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New India Assurance Q1 profit up 42% at Rs 441 cr

Global premium grew at 14.13% from Rs 4,020 cr in previous year Q1 to Rs 4,587 cr in current year

Life Insurance Council gets executive council

Three private insurers' representatives including Reliance Life, Bharti AXA Life, PNB Metlife elected; LIC head to become chairperson

Life insurers pip general insurers on premium growth in June quarter

We'll be one of the first to raise stake to 49%: Douglas Henck

Interview with Chairman & CEO, Aegon Asia

Remit2India to offer HDFC Life products to customers

This is one of the first partnerships between a remittance/money transfer company and life insurance provider

We will be one of the first insurers to hike stake to 49%: AEGON Asia chairman

Q&A with Douglas Henck, chairman and CEO, AEGON Asia

Barrage of insurance laws to flood industry from Q3

Irdai likely to implement these as early as December

Solvency-II in insurance may take longer to be implemented

Not all players in the Indian insurance sector are ready for a solvency mechanism based solely on risk

Ailments that your health insurance does not cover

Before taking out a health insurance policy, make sure you are aware of these ailments that are not covered

IRDAI to announce host of new norms from October

Insurance Laws (Amendment) Act 2015 has made fundamental changes in the way insurance is manufactured, sold and brought

Insurers want better deal from Cairn India

Insurers including LIC and United India Insurance among others hold about 9.35% stake in company want better valuation

Irdai tightens norms to check insurance mis-selling by banks

Periodic declarations that no policy was forcefully sold will be given by banks

Life insurers oppose mandatory investment of Ulip funds in G-secs

Irdai had proposed a minimum of 25% of Ulip funds be invested in government securities

Insurance firms offer HNIs exclusive products

High net-worth individuals are no longer required to buy regular insurance from companies

Skilling India 2.0: Challenges aplenty

Only 2.3% of the Indian workforce has undergone formal skill training, as compared to 68% in UK and 52% in the US

Irdai explores e-commerce in insurance

Less than 5% of overall insurance industry premiums come from the online channel

'NMAT by GMAC' exam to allow candidates three attempts in 75-day cycle

"This will ensure that the candidate is given an opportunity to give his best score to the institute that he wishes to join"

Life insurers rope in credit info firms to verify customers' details

The details include identity and address details of customers, and going forward

Life insurers train agents for social media use

Sector could also use information from social media, said insurers, to assess customer habits

E-insurance to see big numbers as LIC joins in

The initiative is expected to save more than Rs 100 crore for the industry