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LIC policyholders get a 2nd chance to revive their lapsed policies in current fiscal

Under this Special Revival Campaign, policies of specific eligible plans can be revived within five years from date of the first unpaid premium subject to terms & conditions.
In the revival scheme,for upto premium payment upto Rs.1,00,000, a policy holder can avail 20 per cent discount(subject to a maximum of Rs. 2000), for premium payment of Rs 1,00,001 to Rs 3,00,000,a discount of 25 per cent ( subject to a maximum of Rs. 2500) and fom Rs 3,00,001 and above,a discount of  30 per cent     (subject to a maximum of Rs. 3000).

Certain other concession in health requirements is also being offered subject to eligibility. Most policies can be revived only on the basis of a declaration of good health and a covid questionnaire to be submitted by the proposer/life assured. 

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Factbox-Brexit and the City of London: what changes and when

For now, no. London still has a towering lead over rivals Frankfurt, Milan and Paris when it comes to trading stocks, currencies and derivatives and playing host to asset managers.

Financial firms say shifting more capital out of London than is necessary under Brexit would cause unnecessary and costly market fragmentation.

But in the longer term, if the EU takes a tough line on equivalence and its financial centers reach a critical mass in trading key asset classes, the attractions of London as a financial hub would diminish.

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Brexit offers Britain chance to do financial services differently -minister

Under a system known as equivalence, access to EU markets will not be granted to banks, insurers and other financial firms based in Britain unless their home rules are deemed by Brussels to be “equivalent”, or as robust as regulations in the bloc.

The two sides will aim to agree a memorandum of understanding on regulatory cooperation in financial services by March 2021, and Sunak said that such language should provide reassurance.

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SBI Life and Bandhan Bank bid for Reliance Life, Major PEs line up to acquier Reliance General Insurance

For Reliance Nippon Life Insurance, in which RCAP owns 51 per cent controlling stake, has received 16 bids, including Bain Capital, NIIF, Arpwood Partners, Dabur Investments, Bandhan Bank, and Multiples Asset Management among others.

For Reliance General Insurance, which is owned 100 per cent by Reliance Capital , there are 18 bidders and prominent among them are, Chryscap, J.C. Flower, Blackstone, KKR, CVC Capital Partners, and Bain Capital.

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