Aathira Varier

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With firefighting behind them, insurers can now shift gears and focus on growth
Rediff.com3 days ago

Recent years have been turbulent for the insurance industry due to direct and indirect...

FinMin: No Directions Given to LIC on Investments
Rediff.com4 days ago

'LIC's investment decisions are taken independently, following strict due diligence,...

Fraud Bleeds Insurers Of Rs 10,000 Crore A Year
Rediff.com6 days ago

These losses increase insurance premiums for customers and reduce insurer margins on...

Insurers to Spend More on Tech for DPDP Compliance
Rediff.com21 Nov 2025

The DPDP rules, which have come into effect, require companies to implement a data...

Pent-up demand boosted retail health insurance segment in October
Rediff.com19 Nov 2025

Even as non-life insurers reported muted premium growth in October, standalone health...

M&M, Manulife to form life insurance JV with 7,200 crore investment
Rediff.com14 Nov 2025

Canadian firm Manulife and Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), an Indian automaker with...

Credit card transactions surge; debit cards' decline: RBI
Rediff.com24 Oct 2025

The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) Payment Systems Report highlighted that between...

Insurance staff oppose pvt sector entry in top PSU posts
Rediff.com14 Oct 2025

The All India Insurance Employees' Association has opposed the government directive...

Credit quality of companies likely to remain stable in H2
Rediff.com8 Oct 2025

Credit quality of Indian corporate is expected to be stable in the second half of the...

'No Indian insurer can ignore bancassurance'
Rediff.com8 Sep 2025

'While we expand into other areas, banca remains our primary channel, and we continue...

Top four life insurance companies covered 14 mn fewer lives in FY25
Rediff.com29 Aug 2025

Some of the leading life insurance companies have reported a sharp decline in the...

Record Rs 474 Cr Insurance Cover For Ganesh Mandal
Rediff.com19 Aug 2025

Of the Rs 474.4 crore insurance cover, the largest component -- Rs 375 crore -- has...

Insurers hopeful of reduction in GST on health, life premiums
Rediff.com16 Aug 2025

The life and non-life insurance industries are hopeful of a reduction in the goods and...

When Workplace Stress Turns Deadly
Rediff.com13 Aug 2025

At times, this stress reaches a tipping point, resulting in tragedy. 'Organisations...

Renewal of life insurers' policies, after 1 year, declines in June quarter
Rediff.com11 Aug 2025

The 13th-month persistency rate of life insurers - an important metric indicating the...

Irdai proposes internal ombudsman to address claims up to Rs 50 lakh
Rediff.com24 Jul 2025

The Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India (Irdai) on Wednesday proposed...

Compensation Assured for Crash Victims
Rediff.com14 Jul 2025

The only case where there could be a change in insurance payout is if Air India's...

'Future Generali always wanted to outgrow the industry'
Rediff.com12 Jul 2025

'This will be our first large-size bank partner, and hence, the partnership will be a...

AI 171 Crash: Insurance Cost: $475 Million
Rediff.com1 Jul 2025

'$125 million for the hull and the remaining of over $350 million for liability.'

Mishaps push up helicopter insurance premiums
Rediff.com27 Jun 2025

Additionally, rates in the aviation sector are also expected to increase due to huge...