LIC, HDFC Life, other stocks rise up to 3% as Aug new business premium jumps 33% YoY. What Nuvama, others are sayingLife insurers reported a 33% YoY increase in total new business premium to Rs 41,198 crore in August, led by a sharp rise in group single-p...
08 Sep, 2026, 09.51 AM IST
Insurers seek greater flexibility in using equity derivatives for portfolio hedgingIndian insurers are seeking greater flexibility in using equity derivatives, including allowing exposure to be aggregated across multiple f...
08 Sep, 2026, 12.59 AM IST
Prasol Chemicals mobilises Rs 150 cr from anchor investors ahead of IPOPrasol Chemicals has raised nearly Rs 150 crore from anchor investors ahead of its Rs 500-crore IPO, which opens on September 8. The specia...
07 Sep, 2026, 10.18 PM IST
RNFI Services gets RBI in-principle nod to operate as payment aggregatorRNFI Services has received in-principle RBI authorisation to operate as a Payment Aggregator-Physical (PA-P), allowing it to expand into of...
07 Sep, 2026, 07.07 PM IST
Whose bill is it when the fire spares the house but poisons the air? California just made that callCalifornia wildfire survivors gain new protections with the Smoke Damage Recovery Act. This legislation establishes the nation's first scie...
07 Sep, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
Global Market: China insurer recapitalisation may ease capital constraints and support stock investmentsChina’s planned $53.6 billion recapitalisation of state-owned insurers and banks could ease solvency pressures and strengthen insurers’ cap...
07 Sep, 2026, 03.01 PM IST
Should homemakers buy a term plan? Here’s why their unpaid work has real financial valueThe contributions of homemakers to household management have substantial economic significance that is now being acknowledged by life insur...
07 Sep, 2026, 12.36 PM IST
ICICI Bank shares in focus as LIC gets RBI nod to acquire 9.99% stake in private lenderICICI Bank shares will be in focus after RBI approved LIC to acquire up to 9.99% in the lender within one year. LIC already holds over 4%. ...
07 Sep, 2026, 09.02 AM IST
China to pump $54 billion into state banks, insurers in capital-boosting pushChina's finance ministry is injecting over fifty billion dollars into state-owned financial institutions. This coordinated push aims to str...
07 Sep, 2026, 12.47 AM IST
Nepal floods could cost insurers over $130 mln even before death, injury claimsNepal's recent flood may cause over 20 billion Nepali rupees in insured losses. Hydropower projects sustained the most significant damage f...
04 Sep, 2026, 08.49 PM IST
Insurer can't reject claim if alcohol habit disclosed before policy purchase: Consumer commissionA consumer commission ordered Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance to pay over fifty lakh rupees. The company rejected a widow's claim despite di...
04 Sep, 2026, 05.37 PM IST
Nepal floods could cost insurers over $130 million even before death, injury claimsNepal’s devastating floods could trigger more than 20 billion Nepali rupees ($132.3 million) in commercial insurance losses, with hydropowe...
04 Sep, 2026, 01.53 PM IST
Finance Ministry asks state-owned general insurers to focus on profitable lines of businessPublic sector insurers must focus on profitable business lines and lower incurred claim ratios. Greater technology use and digitalisation a...
02 Sep, 2026, 09.35 PM IST
Won't chase top-line growth at any cost: SBI General CEO on fire insurance pricing warSBI General Insurance will not chase fire insurance business at unsustainable prices. The company aims to improve profitability and maintai...
02 Sep, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
IFFCO-TOKIO General Insurance appoints Tatsuya Fujimoto as MD & CEOIFFCO-TOKIO General Insurance Company has appointed Tatsuya Fujimoto as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, replacing Su...
02 Sep, 2026, 01.33 PM IST
InsuranceDekho, RenewBuy combine to create AI Insurance PlatformInsuranceDekho and RenewBuy are merging to create an AI-enabled insurance distribution platform with over ₹6,600 crore in premiums, 600,000...
01 Sep, 2026, 12.52 PM IST
Insurer rejects motor insurance claim citing invalid driving licence; policyholder fights back and wins Rs 3.5 lakh in consumer commissionA motor insurance claim was rejected by HDFC General Insurance over driver's license concerns. The West Bengal Consumer Commission found in...
01 Sep, 2026, 12.41 PM IST