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Insurance Surety Bonds for NHAI contracts crosses Rs 10,000 cr landmark
Girija Subramanian, CMD, New India Assurance Till July 2025, 12 insurance companies have issued around 1,600 ISBs as ‘Bid Security’ and 207 ISBs as ‘Performance Security’ valued at around Rs 10,369 crores for NHAI contracts While the Indian general insurance industry...
US PE giant Blackstone buys majority stake in Ace Insurance Brokers
Ace Insurance Broker known for arranging major covers for Adani Group Market sources say Blackstone has acquired 70 per cent of Ace , set up by Raj Vinay Ajmera and Anil Arora, for over Rs 1700 crores Though, Blackstone has majority stakes with a five year lock in...
Equity mutual fund inflow stands at Rs 33,430 crore in Aug, gold ETFs jump: AMFI
"From Rs 42,702 crore of net flow on July 25 to Rs 33,430 crore on August 25, the trend has slowed. I'm surprised by this. Even so, the industry's average net flows over the previous year, from August 2024 to August 2025, were just Rs 33,000 crore," Viraj Gandhi, CEO...
JBA Risk Management launches new India Crop Model
The new model, which includes more enhanced market data, crops, seasons and districts, provides invaluable insight for the risk management and insurance pricing of India’s two primary crop insurance schemes, the yield and parametric based Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima...
WTW and SOMPO announce global partnership to deploy Radar for its non-life insurance services
Tadashi Yamanaka, executive officer of System at Sompo Direct Insurance Inc. said, “The introduction of Radar has enabled us to rapidly implement premium revisions that reflect changes in market, accident trends and customer risk profiles more accurately. We will...
GST overhaul a people’s reform, touches every family: Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman,Finance Minister Within days of the decision, from car makers to public sector insurance companies and shoe and apparel brands have already announced significant price cuts and the rest are likely to follow suit by the time new GST rates are...
Global P&C insurance market sees efficiency, capacity and resilience: Swiss Re
Jérôme Jean Haegeli, Swiss Re's Global Chief Economist, says: “The rapid expansion of the P&C market is not only about scale, but also about greater capability and resilience. Insurers have become more efficient at pricing, managing and transforming risk,...
Insurtech firm Turtlemint seeks IPO approval submits confidential papers to Sebi
Founded in 2015 by Dhirendra Mahyavanshi and Anand Prabhudesai, Turtlemint is designed to simplify the purchase and man agement of insurance policies. The firm has sold 1.6 crore policies through its network of over five lakh advisers. New Delhi: Turtlemint Fintech...
GST cut to uplift demands for 2-wheelers and PVs: Crisil
“With the GST cut fully passed on, vehicle prices are expected to drop 5-10 per cent (Rs 30,000–60,000 on small PVs; Rs 3,000–7,000 on two-wheelers),” said Anuj Sethi, Senior Director, Crisil Ratings. New Delhi: Two-wheelers and passenger vehicles (PVs), which...
Air pollution is on the rise, says UN weather agency
“Air quality respects no boundaries. The smoke and the pollution that issues from the wildfires in this record-breaking season in the Iberian Peninsula has been detected over Western Europe already [and]…can travel basically throughout the rest of the European...
Cardiovascular diseases cause one-third of all deaths in India: Govt report
A report by Registrar General of India said that overall cardiovascular disease remained the leading cause of death, claiming nearly 31 per cent of lives, followed by respiratory infections at 9.3 per cent, malignant and other neoplasms at 6.4 per cent, and...
Uttarakhand HC seeks responses of RBI, telecom companies, communications ministry in ‘digital arrest’ fraud case
The bench directed that the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) or prescribed measures to curb cybercrime be circulated to every police station Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court Thursday directed the Reserve Bank of India, telecom companies, the Union communications...
GST exemption may hit insurers in short term, but long-term gains likely: Experts
"For term insurance, GST exemption could result in notable cost reduction, making them more affordable. On the other hand, insurers may lose eligibility for input tax credits. For ULIPs, these products contain a significant investment component; hence, the direct...
SC takes note of landslides, floods; seeks response of Centre, NDMA and affected states
SC was responding to a plea alleging illegal felling of trees as a key reason for such disasters. New Delhi: Taking note of the unprecedented landslides and floods in states such as Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court on Thursday sought responses from...
Exemption of GST from life health premium to make insurance products affordable Insurers
New Delhi: Terming the GST Council's decision to exempt insurance premiums from the indirect tax as a landmark move, insurers said this will help make products more affordable and expand insurance penetration. Announcing the outcome of the 56th GST Council meeting,...
Insurance stocks in limelight as life and health insurance exempt from GST
Shares of Star Health and Allied Insurance Company skyrocketed 9.35 per cent, Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company zoomed 9 per cent, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company jumped 5.70 per cent, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company rallied 5 per cent, Life Insurance...
New India to pass on maximum benefit of 18% GST exemption to retail Health Insurance customers
``As India’s most trusted insurance partner, New India Assurance takes pride in passing on maximum benefit accruing out of this exemption to our valued customers. NIA commits to put in all possible efforts to make Viksit Bharat 2047 a reality,...
OAK Global launches dedicated retro Syndicate at Lloyd’s
The newly formed syndicate has received in principle approval to assume business incepting 1st January 2026, targeting approximately $75 million GWP in its first year London: OAK Global today announces that it will be launching a new strategic business unit, OAK...