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- March 17 2016
Four global reinsurers receive initial approval in India
Munich Re, Hannover Re, Swiss Re and French major SCOR still require final approvals from the Indian regulator.
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- March 11 2016
Disrupting India’s insurance industry
PolicyBazaar co-founder Yashish Dahiya discusses the challenges of bringing transparency to Indian insurance buyers.
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- March 7 2016
India’s health protection gap among Asia’s biggest
India's health protection gap is projected to rise by 12.3% annually and reach US$214 billion by 2020.
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- March 3 2016
India to list state-owned general insurers
Finance minister Arun Jaitley plans to sell off four non-life companies fully owned by the government.
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- February 23 2016
India considers automatic FDI approval
The government is reportedly looking at automatic approval for 49% ownership for foreign direct investments.
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- February 22 2016
Insurance regulators in India and UAE ink bilateral pact
The agreement provides for sharing of insurance information amid interest from many other countries in India.
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- February 17 2016
Bangladesh orders MetLife to raise capital by almost 500%
The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority arrived at the figure using its new solvency margin rules.
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- February 12 2016
India likely to keep cap on brokers’ commissions
The local regulator has said that it cannot easily remove the existing caps on commissions and other remunerations.
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- February 11 2016
Bangladesh restricts Metlife from sending profits to US
IDRA has refused to issue a permit for the insurer to repatriate its profits to its headquarters in the US.
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- February 8 2016
Indian firms forecast rise in catastrophe premiums
Expected hike estimated to be up to 20% for next fiscal year.
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- February 5 2016
India’s LIC sees market share plunge in December
The fall is attributed to the lack of a unit-linked insurance plan when India's stock markets recovered last year.
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- February 2 2016
GIC Re to open China branch
The office will open within the next two to three months, according to chief managing director Alice Vaidyan.
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- January 26 2016
GIC appoints first woman head
Alice Vaidyan has been named chief managing director of GIC Re, joining a list of women CEOs in India.
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- January 22 2016
XL Catlin to open reinsurance branch in India
The decision to pursue a licence is part of a strategy to expand its presence in emerging markets.
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- December 29 2015
Mitsui Sumitomo raises stake in India JV
Japanese firm increases stake in Cholamandalam MS General Insurance to 40%
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- December 22 2015
India’s general insurance penetration drops to 0.70%
Slower economic growth and entry of life players into the general market, attributed says GIC
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- December 21 2015
Prudential expresses interest in Bangladesh
UK insurer eyeing majority stake in a proposed joint venture through IRDA
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- December 4 2015
Sun Life plans to raise stake in Indian JV
The Canadian insurer is the latest foreign player to raise its stake in an Indian life insurance JV.
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- December 2 2015
AXA ups it stake in Indian joint ventures
The French insurer has raised its stake to 49% in both its life and general insurance JVs with Bharti.
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- November 17 2015
IRDA fast-tracks entry of Lloyd’s in India
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India is paving the way for an onshore presence.
