Understanding surety bonds and their benefits for the infrastructure sectorIndia's budget has allocated ₹11.11 lakh crore for infrastructure development, focusing on industrial parks, housing, water supply, sewage ...
30 Nov, 2024, 01.08 PM IST
Regulatory changes to provide necessary push to surety bonds business, say expertsRegulatory changes and standardization are set to boost surety bonds introduced in 2022 by general insurance companies. These bonds will su...
27 Oct, 2024, 06.30 PM IST
Road construction down by 12.1% to 1288 km in the current financial year up to May 2024As per the monthly update, released the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) on Wednesday, the capital expenditure incurred duri...
19 Jun, 2024, 08.35 PM IST
NHAI receives 164 insurance surety bonds as guarantee for road projectsIn a workshop organized on Wednesday on the implementation of insurance surety bonds (ISB) for NHAI contracts, NHAI said out of the 164 ISB...
15 May, 2024, 07.48 PM IST
Govt considers giving financial creditor status to insurers issuing surety bond during resolutionThe Indian government is considering changes to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) to give insurers the same status as banks in cases...
24 Sep, 2023, 06.01 PM IST
Take advantage of surety bonds, Irdai Chairman to stakeholders in infra spaceThe chairman of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) pointed out that India is expected to spend approx Rs 100 l...
19 Sep, 2023, 11.49 PM IST
Some pain points addressed in surety bonds, more changes possible if need arises: IrdaiThe Indian insurance regulator, Irdai, has made changes to surety bonds, a risk transfer tool for the principal. The changes, which aim to ...
25 May, 2023, 02.18 PM IST
FinMin agrees to allow highway contractors to convert bank guarantees into surety bonds, says GadkariThe Indian finance ministry has given the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and National Highways & Infrastructure Development Co...
25 May, 2023, 01.58 PM IST
Changes in the works to make roads surety bonds lucrative: Nitin GadkariInsurance surety bonds can be used as a substitute for bank guarantees in government procurement tenders. The Insurance Regulatory and Deve...
24 May, 2023, 12.11 AM IST
Changes in the works for surety bonds to make them lucrative: Nitin Gadkari“It took us three years to introduce the Insurance Surety Bond product after following up with regulatory authorities. The bond can be offe...
23 May, 2023, 09.39 PM IST
New India Assurance becomes second company to offer surety bondsSurety bonds are legally enforceable tripartite contracts that guarantee compliance, payment and/or performance. The issuing insurer provid...
03 Mar, 2023, 09.05 PM IST
Surety bonds can be a gamechanger if government adopts them in fullSurety bonds intend to solve this problem by looking at the previous track record of the contractors, their internal management and account...
07 Feb, 2023, 10.08 AM IST
Regulators should be nimble-footed, they should take decision fast: Nitin GadkariThe minister on Monday launched the country's first-ever surety bond insurance product for the infrastructure sector, which has been develo...
19 Dec, 2022, 11.06 PM IST
India’s first Surety Bond Insurance product to be launched on December 19: Nitin GadkariIt is estimated that banks seek close to 30-50 percent of cash money margin (from smaller construction companies), which is then stuck in t...
08 Dec, 2022, 02.35 PM IST
Huge market available for surety bonds in India: NHAI memberAddressing an event organised by industry body Assocham, NHAI member Manoj Kumar further said the NHAI is working to expand the constructio...
24 Feb, 2022, 04.22 PM IST
Robust legal framework necessary for development of surety bonds market in India: IRDAI report"For surety market to develop in India and keeping in mind best practices observed in other markets, a robust legislation requiring surety ...
19 Oct, 2020, 08.38 PM IST
NHAI moves IRDA proposing insurance of road projectsThe National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has proposed insurance cover for road projects, in a step that could help bring in credible...
29 Jan, 2020, 08.04 AM IST