New India Assurance eyes 100% growth in online policy sales
New India Assurance Co is looking to achieve 100% growth in online sales which stood at Rs 150 crore last year. Read more
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ICICI Prudential to be listed in FY 17: Kochhar
ICICI Prudential Life will hit the capital markets with its initial public offer (IPO) during the current financial year, ICICI Read more
States to implement PMFBY scheme soon
The Centre’s flagship crop insurance scheme, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, is likely to be rolled out in several parts Read more
Indian Life Insurance Industry: Promoting Innovation & Creativity for Growth & Development
The Indian life insurance industry, which was liberalized in 1999, allowing private sector players in the business, has grown at Read more
DFS paves way for $3 bn inflow into insurance
The Department of Financial Services (DFS) has given the green signal to Kotak Mahindra Bank’s proposal to increase the foreign Read more
Life insurance norms soon: IRDA chief
The final guidelines on traditional life insurance products, which are in the final stages of consultation, are likely to be announced after the meeting of the insurance advisory committee that is slated to take place on February 8, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) chairman J Hari Narayan said here recently. Read more
Agents trip health insurance porting
Health insurance portability, which has been in force for a year, has not resulted in any major churn among policyholders. Insurers say that one of the reasons could be that agents are reluctant to hand-hold customers as regulations bar commissions on ported policies. Read more