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Policybazaar signs Amitabh Bachchan for Health and Term insurance awareness
Amitabh Bachchan Sarbvir Singh, Joint Group CEO of PB Fintech,...
Japan Post Insurance and SCOR sign MoU for ceding of Postal Life Insurance Policies
The MoU covers the cession of the underwriting risks under Japan...
Aon promotes Neha Shah as head of its Life and Health (L&H) business India
International broker Aon has promoted Neha Shah as to head its Life and Health (L&H) business India. Shah, an actuary, who had joined Aon's L&H team last year, will be responsible for leading and supporting the strategy execution for the reinsurance business...
Life Insurance: A must for every young professional
Many youngsters postpone this decision, assuming it’s something to worry about later, when they are married, have kids, or ticking off other conventional life boxes. But unforeseen events, be it untimely demise, health setbacks, or sudden family responsibilities,...
Bajaj Group completes acquisition of 23% stake in insurance companies from Allianz for Rs 21,390 crore
Sanjiv Bajaj, Chairman & Managing Director, Bajaj Finserv. The transfer of Allianz’s remaining 3% stake is expected to be completed over the nextfew months through a proposed buyback of shares by the insurance companies, subjectto applicable law and necessary...
Aviva Life launches a fixed health benefit plan with wellness rewards
Aviva India has announced the launch of Aviva Smart Vitals, an individual non-linked, non-participating, pure risk health insurance fixed benefit plan that provides comprehensive protection against critical illnesses. The base sum insured starts at Rs 10 lakhs, with...
DIIs lend robust support to Indian markets, led by mutual fund assets in 2025
Insurance companies and domestic pension funds also saw their equity assets rising with the former witnessing a 12.6 per cent surge to Rs 26.81 lakh crore and latter posting 66 per cent jump to Rs 4.38 lakh crore. Collectively they bought more than Rs 1.4 lakh crore...
Mis-selling in insurance sector significant concern:Irdai
The total number of grievances registered against life insurers has remained almost the same at 1,20,429 in 2024-25 against 1,20,726 in 2023-24, whereas the total number of grievances registered under UFBP (Unfair Business Practices) has increased from 23,335 in...
LIC launches an attractive offer for revival of lapsed policies
LIC has come up with an attractive offer for revival of lapsed policies. A Special Revival Campaign has been launched from Jan 01,2026 to Mar 02, 2026 for individual lapsed policies. Concession is being offered in late fee for all Non-Linked Insurance Plans upto 30%...
Govt probes insurers paying excessive distribution commissions without growing business
The Department of Financial services (DFS) has sent letters to general insurers and life insurers through their respective councils- General Insurance Council and Life Insurance Council- after both- the insurance regulator IRDAI and the banking regulator Reserve Bank...
RBI faults Indian insurers’ high-cost distribution strategies
Premium growth in the Indian insurance industry has been increasingly driven by high-cost distribution-led strategies rather than operating efficiency. In non-life sector, commission growth has significantly outpaced other operating expenses, the RBI said mentioned in...
Pvt sector insurers pay higher commissions, constraint expansion of insurance coverage:IRDAI & RBI reports
Commission expenses and operating expenses constitute a major part of the total expenses of the general insurance industry, said the IRDAI in its annual report of 2024-25 For the life insurance sector, total commission outgo increased by 18 per cent (whereas the total...