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- February 7 2025
India’s employees’ unions oppose ‘irresponsible, derogatory’ FDI hike: reports
All India Insurance Employees Association demands 'immediate' withdrawal of the proposal to increase the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit to 100%.
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- February 6 2025
Berkley expands in India’s GIFT City with CUO appointment
Ashaya Kantawala joins the carrier from Tata AIG, where he was national head for casualty lines.
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- February 5 2025
‘We are the captain of this ship’: Bajaj-Allianz edges closer to split
Chairman and managing director Sanjiv Bajaj expresses the need for 'greater control' in an interview with Bloomberg TV.
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- February 5 2025
GIC Re moves ahead with plan to set up UK subsidiary
Subject to regulatory approval, Indian state-owned reinsurer will incorporate the wholly owned GIC Re, India Service Company.
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- February 4 2025
Floodgates to open? India lifting FDI limit promises insurance landscape shift
Removing India's foreign investment cap for insurance companies could attract a surge of international capital, according to market experts.
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- February 3 2025
India to remove FDI cap for foreign insurers
Limit for the sector will be increased to 100% from 74% for companies that invest the entire premium in India.
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- January 29 2025
Exclusive: Liberty India to enter specialty market with surety buildout as interest grows
Liberty Mutual's joint venture is planning to launch the new line in the next few months, the carrier exclusively confirms to IAN.
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- January 27 2025
Generali expands in India with GC&C unit, names Shib Shankar Saha as head
Commercial insurance arm of Italian insurance group will operate within Future Generali India, with Saha reporting to Axel Roesner, head of GC&C Asia.
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- January 27 2025
Peak Re promotes trio to managing directors
Hong Kong-headquartered reinsurer elevates Sudhir Salian, Chenwei Li and Kathleen Koh, the company exclusively confirms to IAN.
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- January 23 2025
Aon launches India life and health reinsurance practice, appoints Renuka Nar as head
Broker also appoints Neha Shah as the practice’s chief actuary.
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- January 23 2025
Zurich Kotak appoints Nimesh Jayanti Kanabar as CRO
Industry veteran joins firm from domestic peer Zuno General Insurance.
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- January 23 2025
Indian shipping regulator allows Russian insurer Soglasie to offer P&I cover
The Directorate General of Shipping has also extended approval for Russian insurers Sogaz Insurance, Alfastrakhovanie, and VSK Insurance to cover vessels entering India ports till 2030.
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- January 22 2025
India’s Zurich Kotak appoints Sutikshan Mishra as financial institutions group head
Mishra joins firm from health insurer Star Health and Allied Insurance, where he was business head for bancassurance sales and strategic alliances.
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- January 22 2025
WTW hands Tushar Gupta expanded finex role in India
Mumbai-based Gupta will retain his current role as head of financial institutions for South-East Asia and India for the CRB business.
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- January 21 2025
Exclusive: Ex-Aon India transaction liability leadership heads to rival Lockton
Anand Kaul will assume the role of managing director for transactional lines in India, with Neelam Singh Koyande and Kulvir Sing also set to join the Mumbai-based team, IAN understands.
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- January 17 2025
India’s non-life segment set for robust growth: AM Best
Despite underwriting losses, the industry posted double-digit premium growth in FY2024, the global rating agency says.
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- January 15 2025
Ajit Horra replaces Sneha Gokarn as Gallagher India CEO
Horra will lead the broking team headquartered in Mumbai, working alongside Vinod Krishnan, who heads up Gallagher Re in India.
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- January 14 2025
India’s non-life insurance premiums to grow 7.3% in 2025: Swiss Re
Global reinsurer projects India’s insurance market will be the G20’s fastest growing over the next five years.
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- January 14 2025
Asian IP insurance market poised for growth as legislations evolve
Emergence of South-East Asia as a manufacturing hub, and the rise of AI, driving demand for protection, observers say.
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- January 6 2025
IRDAI seeks a listing roadmap from large insurance carriers: report
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India wants large carriers, including Bajaj Allianz, Kotak Mahindra Life and HDFC ERGO, to present a plan to list on the country’s bourses within the next two to three years.
