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Govt to table Bill to hike FDI in insurance sector to 100% in Winter session of Parliament
A bill seeking to open up the civil nuclear sector for private...
8 officials selected for Insurance Ombudsmen
Those who have been selected by a government appointed panel are-...
LIC remains 4th largest global life insurer in S&P’s latest ranking
Published a week back, S&P has Allianz SE, ($807 billion, 4.8%), China Life Insurance Co. ($685 billion, 3.9%) and Ping An Insurance (Group) Co.($686 billion,13.3 %) of China Ltd. as the three largest life insurance companies in the world, according to a ranking...
FinMin asks banks, insurance firms to expedite public grievances resolution
M Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial services At the outset, the Secretary reiterated the Prime Minister's direction given in the Pragati meeting held on December 26, that all the Senior officers at the level of Chairman/ MD/ ED of PSBs/PSICs should review...
SBI Life picks up 10 pc stake in Bima Sugam India Federation for Rs 6.6 cr
Bima Sugam India Federation, an unlisted company, incorporated on June 18, 2024, aims to create and operate a centralised marketplace of insurance products and services. It is currently in the process of mobilising over Rs 200 crore of capital from both life and...
Embracing 2025: Year of Purpose & Opportunities
2024 has been a pivotal year for the Indian insurance industry, marked by significant reforms and policy changes.2025 will be a key year as it will see further movement in industry and government efforts towards the Insurance for all by 2047 vision Four CEOs of the...
Micro insurance premium in life segment rises 24% to Rs 10,000 crore in FY24
The number of persons covered under the scheme stood at 178.39 million New Delhi/Hyderabad: The micro-insurance premiums in the life insurance sector in the country has surpassed Rs 10,000 crore for the first time in FY24, according to industry data. The number of...
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...