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New Zealand-based education consultancy firm opens early learning centre
The centre is currently taking enrolments and will open for children on January 17, 2014
Irda to bring out proposal for life cover to differently abled
Currently, there are no definitive guidelines defining the cover for people with disability
 "Irda to bring out proposal for life cover to differently abled")
Expect a mixed bag in insurance sector this year
Life insurers see slow growth in the first few quarters; general insurers hopeful of improvement in auto sales
 "Expect a mixed bag in insurance sector this year")
Why FinMin wants public sector lenders to rush into selling insurance
Most govt lenders will become ineligible next fiscal due to rise in NPA
 "Why FinMin wants public sector lenders to rush into selling insurance")
Now, a quarter of new life insurance policies sell in rural India
Non-life players had 13% business from this segment
 "Now, a quarter of new life insurance policies sell in rural India")
Women from small towns throng finishing schools
The market for finishing schools is expected to grow between 40 and 55 per cent in the next three years
 "Women from small towns throng finishing schools")
New insurance guidelines
For starters, new traditional products will have a higher death cover
 "New insurance guidelines")
Job prospects in 2014 better than 2013 but not yet pre-2008 level
IT/ITES, export sector, healthcare to lead the charge in new job creation
 "Job prospects in 2014 better than 2013 but not yet pre-2008 level")
Health insurance grid might cut costs for getting covered
The health grid will also be beneficial for the customers
 "Health insurance grid might cut costs for getting covered")
Bajaj Allianz to launch three life insurance plans
These plans are compliant with the new regulatory guidelines but are aimed to be customer oriented
 "Bajaj Allianz to launch three life insurance plans")
Education firms learn a few lessons
Slowdown, over-ambition and poor business models bring the once high-flying firms down to earth
 "Education firms learn a few lessons")
Wait gets longer for mandatory vocational education plan in colleges
Institutes say there are a lot of areas that need to be clarified before it could be made compulsory
'PSU banks becoming brokers may disappoint shareholders'
Industry divided ove P Chidambaram keeping his budget promise of enabling banks to become insurance brokers
 "'PSU banks becoming brokers may disappoint shareholders'")
FinMin order to PSU banks to become brokers may disappoint shareholders: insurers
FM upholds budget proposal, industry divided
FinMin asks all public sector lenders to act as insurance brokers
Currently, insurance penetration (the ratio of the percentage of total insurance premia to gross domestic product) is about five per cent
 "FinMin asks all public sector lenders to act as insurance brokers")
Auto sales slump may hit motor insurance sector
However, sources said this year, the incentives offered by automobile companies didn't seem to have paid off
 "Auto sales slump may hit motor insurance sector")
With auto sales down, motor insurance may also see dip
Leading vehicle makers together registered a decline of 8% at 179,821 units sold in November
 "With auto sales down, motor insurance may also see dip")
Expect to raise market share this year: G Srinivasan
Interview with CMD, New India Assurance
 "Expect to raise market share this year: G Srinivasan")
New IIITs may have to be fully funded by HRDMin
Parliamentary standing committee sees conflict of interest between government's welfare and private sector's profit motive; industry terms it a retrograde step
 "New IIITs may have to be fully funded by HRDMin")