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LIC ranks as 4th most valuable Indian brand, ahead of Reliance Industries and SBI, says Brand Finance India report
Top 10 Indian brands post strong double-digit growth led by Tata,...
SBI to deepen employees’ financial understanding; to have bi-weekly yoga sessions for all
"This strategic initiative aims to enhance the depth, quality, and...
China sentences former head of its largest life insurer to death with a 2-yr reprieve
Wang Bin, ex-chairman of China Life Insurance Co., was found to have taken bribes worth 325 million yuan ($45 million) and hiding overseas deposits, China Central Television reported Tuesday, citing a court ruling Beijing: China sentenced the former head of the...
Aviva quits Singaore life JV, Sells stake to Sumitomo Life for $997 million
Aviva Chief Executive Amanda Blanc said the transaction further simplifies the business and puts the company in a very strong position to build on its trading momentum in the UK, Ireland and Canada London: Aviva is quitting its Singlife joint venture, selling its...
Protection Gap: a meager 6% of Indian insureds have sufficient insurance coverage, SBI Life Study
``It's a matter of great concern that 80% of consumers acknowledge insurance's pivotal role in financial security, yet a staggering 94% remain inadequately covered. This stark contrast between perception and reality drives our mission's urgency,''Mahesh Kumar Sharma,...
DFS Secy Joshi wants GIC Re to grow its life reinsurance business
N Ramaswamy, CMD designate,GIC Re, Vivek Joshi,Secretary, Department of Financial Services, KK Sharma, Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra Circle. Devesh Srivastava, CMD, GIC RE, at an event on Tuesday for releasing GIC Re's Customized Corporate My Stamp (CCMS)...
Bima Sugam: IRDAI sets a new deadline of July 2024, forms insurers’ panel for its execution, to select a consultant soon
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) has been appointed as the legal counsel for the project. Responsibilities of CAM will include incorporation of Section 8 not-for-profit company which will be the company owning the Bima Sugam platform The platform will support all...
Bima Manthan: IRDAI to meet insurance CEOs on Sep 4-5
IRDA chairman Debasish Panda will address CEOs of general insurance companies, SAHI companies and reinsurers on Sept 4. On Tuesday, Panda will meet all the CEOs of the industry in the morning session and CEOs of only life insurance companies...
Covid BA.2.86 appears less transmissible than XBB & EG variants: Experts
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in its August 23 risk assessment, stated that based on currently available data, updated Covid-19 vaccines targeting the XBB.1.5 variant are expected to be effective against BA.2.86, for reducing severe disease...
Tech veteran Venkat Changavalli takes over as new CEO of IIBI
Venkat Changavalli, new CEO, Insurance Information Bureau of India According to industry sources, Venkat's appointment is temporary and IRDAI would soon start a new search processes to appoint a new CEO at IIBI Among a host of actionable areas, IIBI has recently set...
Curious share transfer case involving Axis Bank, Max Financial referred to RBI, SEBI: IRDAI
Last October, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) had penalised Axis Bank Rs 2 crore for the share transactions which was done mainly to get excess remuneration as corporate agent of Max Life than permissible under the rules Chennai:...
Reliance Capital resolution plan all set to clear its final hurdle today
According to sources, based on this SC order, the NCLT is likely to follow the same path and dismiss Torrent’s plea. Prior to NCLT, Torrent Investment had approached SC and filed a plea seeking to restrain NCLT from considering IIHL's resolution plan, but in a setback...