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- January 23 2026
Exclusive: Lloyd’s ‘in process’ of applying for Gift City reinsurance licence: Rachel Turk
Chief of market performance tells InsuranceAsia News the application follows a request for 'support' from syndicate, which is understood to be the Bobby Swarup-founded Niyam.
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- January 23 2026
Hannover Re appoints Prateek Maheshwari as CFO for India branch
Masheshwari has relocated from Sydney to Mumbai for the role.
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- January 21 2026
100% FDI to ‘fundamentally alter’ India’s insurance market: Norton Rose Fulbright’s Anna Tipping
Move to allow complete foreign ownership of insurers is a 'substantial' opportunity, although buyers must exercise caution, the law firm's head of insurance Asia tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- January 20 2026
SBI General Insurance appoints Chandan Kumar as lead for motor underwriting
He has over 14 years of experience in underwriting roles, and joins from assistance and protection service firm OneAssist Consumer Solutions.
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- January 19 2026
Swiss Re India taps Kelvin Kumar as senior client underwriter
Kumar, who has over 16 years of experience in insurance and reinsurance, has relocated from Kuala Lumpur to Mumbai for the role.
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- January 19 2026
Indian insurance market poised for strong mid-term growth, outpace global markets: Swiss Re
Annual premium growth projected at 6.9% from 2026 to 2030, rebounding from 3.1% in 2025, the reinsurer said.
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- January 19 2026
Saudi Re approved to open Gift City branch
Move to open in India's special economic zone aligns with the company’s expansion strategy, it said in a stock exchange update.
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- January 16 2026
Reforms, economic momentum keep India’s non-life insurers on a growth track: AM Best
India’s long-term economic outlook remains favourable for non-life insurance growth despite near-term moderation.
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- January 15 2026
Siddharth Verma joins Axa XL’s India underwriting team as assistant property underwriter
Mumbai-based Verma joins from Marsh India, where he had worked in the facultative reinsurance team for property and construction underwriting since February 2022.
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- January 14 2026
Marsh India promotes Mitul Shah to renewable energy leader
He was most recently the executive vice president within the renewable energy practice.
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- January 12 2026
Aon promotes Neha Shah to head of L&H reinsurance solutions in India
Shah had joined from Gen Re as chief actuary for the new line of busiess in January last year.
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- January 9 2026
Niyam Group receives in-principle approval from Lloyd’s for Syndicate 2047
Industry veteran Bobby Swarup announced the launch of Niyam Group last month.
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- January 9 2026
Allianz nets US$2.45bn from sale of 23% of Bajaj JVs
German insurer says India remains a 'high strategic priority'.
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- January 6 2026
Aatur Thakkar succeeds father Shashikant Thakkar as Alliance Insurance Brokers CEO
Shashikant Thakkar takes over as chairman of the board, where he will continue to provide strategic guidance.
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- January 2 2026
Marsh’s Avishek Rath joins Aon India as head of growth for facultative reinsurance solutions
He spent almost two decades at Marsh, most recently as head of the government business group since November 2024.
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- January 2 2026
Go Digit General Insurance board approves holding company merger
Move by Indian digital insurer marks the first transaction following changes to India’s insurance laws that allow mergers between insurance firms and non-insurance holding companies.
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- January 1 2026
Indian regulator fines Reliance General Insurance US$111,000 for violating outsourcing, commission rules
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India penalised the insurer after a remote inspection uncovered improper payments, governance lapses and the use of an external agent without adequate justification.
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- December 19 2025
IFRS 17 timeline ‘question mark’ remains for India, Aon says
Anthony Atkins, APAC head of actuarial, says the Indian market has been 'quite slow in terms of its IFRS journey', with the deadline reported to have been extended until FY27.
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- December 16 2025
‘Humming’ India to be priority for insurers in 2026 amid market reforms, GDP growth
Move to allow 100% foreign ownership of insurance companies, and rapid economic growth, will drive a wave of dealmaking.
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- December 15 2025
India’s cabinet approves 100% FDI for insurance companies
Bill is expected to become law by the end of India's winter session of parliament on Friday.
