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HDFC Life to acquire Exide Life for Rs 6,687 crore

The embedded value of Exide Life, as on 30th June 2021, is Rs. 2,711 crore will augment the existing embedded value of HDFC Life by approximately 10% Proposed transaction will accelerate the growth of Agency business of HDFC Life as well as strengthen other distribution channels including Broker, Direct and Co-operative Banks Complementary geographical presence with a strong foothold in South India, especially in Tier 2 and Tier 3 locations
Customers to benefit from stronger product suite, wider distribution network and more service touch points
▪ Synergies to enhance shareholder value with potential to improve new business margins via operating leverage and
product mix optimisation

India records 47,092 new COVID-19 cases, biggest daily rise in 2 months

“With cases rising in Kerala, adequate steps should be taken to contain the inter-state spread of COVID-19,” Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said in a statement after speaking with his state counterparts in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, which border Kerala.

He asked them to increase vaccination in the districts close to Kerala. India has so far administered 662 million doses, with at least one dose in 54% of its 944 million adults and the required two doses in 16%.

Pollution likely to cut 9 years of life expectancy of 40% of Indians

More than 480 million people living in the vast swathes of central, eastern and northern India, including the capital, New Delhi, endure significantly high pollution levels, said the report prepared by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC).

“Alarmingly, India’s high levels of air pollution have expanded geographically over time,” the EPIC report said.

International

Swiss Re 2019 profit hit by natural disasters, U.S. casualty claims

Swiss Re’s combined ratio in its property and casualty division, a key measure of profitability, worsened to 107.8% versus 104% a year earlier. Readings below 100 indicate profitability. The company had expected the division’s ratio to be about 98% this year.

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