Insurance

Budget 2026: What insurance and healthcare are batting for this year

As India heads into Union Budget 2026, two things sit at the heart of everyday anxiety: medical bills and insurance cover. This deep-dive breaks down what the government may change

63SATS bets big on mobile cybersecurity with insurance net in India

With traditional security models unable to control AI-powered cyberattacks, 63SATS Cybertech, part of 63 moons technologies, has built a software platform for smartphone users along with an embedded comprehensive insurance to achieve cybersecurity and a financial safety net across India. The cybersecurity services firm merged software security and cyber insurance in to one active digital defense super app, CYBX, for everyday mobile users. Apart from controlling cyber threats, risks, and frauds, 63SATS Cybertech has also tied up with general insurer ICICI Lombard to provide a financial safety net to its cybersecurity app users. Elaborating on the depth of cybersecurity solutions, 63SATS Cybertech, Joint MD and Joint CEO Srinivas L said Indian smartphone users can now access exchange-grade security coupled with a financial safety net of up to Rs 10 lakh. "With protection offered for more than 100 threats, including covering digital safety, financial frauds, privacy protection, identi

Budget 2026-27: Insurance industry bats for income tax relief for premiums

Insurers also seek an increase in threshold for taxing maturity proceeds of high-value policies

ICICI Lombard looks to outperform industry's premium growth in Q4

ICICI Lombard expects to outperform industry premium growth by 100-200 bps, driven by motor, health and commercial lines, says CFO

India's insurance market to grow at nearly 7% CAGR over 2026-30: Swiss Re

Swiss Re projects India's insurance market to grow nearly 7% annually between 2026 and 2030, supported by regulatory reforms, higher FDI limits and rising health and motor demand

India's insurance premium growth to accelerate to 6.9% by 2030: Swiss Re

India's insurance premium growth will accelerate to 6.9 per cent over 20262030 outpacing China, the US and Western European markets, on strong economic fundamentals, rising demand and regulatory changes, global reinsurer Swiss Re said on Monday. The Indian insurance sector is entering a new era of robust mid-term growth and will emerge as the strongest growing major insurance market, according to a Swiss Re analysis. It said over the next five years, India will remain the world's fastest-growing major economy with an estimated average real GDP growth of 6.5 per cent underpinned by robust private consumption. According to the report, fiscal stimulus measures, such as simplification of Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates and personal income tax concessions will help spur demand from lower and middle-income households. Swiss Re forecasts India's insurance market to grow at an annual rate of 6.9 per cent over 2026 to 2030 in real terms, higher than major emerging and advanced insurance

LIC demerger, PSU insurer divestment drive 'Insurance for All by 2047'

An IIM Kozhikode panel has proposed splitting LIC and divesting weak PSU insurers to boost competition, capital and insurance penetration under the 'Insurance for All by 2047' vision

Budget 2026-27: Miners for removal of export duty on low-grade bauxite

Sector seeks tax concessions and government-backed protection against geopolitical risks abroad

Q3 results preview: Life insurers likely to face VNB margin squeeze

Analysts flag 175-350-bp hit despite healthy premium growth

Home loan insurance: Buy individual term cover for greater flexibility

Individual term plan stays with the borrower even if the loan is prepaid, refinanced or transferred, and payout goes directly to the nominee

Considering tweaks in insurance commission structure: DFS secretary

The government is considering changes to insurance commission structures to lower acquisition costs and improve affordability, DFS Secretary M Nagaraju said

Insurance industry claims rise in FY25 on higher life, general payouts

Claims paid by the insurance industry increased in FY25, led by a rise in life insurance death claims and higher net incurred claims reported by general insurers across segments

Health insurance coverage rises in FY25 even as policy sales decline

During the year, premiums collected under the health insurance segment grew 9.12 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1.17 trillion

Misselling grievances against life insurers up 14% in FY25, says Irdai

Mis-selling complaints against life insurers rose over 14% in FY25 even as total grievances dipped marginally, prompting Irdai to flag concerns and seek corrective action

RBI flags high-cost distribution pressures in insurance sector growth model

The Reserve Bank has flagged structural pressures in the insurance sector, saying premium growth is being increasingly driven by high-cost distribution-led strategies of insurance companies rather than operating efficiency. While posing no near-term systemic risks, the surface-level stability masks emerging structural pressures that could weigh on medium-term sustainability and coverage expansion, RBI said in its latest financial stability report. "A primary pressure is the persistence of a high expense structure, particularly the acquisition costs. Premium growth has been increasingly driven by high-cost distribution-led strategies rather than operating efficiency," the report said. It further said that while in the life insurance sector, frontloaded acquisition costs limited the extent to which scale efficiencies are passed on to policyholders. Furthermore, expected benefits from digitisation remain unrealised. "From a financial stability perspective, continuously elevated expen

Rupee swings push NRIs to rupee-linked term insurance: Experts explain

'Currency swings are reshaping protection choices,' as experts say NRIs increasingly prefer rupee-linked term plans for India-based liabilities

High distribution costs limit insurance coverage, says RBI in FSR report

RBI's Financial Stability Report said high distribution-led costs are embedded in pricing, hurting affordability and penetration, while insurers' conservative investing may weaken product appeal

Misselling in insurance sector a significant concern: Irdai annual report

Irdai has flagged mis-selling as a major concern in India's insurance sector, asking insurers to conduct root-cause analysis, even as penetration remained unchanged at 3.7% in FY25

Reforms, robust demand may drive insurance growth back to double digits

After a muted FY26 so far, India's insurance industry is expected to return to double-digit growth in FY27, aided by regulatory changes, GST rationalisation and improving demand across segments

Irdai imposes ₹1 cr penalty on Reliance General Insurance for norm breaches

Regulator said the insurer made payouts to entities and an individual agent in violation of norms, and asked it to place the order before its board and submit an action report