SC to hear on April 15 plea of Assam govt against anticipatory bail to Cong leader Pawan KheraThe Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Wednesday a plea filed by the Assam government challenging the Telangana High Court’s order grant...
14 Apr, 2026, 04.59 PM IST
Insurance surety bonds data gaps under regulatory lensIn a proactive move to strengthen the financial landscape, Indian regulators are gearing up to close the reporting voids surrounding insura...
13 Apr, 2026, 12.06 AM IST
AgustaWestland case: Delhi HC rejects Christian Michel James' plea seeking release from jailThe Delhi High Court has rejected Christian Michel James's petition seeking his release from jail. James is an alleged middleman in the Agu...
08 Apr, 2026, 12.44 PM IST
NeSL enabling real-time access to digital debt & claims data in insolvency casesNeSL is providing instant access to digital default records for insolvency cases. This helps authorities quickly verify debt and claims. Am...
06 Apr, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
Over Rs 10,000 crore of Insurance Surety Bonds issued for NHAI contractsInsurance companies have issued over Rs 10,000 crore in Insurance Surety Bonds (ISB) for NHAI contracts, with 1,600 ISBs as bid security an...
11 Sep, 2025, 08.16 PM IST
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
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
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
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
First surety bond insurance launch on December 19, to boost infra liquidity: Nitin GadkariSpeaking at the CII Global Economic Policy Summit, he said the product will boost liquidity in the infrastructure sectors. "On December 19,...
09 Dec, 2022, 12.51 AM 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
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