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Motor insurance business to remain flat over excise duty increase

Car prices soar with withdrawal of levy concession in Dec, premium collection likely to be hit

Insurance agent numbers see first growth in three years

The year 2013-14 witnessed 3.1% growth in number of individual agents, says IRDAI Annual Report

It's raining online life insurance products this year

Insurers offer a plethora of products as people hurry to buy investments in the last three months of the financial year

After SBI, LIC also keen on merging UTI Mutual Fund with its arm

India Infoline Insurance Brokers uses video-calling to reduce mis-selling

In FY13, 341,012 life insurance complaints were registered

Year-End Special: 2015 will be year of opportunities if Insurance Bill is passed

Insurers across segments are looking forward to the passage of the Insurance Bill. Together with a stronger economy, the sector is expected to continue its double-digit growth

Private life insurers begin bond buying as premiums pick up

See 10% growth in new business premiums allowing them to have a higher investable surplus

If we get an opportunity, we'll look at acquisitions: Rajesh Sud

Interview with Managing director & chief executive officer, Max Life Insurance

RBI's upper age limit of 70 for private bank CEOs may not be good news for everyone

Many say the move to set an upper age limit for the chiefs of private banks ensures continuity of leadership, which will benefit banks

For HNIs, EB-5 investor visa better than F-1 student visa, say experts

US Freedom Capital, a firm specialising in this space, is engaging with HNIs in India for this purpose

Criminals make going tough for insurers

False claim, drowning bodies to make it look like an accident force companies to re-look into smaller ticket policies

Irda further tightens reporting of group health pricing

Recently, Irda had cracked down on general insurance companies offering heavy discounts in the group portfolio

Fate of Insurance Bill remains uncertain

Last day of Parliament's Winter Session unlikely to see passage of Bill; ordinance route still not ruled out

Azim Premji Trust picks up near 1% stake in HDFC Life for Rs 199 cr

With this the value of the company goes almost to Rs 19,890 cr

Insurance cover for organ transplants to ease donor costs

Health insurance experts are of the view that it is advisable to buy a policy that will cover the medical expenses of both the donor and the donee

Third-party insurance to be offered to e-rickshaws

Insurance for e-rickshaws to be offered as per RTO norms

E-rickshaws are likely to come und er the auto-rickshaw category, where there was a 10% hike in TP premiums for this fiscal

Organ donation now part of larger health policies

With organ transplants gaining popularity, insurers are now offering to cover expenses

Insurance Bill: The finer aspects

Companies can approach SAT against any Irda order, penalties among other things

40 years ago...And now: Advertising helped insure LIC against competition

For the state life insurer aggressive marketing wasn't on its mind in the 1970s. But it soon changed