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RBI approves Burmans’ additional 26% stake in Raligare
This move will increase the holding of Burman family in Religare...
Aligning Indian auditing with global standards to boost investor confidence, attract more funds: NFRA chief
"If we are going global, a lot of funds have to come and being...
SEBI pulls up SBI Life for not complying with minimum public shareholding norms
“The company and BNP Cardif may note that the dilution of shareholding beyond the permissible limit is not in compliance with provisions of the said circular and hence, such dilution would not be counted towards achieving MPS threshold,” SBI Life said in a regulatory filing quoting the letter of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
RBI in talks with govt to ensure mega bank mergers are non-disruptive: Das
Last month, the government had announced creation of four large state-run banks by merging ten of them. The will take down the number of total state-owned banks to 12 from the 19 this April.
IRDAI penalises Bagic and Go Digit for violating its norms
In one of the findings, the IRDAI has said that the number of offices (financial year wise) indicates that the actual number of offices as per the records of Bagic varies with the number of offices as per the records of the IRDAI and public disclosures. There is noticeable increase in the number of offices and staff after MISP guidelines have come into effect.
Regulatory Sandbox a win-win position for regulators and Start-ups:IRDAI
Banarji, urged insuretech firms to use the facility to test new products and services and added that IRDAI will start receiving applications under regulatory sandbox from 15 September to 14 October 2019
FPIs pulled out Rs 38,930 cr in FY19 due to weak market sentiments: Sebi
“Despite heavy capital infusion by FPIs in last two months, the Indian capital market suffered a net outflow to the tune of Rs 38,930 crore in 2018-19 as macroeconomic headwinds weighed on investor sentiment through the year,” the report said.
Fintech panel suggest legal framework to protect digital services consumers
The panel has also recommended that insurance companies and lending agencies be encouraged to use drone and remote sensing technology for crop area, damage and location assessments to support risk reduction in insurance/lending business.
Insurance broking body opposes 100% FDI in the sector
In an earlier missive to the chairman of the insurance regulator IRDAI SC Khuntia, the IBAI has said, “ An online survey of brokers was conducted where a slight majority (51%) were against FDI being increased and a significant majority (49%) were in favour. The IBAI work on the basis of the majority view and it is this context that the IBAI would like to reiterate the stand that it has consistently taken which is that FDI at this stage is not recommended for the industry.
Silent-cyber claims expectations decline across insurance lines and industry groups:Willis Re
Silent cyber risk refers to cyber losses which affect insurance policies that have not been specifically designed to respond to cyber incidents.
IRDA begins pilot projects to boost auto insurance
Last year, the life insurance segment has grown by 11 per cent, general insurance segment has grown by 12 per cent and health segment has grown by 20 per cent, while standalone health insurers have grown by 37 per cent
IRDA pulls up Bharti AXA General Insurance on furning wrong data
Taking into consideration the submissions by the company to the IRDAI, the regulator has warned the company to be careful in future while furnishing data to it.`The insurer is hereby advised to put in place proper checks for furnishing correct data and is also directed to ensure compliance with the extant applicable regulatory provisions hereafter, added IRDAI