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Irda cracks whip on heavy group insurance discounts

Indian employers are 'very satisfied' with recent engineering graduates

World Bank-Ficci survey puts up this number for Indian employers in 2014. In 2009, only 33% of the Indian employers said they were satisfied

UK students to soon get flavour of Indian culture

Beginning summer 2015, about 25,000 students will come to India in next five years

Employability of graduates big concern, says FICCI-EY report

Average salaries in smaller engineering and B-Schools almost half of that at Top 10 schools in the category

Jan Dhan accounts close to target, but over 75% have no balance

The data show close to 72.5 million accounts have been opened till November 10 with an average 500,000 opened every day

From Oct, new biz premium has been positive: Usha Sangwan

Interview with Managing Director, LIC

Irda proposes to tighten rules on expense management

Draft circular asks companies to opt for the lower of either F&U filing and norms under Rule 17D of Insurance Act

Flood of complaints refuses to recede

There are umpteen cases where travel websites and airlines advertise tickets for unbelievably low prices, without mentioning taxes and other charges

Star Health re-launches Family Health Optima

This product offers protection for entire family under one single sum insured

No slowdown for IIT coaching institutes despite new JEE pattern's stress on XII

Coaching institutes are now offering tuition for improving Class XII Board exam scores

Large risk insurance covers may see premium hardening in FY16

J&K floods, Hudhud increase credit ratio; premiums to depend also on international insurers

Premia hit rock bottom as competition intensifies in online term insurance space

Competition has intensified in the online term insurance space with the premium for a Rs 1 crore pure-term cover coming down as low as Rs 5,400 a year

Fund houses, insurers build duration in anticipation of interest rate cut

If they increase duration now, with a rate cut the value of investments will rise significantly, say experts

Clamour for catastrophe pool to fund losses

Cyclone Hudhud powered its way inland over eastern India inflicting damage to the tune of Rs 3,000-3,200 cr

Losing my money on your risk

Demand for a natural catastrophe pool had been suggested to cover mega risks

We want Ulips to form 45% of our portfolio: Arijit Basu

Interview with MD and CEO, SBI Life Insurance

Ulips are cheaper, yet not useful

Cost is not the only factor that one should look at. It's best to keep investment and insurance apart

Only 5 life products can be filed in a year: Irda

LIC seeks exemption from the rule and is hopeful of getting special treatment

Tata AIA Life appoints Naveen Tahilyani CEO and MD

The company has not had a chief for past 6 months ever since M Suresh quit

Vehicle recalls hit motor insurance

General insurance industry offers insurance for product recalls by the automobile industry