landmark milestone,...
Bima Gram API to strengthen rural coverage, says insurance industry
The Bima Gram API maps postal PIN codes to Local Government Directory (LGD) codes, creating a unified, verifiable database for rural identification. Through the Bima Gram API, insurers can now simply enter a customer’s postal PIN code to retrieve the corresponding...
Govt to table Bill to hike FDI in insurance sector to 100% in Winter session of Parliament
A bill seeking to open up the civil nuclear sector for private players, which will have implications for the industry, is among the 10 new proposed legislations listed by the government for introduction in the winter session of Parliament, beginning December 1. New...
8 officials selected for Insurance Ombudsmen
Those who have been selected by a government appointed panel are- Mukhmeet Singh for New Delhi, Rajiv Talwar for Noida, Rachna Khare, Pune, Pranai Prabhakar, for Ahmedabad, Sanjai Singh, for Lucknow, Manju Bagga, for Kolkata, Rashmi Ranjan Singh for Bhubaneswar,...
Customers want both Gen AI efficiency and human empathy, finds new Geneva Association report
While people welcome Gen AI’s convenience and possibilities for personalisation, they remain concerned about data privacy, accuracy, and maintaining access to human support. ZURICH: Generative AI (Gen AI) is transforming how insurance customers interact with their...
AI driving direct shifts in global insurance industry, says Swiss Re
Global insurance premiums are set to grow by 2.3% in real terms in 2026 and 2027. The non-life sector is forecast to see global real premium growth easing to 1.7% before recovering to 2.5% in 2027. For insurers, it means more opportunities in engineering, property and...
Need to relook at Rs 15k ceiling for mandatory pension enrolment: DFS Secy
“We need to look at it…how do we secure the future of those who earn a little more also, but have a secure future and not depend on the children in the time of old age,”Department of Financial Services Secretary M Nagaraju Mumbai: The country needs to relook at the Rs...
Canara HSBC Life Insurance has appointed Dinesh Tak as chief agency officer
Canara HSBC Life Insurance has appointed Dinesh Tak as Chief Agency Officer.Dinesh will oversee the company’s sales and distribution strategy by further reinforcing organisation’s focus on strengthening partnerships, enhancing channel productivity, and driving...
Exempt life insurance from GST to enable insurers to claim ITC benefits: LIC MD Patnaik
Ratnakar Patnaik,managing director,LIC, appealed to the government for a review into the three-year-old policy of taxing maturity proceeds for policies with premium of over Rs 5 lakh. "Is it time to upgrade or revise upwards to up to Rs 10 lakh, the maturity proceeds...