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Draft bill seeking 100% FDI in insurance to be sent to Cabinet soon: DFS

"Finance Minister has already given her approval and announced in the Budget. Now we will prepare a draft bill with the help of the law ministry," he said in an interaction with media here

Charting a new growth path: Budget highlights falling insurance penetration

Limited choice of insurance products and absence of people-friendly claim settlement mechanism is leading to lower insurance coverage in rural India

Budget 2025: Ulip tax confusion sends insurance stocks into tailspin

Changes positive for industry, clarify experts; growing appeal of new tax regime may act as headwind for sector

Insurance sector gets over 62% of $5.7 bn services sector FDI inflows in H1

The insurance sector was opened to foreign investors with an FDI limit of up to 26 per cent in 2000

Irdai caps senior citizens' health premium increase at 10% per annum

Steep rise in health insurance premium of senior citizens has been engaging the attention of Irdai and is a regulatory concern, Irdai said

Finance ministry pushes PSBs to boost affordable insurance coverage

PSBs achieved only 51% of enrolment targets for the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana by Dec 2024

SBI Life Insurance Q3 results: Net profit rises 71% to Rs 551 crore

The insurer's VNB margin, a measure of profitability for life insurance companies, remained at 26.9 per cent in Q3 FY25

Insurance industry seeks tax incentives, Insurance Act amendment in Budget

Considering the low penetration in the country, experts believe additional funding could provide vital support for the segment

First phase of Bima Sugam project likely to be rolled out mid-2025

Initially proposed for Jan '23 launch, project missed many deadlines

Life insurance Dec new biz premium falls 21.7% to Rs 30,218.71 crore

LIC's premium fell 41.15 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 13,523.87 crore, while private insurers reported 7 per cent Y-o-Y growth in NBP to Rs 16,694.85 crore

Star Health aims to double bancassurance biz to Rs 2K cr in three years

The company currently has over 70 partners in the bancassurance business, including state-owned banks, private banks, and non-banking finance companies

PhonePe partners with ICICI Lombard to offer Maha Kumbh Mela insurance

The Maha Kumbh Mela, expected to commence on January 13, 2025, and continue till February 26, 2025, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh

Buying Term Insurance? Here are the best plans for you to consider

Term insurance is a must for young professionals who are looking to provide a cushion for their dependants

LIC's Bima Sakhi scheme crosses 50,000 mark within a month of launch

The initiative launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 9

Q3 results preview: Irdai's revised norms to weigh on life insurers' margin

Higher claims and operating expenses to impact non-life insurers' combined ratio

Non-life insurers report dip in Dec premiums under Irdai's revised norms

Even in Q3, their premium growth slowed down to a meagre 1 per cent year-on-year

Insurers to double down on technology, rural expansion for growth in 2025

Industry will also focus on strengthening distribution networks and human capital

Non-life insurers expecting to register double-digit growth in 2025

The industry is also expected to meet this expectation if it receives a favourable outcome on GST relief

Fire, engineering insurance premiums likely to move up by 60% in 2025

In 2024, the country was rocked by multiple natural catastrophes causing major losses to insurers and reinsurers, particularly in Gujarat and Nagpur thus affecting the 'free pricing' of insurance

Insurance penetration in India dips to 3.7% despite premium growth: Irdai

Total premiums across all insurance categories reached Rs 11.19 trillion in 2023-24 while insurers paid out Rs 7.66 trillion in claim settlements, Irdai said in its annual report