Page 9 - Insurance Industry

RIL AGM: Jio Financial to partner foreign firms for insurance sector play

Company will offer general and health insurance products through 'seamless digital interface', says Mukesh Ambani

2.2 mn new workers including 71 transgenders enrolled under ESIC in June

The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) added 20.27 lakh new members under the Employees State Insurance Scheme in June, the Ministry of Labour and Employment has said

Student travel insurance cover: Buy before setting off to study abroad

But ensure that your policy aligns with your foreign university's requirements

How Ankit Agrawal is building InsuranceDekho as fastest growing insurtech

InsuranceDekho was started in 2017 with a vision of democratising the Indian insurance sector by simplifying the insurance buying, selling, and claim process

Life insurers posts 4% decline in new biz premium to Rs 23,477 cr in May

The new business premium income of India's life insurance companies declined by 4.1 per cent to Rs 23,477.8 crore in May 2023, data from the Life Insurance Council showed. All 24 life insurers had a collective new business premium income of Rs 24,480.36 crore in the same month a year ago (May 2022). LIC -- the only state-owned and the largest life insurer in the country -- recorded an 11.26 per cent decline in its new business premium at Rs 14,056.29 crore during the month against Rs 15,840.63 crore a year ago, as per data released by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India. The rest 23 players in the private sector, however, witnessed their combined new business premium rise by 9.05 per cent to Rs 9,421.51 crore from Rs 8,639.72 crore in May 2022. On a cumulative basis, all 24 players registered a 15 per cent fall in new business premium income during April-May period of 2023-24 at Rs 36,043.11 crore compared to Rs 42,419.97 crore in the same period of 2022-23,

Tata Elxsi to use blockchain to monitor driver behaviour; partners Cultos

Tata Elxsi's collaboration with Cultos Global is aimed at creating an innovative Driver Reward Program

Checkmate for Chinese firms in India's growing reinsurance market

The insurance business, by its nature, collects enormous data about Indians and is regarded as an economically sensitive sector

IRDAI lowers the solvency requirement for surety bonds to 1.5 times

Removes 30% exposure limit on each contract

Irdai proposes guidelines for remuneration of core team of private insurers

Insurance sector regulator Irdai on Wednesday proposed a revised guidelines for remuneration for non-executive directors and persons in key managerial positions of private insurers to ensure alignment of compensation with prudent risk management. In an exposure draft, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) said private sector suggested that insurers should formulate and adopt a comprehensive board-approved remuneration policy covering all the key managerial persons. "The policy should be formulated such that the performance based variable remuneration shall not encourage key managerial persons to take inappropriate or excessive risks," it said. The existing guidelines which came into effect from October, 2016 are the framework for remuneration of non-executive directors and CEO/WTD/MD of private insurers. The guidelines have been in force for over 6 years and based on the experience of implementation, Irdai has proposed to "bring remuneration of other k

We walked the talk on value of new business: ICICI Pru Life CEO & MD Kannan

VNB has more than doubled and margins have expanded from 17 per cent to 32 per cent. So, given this, I would say, we have achieved more than we had told the market

Irdai's recent reforms will help expand the market

The unique capacity of the insurance industry to engender resilience and self-sufficiency, by underwriting risks and spurring the capital markets provides the foundation for the nation's progress

IFFCO-Tokio crosses Rs 10,000 crore gross written premium in FY23

IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance on Friday said it has achieved a milestone of generating Rs 10,000 crore of gross written premium for the current fiscal. IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance Company Limited is a 51:49 joint venture between Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative (IFFCO) -- one of the world's biggest cooperative societies -- and Tokio Marine Group, the largest listed insurance group in Japan. HO Suri, Managing Director and CEO of IFFCO Tokio, said there are many segments of the business, which represents growth. However, Health Insurance and Crop Insurance verticals are the top most segments, witnessing a growth of 28 per cent and 47 per cent, respectively, he said. In terms of geographical growth, Suri said Assam, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and West Bengal have shown remarkable growth. "Besides, our active policyholders figure has also been improved significantly. Overall, the gross premium witnessed a growth of 16 per cent compared to the last financial .

Industry majors welcome Irdai move to remove cap on agent commissions

Insurance regulator has replaced earlier cap on commission payments with overall cap on expenses; move is seen to provide more flexibility to insurers in managing their expenses

Focus on coverage provided, not premium collected

Measuring actual coverage provided, rather than premiums received, will ensure that the insurance industry's success is aligned with the goal of 'insurance for all'

DFS work on draft insurance law complete, sent to Cabinet for approval

The amendments aim to enhance the security of policyholders, promote their interests, and improve returns

Irdai to bring in 'EASE' in delivering entire suite of insurance services

Regulator takes stock of industry's progress under the State Insurance Plan; five-year plan to be formulated to expand footprints of lead insurers in their respective states

Finance ministry looking into life insurers' tax relaxation plea

Officials say Budget's proposal to tax high-value policies of Rs 5 lakh and above is unlikely to have significant impact on the industry

Round table: Changes to Insurance Act a redefining moment, say experts

Covid has been a defining moment for the industry; the industry has paid out Rs 25,000 crore in claims, it has led to an important change by converting insurance from a push product to a pull product

Covid was the moment of truth for the life insurance industry: Experts

On the part of Irdai, they have relaxed capital requirements in certain lines of business

A new dawn for insurance industry: Irdai looks to make sector attractive

Irdai is charting out a long-term road map to markedly increase India's insurance penetration through a supportive regulatory architecture