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- July 7 2023
Indian non-life premiums grew 16.5% for H1 2023
General insurers wrote premiums worth US$7bn till June this year as against US$5.91bn in the same period last year.
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- June 29 2023
Lack of cross-border clarity slows (re)insurers entry into India’s Gift City
Despite the regulatory push, only four carriers have so far set up in the financial hub, with most non-life players awaiting clearer regulations.
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- June 28 2023
IRDAI to kick off new risk-based supervision in July
IRDAI had tied up with Toronto Centre (TC), a not-for-profit organisation, to develop RBS framework guidelines.
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- June 23 2023
WTW India appoints Anand Kolhe as exec vice-president, facultative reinsurance
Prior to this move, he was associate director with Gallagher’s Indian insurance brokerage arm Edelweiss Gallagher Insurance Brokers.
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- June 20 2023
Indian government tells carriers to hold third-party motor rates: report
New premium rates for compulsory motor covers will take effect from August, with reductions in certain categories.
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- June 20 2023
Indian insurers count cost of ‘widespread’ Cyclone Biparjoy damage
IAN understands there is damage to property and goods at industrial zones, processing plants and ports, as IRDAI urges carriers to 'fast-track' smaller claims.
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- June 15 2023
India proposes sweeping changes to insurance rules: report
Several amendments around capital and broker registration have been proposed by the regulator to improve insurance penetration.
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- June 14 2023
Zurich eyes US$400m stake in India’s Kotak General Insurance: report
The Swiss insurer has expressed interest in a 49% or 51% stake in the Kotak Mahindra Bank-owned general insurer, according to Reuters.
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- June 14 2023
‘Very severe’ Cyclone Biparjoy to hit India, Pakistan
The powerful storm is intensifying and has triggered large-scale evacuations and shuttered oil and container ports.
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- June 14 2023
IRDAI caps SBI group’s total stake in ICICI Lombard at 10%
The state-owned financial services group, which owns SBI General Insurance, has a 4.62% interest in the ICICI-owned general insurer through its mutual fund arm.
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- June 13 2023
India’s central bank opens up bill discounting platform to insurers
Trade credit insurers can now provide cover to financiers on the Reserve Bank of India-run factoring platform, TReDS.
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- June 8 2023
GIC Re set to appoint Ramaswamy Narayanan as chairman
The government will also appoint United India Insurance general manager Rajeswari Singh as chairman and managing director of National Insurance.
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- June 8 2023
Sri Lankan insurers’ profits to be hit by inflation, currency devaluation: Fitch
Underwriting profit for P&C insurers to be squeezed by rising motor spare-part costs, while sparse foreign-currency liquidity is hampering firms.
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- June 7 2023
Guy Carpenter hires ex-Scor CEO to head EMEA, India and global capital solutions
London-based Laurent Rousseau will report to the reinsurance broker's president and CEO Dean Klisura.
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- May 31 2023
AIG exits Pakistan, sells business to TPL Insurance
The scheme of arrangement has a December 31 deadline for transaction completion.
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- May 29 2023
IRDAI proposes perpetual licence for brokers: report
The regulator plans to remove the three-year renewal requirement for intermediary licences as part of recommended amendments to Insurance Act.
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- May 29 2023
GIC Re’s COR improves to 109.3% for FY 2022
Overall profit more than tripled despite significant underwriting losses, while GWP declined.
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- May 24 2023
Reliance General Insurance promotes Namita Rohra to liability, credit and specialty head
Mumbai-based Namita Rohra was earlier segment head liability for cyber and specialty lines in Reliance General.
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- May 20 2023
IRDAI relaxes surety bond rules
The regulator has reduced the solvency requirement and removed the 30% exposure ceiling.
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- May 11 2023
Indian finance ministry sets riders for fresh capital in three state-owned P&C carriers: report
National, Oriental and United India will need focus on the bottom line and improve costs, digitalisation and products.
