Niladri Bhattacharya In Kolkata

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Finance ministry cover for PSU insurance 'cartel'
Rediff.com5 Jul 2012

Diktat to four general insurance companies says 'avoid competition' in any corporate or...

Life insurance products may go missing from Oct
Rediff.com21 Jun 2012

Regulator wants all existing products to be refiled.

PNB reworks deal with MetLife to fit regulatory bill
Rediff.com5 Jun 2012

Lender to acquire 30% after existing shareholders divest stake

Top private life insurers shut 1,500 branches in 2 years
Rediff.com21 May 2012

With "profitable growth" replacing "expansion drive" as the buzzword in the sector, the...

Irda bans products with highest NAV guaranteed
Rediff.com14 May 2012

These products contribute almost 20 per cent to the total premium collection of life...

HCL Group to foray into insurance sector
Rediff.com8 May 2012

Indian billionaire Shiv Nadar's foray into the insurance sector is likely to fructify...

Japan's growing yen for Indian assets
Rediff.com27 Apr 2012

The appetite for Indian assets is growing among investors from the land of the samurai....

L&T may split CMD's post to give Naik non-exec role
Rediff.com20 Jan 2012

Uppal, Kotwal, Venkataramanan shortlisted for managing director's post; outsider not...

General insurance industry faces Rs 10,000 cr hit in FY12
Rediff.com4 Jan 2012

Irda to raise provisioning norms to 163-213 per cent.

R-Cap in talks to buy majority stake in Bloomberg UTV
Rediff.com16 Dec 2011

R-Cap, part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, may get a controlling stake in the...

Companies dial LIC for funds amid uncertainty
Rediff.com17 Oct 2011

Insurer seeks leeway to invest in sub-AAA-rated companies.

Dabur's Burmans to enter i-banking, broking
Rediff.com12 Oct 2011

The Burman family is in talks to buy less than 26 per cent stake in Espirito Santo India.

Irda asks insurers to follow uniform pricing
Rediff.com10 Oct 2011

Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding net asset value-guaranteed products, the...

Banks queue to open shop in Dhaka
Rediff.com30 Sep 2011

Indian banks are knocking the regulator's doors, seeking approval to open branches in...

R-Cap may sell 26% in general insurance firm
Rediff.com22 Sep 2011

Reliance Capital, the financial service arm of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, has...

After Ulips, traditional plans come under Irda scanner
Rediff.com19 Sep 2011

Regulator plans minimum death benefit at five times the annual premium.

Curtains on highest NAV guarantee cover plans
Rediff.com13 Sep 2011

Highest NAV guarantee products accounted for a fifth of Ulip sales after pension plan...

Irda to slash exposure to promoter companies
Rediff.com12 Sep 2011

Draft norms reduce investment ceiling from 25% to 5%.

Corporate India sets ball rolling for banking play
Rediff.com31 Aug 2011

A host of companies started the ground work for their banking play.

AI insurance premium set to rise 15%
Rediff.com23 Aug 2011

The premium would rise, despite 'no claims' during 2010-11 and the same fleet size.