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Exclusive cooperative insurance firm on anvil, to provide coverage to all cooperative societies in country: Amit Shah
Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs and Co-operation To...
Wipro awarded £500m deal from UK insurance giant Phoenix Group
As per the deal, Wipro’s existing FCA-regulated entity Wipro...

NCLT gives all parties 8 days to complete procedural issues for ownership transfer of RCAP to IIHL
The procedural documentation and filings for the last leg of the transaction for the remaining Rs 4,500 crore is under process. However, due to the upcoming banking holidays, a seven-day extension was considered appropriate by all parties Mumbai: The National Company...

100% FDI: Govt expects insurance industry to grow at 7.1% annually over next 5 years outpacing global and emerging market growth
This enhanced limit will be available to those companies which invest their entire premium in India, said Pankaj Chaudhary, minister of state, Ministry of Finance in the Lok Sabha. New Delhi: By raising foreign direct investment(FDI) in the Indian insurance sector...

GST rates will come down further: Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister Responding to a question ’ on whether it is time to rationalise GST rates and slabs, Sitharaman said ”that work has almost reached a finale”. Mumbai: In an Indication that the GST rates on Health Insurance and Term Life...

LIC emerges as 3rd top global insurance brands: Brand Finance
In terms of overall brand value, LIC holds the 12th position among the most valuableinsurance brands globally, while SBI Life ranks 76th, making them the only two Indianinsurers in the top 100 Mumbai: State owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), the largest...

Nippon Life Insurance may pick up minority stake IndusInd Bank
Nippon Life Insurance Co.’s India unit is considering buying a minority stake in IndusInd Bank Ltd., people familiar with the matter said, with the aim of using the lender’s network to expand sales of its insurance products Mumbai: Japanese major Nippon Life Insurance...

Draft Insurance Laws Amendment Bill in advanced stages, to be tabled in Parliament shortly: Minister Pankaj Chaudhary
Pankaj Chaudhary,Minister of State for Finance M Nagaraju, Scretary, DFS, mentioned that to ensure greater consistency, consumer protection, transparency, and grievance redressal, the department is proposing setting up a unified forum where regulators and authorities...

Insurance nominations can’t override personal succession laws: Karnataka HC
Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde ruled that a nominee can receive the insurance benefits only if the legal heirs do not claim them. If a legal heir asserts their right, the nominee's claim must yield to personal succession laws Bengaluru: In a crucial ruling, the...

IRDAI issues norms allowing insurers to use derivatives for hedging their equity portfolios
In line with these guidelines, insurers will be able to buy hedges in stock & index futures and options against their holding in equities subject to the exposure and position limits. The equity derivatives shall be used only for hedging purpose. Any OverThe...

LIC receives GST demand notice of Rs 479.88 crore
The company has received a communication/demand order for interest and penalty for Maharashtra on February 27 from Deputy Commissioner of State Tax, Mumbai, LIC said in a regulatory filing Mumbai: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Thursday said it has...

Hong Kong’s Peak Re receives license to open office in GIFT-IFSC
Peak Re, the fourth reinsurer to get a license, has a total global business of $1.75 billion. It has already developed a major Indian portfolio, largely constituting Crop and Property, as a Cross Boarder Reinsurer(CBR) and gearing up to expand it further in the...