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Business Standard Insurance Round Table 2017: Top 10 highlights

Find out what the panellists had to say on demonetisation, crop insurance and industry growth

Despite huge investments, PSU insurance firms face financial constraint

National Insurance and Oriental Insurance have solvency ratios below the required 1.5%

Liberty Videocon General Insurance to tap bancassurance to boost growth

The company is looking at Rs 1,000 crore premium collections in next two years, says MD

Employees ready to pay for insurance facilitated by employer

Insurance provided by employer offers better coverage, claim recovery and cost efficiency

Listing will take seven to eight months: K Sanath Kumar

K Sanath Kumar, chairman and managing director of National Insurance spoke to Namrata Acharya

Reliance HF eyes equity offering

Reliance Capital would retain 51% stake in the separately listed venture

Life insurers' first-year premium up 28% in January

There are 24 life insurers in the country, of which only one LIC, is state-owned.

LIC hikes gratuity to Rs 3 lakh to retain fleeing agents

So far, the corporation has added 45,000 agents on a net basis this year

ICICI Prudential Life Q3 net up 3.3% at Rs 450 cr

Net premium income of company rose 28.9% to Rs 5,698 crore during third quarter of 2016-17

Fairfax may sell 25% of ICICI Lombard

ICICI Lombard is a JV formed in 2001 between ICICI Bank, India's second-largest bank, and Fairfax

HDFC Life's profit up by 10% in April-December period

Net profit stood at Rs 645 cr

GIC Re, 4 other insurers to be listed soon on bourses

Jaitley-Gadkari panel delegated authority to clear further details

Cabinet clears proposal for listing 5 public sector general insurers

The government's holdings in these companies will be brought down to 75% from 100%, Jaitley said

Irdai's protection to a few reinsurers riles industry

Implements the controversial guideline allowing first right of refusal to select players

Bajaj Allianz General launches mobile-based settlement system

Customers can instantaneously submit digital documents through company's self-service mobile app

Royal Sundaram General eyes 25% biz from accident,health cover

As of March 2016, its total premium stood at Rs 1,700 crore which may touch Rs 2,100 crore

Indian insurance sector to grow significantly in coming yrs: Report

UK-based reinsurance company Lloyd is expected to set up its branch in Mumbai in 2017

SIDBI ties up with LIC for capital support to enterprises

SIDBI and LIC had signed a MoU to supplement funds under India Aspiration Fund

Insurance firms, banks rush to invest in small finance banks

At Ujjivan, insurance companies hold 9.75% stake as on September 30, 201

American reinsurer RGA gets final nod from IRDAI to open branch in India

The group, which has been in India for the past 15 years, plans to open a branch in Mumbai