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RBI faults Indian insurers’ high-cost distribution strategies
Premium growth in the Indian insurance industry has been...
Pvt sector insurers pay higher commissions, constraint expansion of insurance coverage:IRDAI & RBI reports
Commission expenses and operating expenses constitute a major part...
IFSC-GIFT City based insurers should develop products for tapping 32 million NRIs and Indian diaspora: IFSCA chairman
Narendra Bharindwal, president, Insurance Brokers Association of India, K. Rajaraman, Chairman, IFSCA , T Alamelu, principal advisor, IFSCA at the launch of IBAI's chapter at IFSC- GIFT City ` There is a huge retail opportunity for the IFSC-GIFT City based insurers...
Aviva India appoints Suresh Mahalingam as chairperson
Aviva Life Insurance Company India today announced the appointment of Suresh Mahalingam as its new chairperson. Currently, Mahalingam is an independent director Aviva's board since July 2020. He has over 30 years of leadership experience across the BFSI and FMCG...
Insurance companies plan $41 bn trade switch to bond forwards
Insurance companies are in talks with the authorities to convert about Rs 3.5 trillion ($41 billion) worth of rates derivative contracts into bond forwards, people familiar with the matter said. Such contracts offer investors the opportunity to own the securities,...
Canara HSBC Life Insurance files for an IPO, PNB to exit JV
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company is a joint venture promoted by state-owned Canara Bank, which owns a 51 per cent stake, and HSBC Group's HSBC Insurance (Asia Pacific) Holdings, which holds 26 per cent. Punjab National Bank holds the rest of stakes and will exit...
Finmin targets to introduce Insurance Amendment Bill in Parliament during monsoon session
Nirmala Sitharaman,Finance Minister Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in this year's Budget speech proposed to raise the foreign investment limit to 100 per cent from existing 74 per cent in the insurance sector as part of new-generation financial sector reforms New...
SBI Life’s net profit almost remains flat at Rs 814 crore in Q4FY25
Amit Jhingran, MD & CEO of SBI Life stated, ``With a 12% growth in Individual Rated Premium, SBI Life outperformed industry growth of 10.5%. SBI Life has stepped into its 25th year. The company’s 3 key strengths – a highly effective distribution network, one of...
Aditya Birla Capital becomes a corporate agent
After selling its insurance broking unit, Aditya Birla Capital Limited has announced that it has secured approval from the IRDAI to operate as a Corporate Agent (Composite). The license, granted on April 21, 2025, allows the company to solicit Life, General, and...
Life insurers record marginal 5% rise in new premium collection in FY25, no of policies sold fell 7%
LIC's total new business premium rose just two per cent Rs 2.26 lakh crore in for FY25, which included Rs 62,404.58 crore from individual new business New Delhi: Led by state owned Life Insurance Corporation(LIC), domestic life insurers recorded a marginal 5.1 per...
HDFC Life’s net profit rises 15% to Rs 475 crore in Q4 FY 25
``As we enter our 25th year of existence, our aspiration remains, against a backdrop of a stable regulatory regime, to consistently outpace sector topline growth, deliver VNB growth in line with APE growth and double key metrics every 4 to 4.5 years.” Vibha Padalkar,...
Over 1.3 crore get insurance cover through GeM in 2024-25
“GeM remains committed to continuously enhancing its platform to provide seamless, secure and cost-effective procurement solutions. The milestone of 1.3 crore insured persons reflects the growing confidence of government organizations in leveraging GeM for their...