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Temasek, LIC, Canadian pension fund in line-up to sell stakes in India’s NSE IPO
Major state-owned insurers with significant stakes in the NSE as of...
Aditya Gupta joins as Secy General of LI Council
Aditya Gupta,secretary general, Life Insurance Council LI Council...
Ageas Federal Life unveils its new logo, ropes in Sachin Tendulkar as brand ambassador
Cricker legend Sachin Tendulkar and Jude Gomes, managing director & CEO of Ageas Federal Life at an event in Mumbai to launch company's new brand identity Jude Gomes, managing director & CEO of Ageas Federal Life Insurance, said, “ This milestone accelerates...
BNP Paribas to pay $3.5 billion for increasing its stake in Ageas to 22.5% from 14.9%
The deal involves France’s biggest bank selling its 25% stake in AG Insurance to Ageas for 1.9 billion euros while simultaneously investing 1.1 billion euros into Ageas through its insurance subsidiary BNP Paribas Cardif, based on an agreed price of 60 euros per...
EMEA insurance sector in 2026 to have stable operational and business conditions, says Fitch Ratings
Some pricing and competitive pressures will arise, alongside weak economic growth and volatile financial markets, but robust underwriting and new business generation, high reinvestment yields, and strong capitalisation will support insurers. Stockholm/Paris/London:...
Swiss Re open to inorganic opportunities,says CEO Berger
“We are open to inorganic opportunities,” Swiss Re CEO Andreas Berger told analysts at its investor day. “I’d like to keep some powder dry.” Zurich: Swiss Re shares dropped 7.5% on Friday after the world’s second-largest reinsurer announced a new profit target that...
Shalini Pandit,JS,DFS,replaces Goyal as part-time memeber in IRDAI board
Shalini Pandit, joint secretary,Department of Financial Services Pandit has also been made director on the board of Life Insurance Corporation New Delhi:The Government, on Friday, has changed its nominee directors in the boards of insurance regulator IRDAI, Life...
LIC launches 2 new products for risk protection and savings
R. Doraiswamy, CEO & MD along with other senior leadership team of LIC at the launch of LIC’s Protection Plus & LIC’s Bima Kavach In Bima Kavach, the life assured can select a policy term which can extend up to 100 years, ensuring long-term protection....
Ramakrishnan Chander takes over as MD of LIC
Ramakrishnan Chander,58, has taken charge as one of the managing directors of Life Insurance Corporation on Monday. He was earlier an executive director of the corporation, He will be retiring on Sept 30, 2027 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, said LIC. A...
FM says Finance Ministry does not advise LIC on investments, Adani investments as per SOPs
"The Ministry of Finance does not issue any advisory/direction to LIC in connection with matters related to investment of LIC fund.The investment decisions of the state-owned insurer, she said, are taken by "LIC alone following strict due diligence, risk assessment...
Insurance, 8 other economic bills to be taken up in Winter Session
As per the list of Bills circulated with the members of Parliament for the upcoming session, the government proposes to introduce The Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025, to raise the FDI limit in the insurance sector to 100 per cent, from 74 per cent, as part of...
FM Sitharaman lays foundation for offices of 15 PSU banks, insurance companies in Amaravati
Sitharaman described the gathering of all major PSU banks and insurance companies on one financial street as a historic first for any state capital in India Amaravati:Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on...