Page 15 - Insurance Sector

General insurance premium up 13% till February in FY24, shows data

However, due to higher base, the growth in health insurance policies have moderated in the period under review to 20 per cent from nearly 24 per cent in the corresponding year ago period

Zopper eyes expansion into EMs, targets 50-60% growth in India in 3 years

Zopper plans to expand its distribution ecosystem and strengthen partnerships with banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), travel portals, brands, and retail chains

Non-life insurers post 13% rise in premium in Feb but with dip in revenue

Market share of private insurers increases to 53.79 per cent YoY

LIC, private insurers lift new biz premium of life insurers by 48%

Among large private players, the premium of the largest private life insurer, SBI Life, grew around 32 per cent to Rs 2,648.86 crore

Acko appoints Animesh Das as CEO, elevates Sanjeev Srinivasan to board role

Das was chief underwriting officer in the company

Bajaj Allianz General launches GenAI-powered bot 'Insurance Samjho'

It aims to address the dissatisfaction of policyholders during claim settlement arising due to lack of understanding, intricate details and fine print of the insurance policy

Unclaimed insurance funds higher in agent-sold policies: Analysts

LIC accounted for more than 90% of total unclaimed funds in the last five years

BS-IMGC India conclave: Redefining role of financiers in housing ecosystem

To ensure housing for all, the chiefs of housing financiers pinned their hopes on the reintroduction of a scheme similar to the credit-linked subsidy scheme (CLSS), which ended in December 2023

HDFC Life International launches health plan for overseas Indian students

The plan enables customers to access top private medical facilities and services while avoiding the conventional hassle of going through lengthy appointment wait times, as seen in various countries

PB Fintech subsidiary can now facilitate sale of reinsurance products

A composite insurance broker can also sell reinsurance products besides general and life insurance products

Irdai launches regulations for insurance electronic marketplace Bima Sugam

The company will be operative and accessible at all times and will not store or hold any data, with the board of the company also having a policy on a revenue model which is self-sustainable

Wipro acquires Aggne for $66 mn to boost capabilities in insurance sector

Founded in 2019, Aggne is incorporated in the US and India, with offices in Tampa, Florida, and Hyderabad, India. The company has 230 employees based in India and the United States

LIC's VNB margin growth higher than private life insurers in Q3 FY24

VNB is a measure of the economic value of the profits expected to emerge from new business. VNB margin is the profit margin of the companies

New India Assurance Q3FY24 results: Net profit falls 4.38% to Rs 715 crore

The company had posted a loss of nearly Rs 200 crore in the second quarter of FY24

LIC Q3FY24 results: Net profit rises 49.1% to Rs 9,444.42 crore

During the July-September quarter of FY24, the insurer had reported a net profit of Rs 7925.015 crore

Irdai proposes revising coverage across sectors to secure insurance for all

Irdai said that a new strategy and fresh approach have been devised to boost insurance penetration in the country

LIC's group yearly renewable premium rises by 137% in Apr-Jan FY24

In January 2024, LIC saw an increase of 36.51 per cent in Group Premium and 41.04 per cent growth in Group Yearly Renewable Premium from January 2023

Temasek Holdings exits PB Fintech, sells entire 5.4% stake for Rs 2,425 cr

Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings on Thursday sold its entire 5.42 per cent stake in Policybazaar's parent firm PB Fintech for Rs 2,425 crore through open market transactions. Temasek Holdings' wholly-owned subsidiary Claymore Investments (Mauritius) Pte Ltd sold the shares of PB Fintech in three tranches on the BSE. According to the block deal data, Claymore Investments (Mauritius) Pte offloaded a total of 2,44,30,015 shares, representing a 5.42 per cent stake in PB Fintech. The shares were disposed of at an average price of Rs 992.8 apiece, taking the combined deal value to Rs 2,425.41 crore. Meanwhile, US-based financial services company Capital Group, through its various affiliates, acquired the shares of PB Fintech in seven tranches. The stock of PB Fintech fell 0.59 per cent to close at Rs 996.90 apiece on the BSE. PB Fintech was co-founded by Yashish Dahiya and Alok Bansal in 2008. The company operates online insurance aggregator Policybazaar and credit ..

Irdai notifies a consolidated regulation on expenses of management

The RRC recommended the IRDAI (EoM, including commission, of insurers) Regulations 2023, after repealing three separate regulations

Hedge funds bring in record profits betting on 'catastrophe' bonds

Behind those record returns were bold bets on catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked securities