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Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS): IRDAI issues exposure draft,to implement new accounting system for industry from Apr 1
The proposed amendments aim to promote greater consistency,...
Marsh exploring selling its financial risk manager and life insurance broker for high-net-worth individuals in Asia
PCS provides financial risk management and life insurance services...
Parliament passes Insurance Amendment Bill, 2025,paves the way for 100% FDI in insurance cos
Nirmala Sitharaman,Finance Minister The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025, was cleared by the Rajya Sabha with a voice vote, a day after it was passed by the Lok Sabha Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman cited data saying jobs in the...
100% FDI:Lok Sabha passes Insurance Amendment Bill in one day
Finance minister Sitharaman, while speaking in the Lok Sabha, said, “IRDAI being empowered to disgorge wrongful gains made by insurers and distribute them to affected insurance policyholders.We are asking regulators to rationalise the penalty.” The government is yet...
Sithraman tables Insurance Amendment Bill, 2025 in Lok Sabha
Nirmala Sitharaman,Union Finance Minister "We want the regulator (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India) also to be more robust. We have taken measures around this in the amendment ranging from better regulatory oversight, ease of compliance,...
HDFC Bank gets RBI approval for up to 9.5% stake in IndusInd Bank
In an exchange filing on Monday, HDFC Bank said that several of its group companies have received permission to invest in IndusInd Bank.These include HDFC Mutual Fund, HDFC Life Insurance Company, HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, HDFC Pension Fund Management, and...
Insurance Amendment Bill, 2025:IRDA members’ retirement age raised from 62 to 65
Despite the Bill to hike FDI in the insurance sector to 100 per cent, one of the top officials — Chairman, Managing Director, or CEO — must be an Indian citizen.It also paves the way for the merger of a non-insurance company with an insurance company. New Delhi: The...
Cabinet approves Insurance Amendment Bill for raising FDI cap to 100%, no provision for Composite license
Bill doesn't have any of the much talked about features like Composite License, Open Architecture and allowing Differential Capital Among new provisions, the bill proposes to constitute a Policyholders’ Education and Protection Fund, One-time registration of insurance...
Central law on eviction of unauthorised occupants prevails over state rent laws: SC
A three-judge bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria ruled that the provisions of the PP Act apply retrospectively, meaning tenants who have occupied premises belonging to government corporations like the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), other...
Ageas Federal Life unveils its new logo, ropes in Sachin Tendulkar as brand ambassador
Cricker legend Sachin Tendulkar and Jude Gomes, managing director & CEO of Ageas Federal Life at an event in Mumbai to launch company's new brand identity Jude Gomes, managing director & CEO of Ageas Federal Life Insurance, said, “ This milestone accelerates...
BNP Paribas to pay $3.5 billion for increasing its stake in Ageas to 22.5% from 14.9%
The deal involves France’s biggest bank selling its 25% stake in AG Insurance to Ageas for 1.9 billion euros while simultaneously investing 1.1 billion euros into Ageas through its insurance subsidiary BNP Paribas Cardif, based on an agreed price of 60 euros per...
EMEA insurance sector in 2026 to have stable operational and business conditions, says Fitch Ratings
Some pricing and competitive pressures will arise, alongside weak economic growth and volatile financial markets, but robust underwriting and new business generation, high reinvestment yields, and strong capitalisation will support insurers. Stockholm/Paris/London:...