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Regulation

Top insurers & bureaucrats vie for IRDA Chairmanship

Among the insurers who have applied for the post are- VK Sharma, chairman, Life Insurance Corporation(LIC) , G Srinivasan, CMD, New India Assurance,K Sanath Kumar, CMD, National Insurance, three MDs of LIC, Hemant Bhargava,, Sunita Sharma, K Venugopal, and Rajesh Kandwal, CEO & Managing director,LIC, Bahrain,.Nilesh Sathe, member, IRDAI, is also in the fray

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GIFT gets major boost as Offshore Insurance Hub

The Indian government has provided competitive tax regime for the IFSC units and thereby units are provided 10 year tax holiday (of which the first 5 years is a complete tax holiday and for next 5 years there’s a tax reduction of 50%), which is applicable for all insurers operating within GIFT IFSC. The move would also help Indian Insurers to set up their offshore office in GIFT SEZ IFSC to undertake dollar business which otherwise was restricted in India.

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