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UNDP, BMZ, Generali and ICMIF Foundation deliver world’s largest inclusive insurance innovation programme across 30 countries
Marcos Neto, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director, UNDP The...
LIC’s net profit jumps 32% to Rs 10,053 crore in Q2
R Doraiswamy, CEO and MD, LIC The Net VNB margin for the six months...
Bajaj Allianz Life hosts financial awareness sessions for Indian Navy civilians in Mumbai
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance has conducted financial awareness sessions for civilian personnel of the Indian Navy in Mumbai. These sessions are part of the company’s ongoing commitment to empower Naval civilians with the knowledge about financial planning and the...
Claims ratio of non-life insurers dips to 82.52% in FY24: Irdai report
The incurred claims ratio for private sector general insurers, standalone health insurers and specialised insurers were at 76.49 per cent, 63.63 per cent, and 66.58 per cent, respectively, for 2023-24 as compared to the previous year's ratio of 75.13 per cent, 61.44...
India’s insurance penetration falls further from 4% to 3.7% in FY 24
According to the latest IRDAI annual report for Fy 23-24, released today after its ratification in the winter session of Parliament the insurance penetration for life insurance industry has again marginally declined from 3 per cent in the previous year to 2.8 per cent...
SEBI takes strict action in front running case, bars 9 entities, seizes over Rs 21 crore
The SEBI had investigated some suspicious front-running trades related to PNB MetLife India Insurance before this action.The focus of this investigation was to find out whether the suspicious entities were doing front running in the trade of PNB MetLife India...
GST Council exempts tax on insurers’ contributions to Motor Vehicle Accident Fund, defers any decisions on life and health covers
No decision was taken with regard to reduction in GST on insurance premiums as the GoM needed more time to study the issue. Many inputs are awaited including the one from insurance regulator IRDAI, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman ``It was felt any decision on...
GST Council to decide on insurance premium tax; major rate rejig unlikely
A final decision of the insurance taxation under GST is likely on Saturday as most states are in favour of lowering taxes on premium. New Delhi: The GST Council, in its meeting on Saturday, is likely to decide on reducing tax rates on life and health insurance...
Reliance Nippon Life starts negotiation with IndusInd Bank on bancassurance tie up
"Bancassurance was a missing link in our structure and we have started exploring the possibility with IndusInd Bank and we are already in dialogue to strike a win-win deal for all stakeholders," Reliance Nippon Life Insurance CEO Ashish Vohra Mumbai: Reliance Nippon...
ICICI Pru Life Insurance launches women specific critical illnesses cover
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has launched ‘ICICI Pru Wish’, a first-of-its-kind health product, in the life insurance industry, catering to women specific critical illnesses and surgeries. Developed in collaboration with Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), it...
Allianz scraps proposed acquisition of Singapore’s Income Insurance, source says
Singapore's prime minister said in October that the city-state would block Allianz's bid The move would have lifted Allianz to fourth largest composite insurer in Asia, from ninth, but sparked critique in Singapore because of concerns that it would detract from a...
SBI Life launches cover providing guaranteed income and protection
SBI Life Insurance has launched ‘SBI Life - Smart Platina Supreme’; a non-linked, non-participating life insurance savings plan that offers seamless combination of protection and guaranteed pay-outs. The guaranteed income plan ensures long-term stability through its,...