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More insurance players key to achieve insurance for all goal by 2047: Irdai

India needs more number of insurance players, much wider range of products and also more distribution partners to achieve the insurance for all goal by 2047, Irdai chairman Debasish Panda said here on Tuesday. The insurance sector was opened up more than two decades ago and the market has grown much bigger, but still there is too much scope for faster and deeper growth, he said addressing the annual summit of the Indian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. In the past five years, the sector has grown 10 per cent each year, still insurance penetration is too low at 4.2 per cent in 2021 and we need to cover much more, he said. "We're a diverse nation of 1.4 billion people. We can't have a one-size-fits-all approach, instead we need more unique products that can meet the insurance needs of both the super rich as well as the very poor. And such unique products cannot be served by the limited number of players we have today at 70. "Therefore, we need more players, a much wide

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Purchase policy only from an established insurance agent for good service

They offer good service and assist at claim stage; newbies have high turnover rates

LIC asks customers to link their PAN cards with policies by FY23 end

Has provided a link on its website through which policyholders can get this exercise done

Borzo, Symbo tie up to provide insurance to over 50,000 delivery partners

The firms are also exploring in-app integration of insurance services for faster, seamless and paper-less processes

Choose a policy that needs pre-issuance medical test, say experts

Also avail of annual check-ups; doing so will make claim rejection harder for health insurer

Start-up InsuranceDekho raises $150 mn in funding for expanding business

Company will use money to improve technology, enter new markets and launch products in health and life categories

Decoding Claim Settlement Ratio

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Case for having insurers cater to niche sectors: Irdai's Rakesh Joshi

In order to enhance the insurance force, the regulator is contemplating the concept of Bima Vahak

RBI to permit lending, borrowing of gilts; broaden scope for insurers

Post 'short-squeeze' episodes, market had called for more players in security lending

Govt asks Irda & insurance cos to address concerns to reduce consumer cases

The government on Wednesday flagged six major issues, including ambiguity in insurance contracts and inflexible policy terms, before regulator IRDAI and other stakeholders, and urged them to address those to reduce the huge pendency of consumer cases. The other issues raised before the key stakeholders include lack of powers delegated to representatives of insurance companies to take decisions during out-of-the-court settlements, agents not sharing full policy documents with consumers at the time of signing of policy, repudiation of claims on the basis of pre-existing diseases and crop insurance claims tied up with a central scheme which is not flexible, it said. Currently, more than one-fifth of the total consumer complaints are pertaining to the insurance sector across the country. "We have raised these concerns before IRDAI and other stakeholders. We are hopeful that the insurance companies will address them voluntarily. If the need arise we will also request the regulator to mak

Insurance execs to FM Sitharaman: Relax taxing high-value policies

They want the threshold of premiums beyond which the income from these policies is taxed raised to Rs 10 lakh per year from the current Rs 5 lakh

Sebi returns Go Digit General Insurance IPO papers; firm to refile

Markets regulator Sebi has returned the preliminary IPO papers of Go Digit General Insurance Ltd, a firm backed by Canada-based Fairfax Group, and now the company is looking to refile the documents with certain updates. The company had filed the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in August 2022 to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO). Go Digit's proposed IPO comprises fresh issuance of equity shares worth Rs 1,250 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of 10.94 crore equity shares by a promoter and existing shareholders. In the OFS, Go Digit offers to sell 10,94,34,783 equity shares. According to an update with Sebi on Tuesday, the markets regulator has returned the draft papers on January 30. In a statement, the insurance company said the DRHP (Draft Red Herring Prospectus) has been returned in terms of Sebi's ICDR (Issuance of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) rules, which exempts rights granted under employee

US jobless insurance claims near historic low despite cooling economy

Applications for US unemployment insurance last week fell slightly, hovering around historically low levels as the labor market holds strong despite a weakening economy

India set to become one of fastest growing insurance mkts: Economic Survey

Survey says with Ukraine war weighing on Europe, insurance industry growth in emerging markets is likely to outpace that in the developed markets this year, with emerging Asia in the lead

No sub-limits in policy? Avg clause can't apply

According to the National Commission, the average clause couldn't apply since the policy didn't have individual coverage limits for building, stock, and packaging material

Insurance sector needs Rs 50,000 cr capital each year to double penetration

Irdai Chairman Debabsish Panda said the Rs 50,000 crore figure was arrived at by making assumptions on the country's GDP, inflation, and how the world GDP will grow during this period

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance net profit drops 29% YoY in Dec quarter

Its value of new business (VNB) increased 20 per cent YoY to Rs 618 crore in Q3FY23 compared to Rs 515 crore in the year-ago period

Auto Expo 2023: Ashok Leyland to expand scope of its connected network

Through the telematics-driven connected network, the company helps vehicles on the ground in predicting problems along with quick support in case of breakdowns to AI-based customer solutions

Composite insurance licence regime may trigger M&A activity: HDFC Life CFO

The Central governments decision to issue composite insurance licences (insurers who can sell both life and general insurance policies) may increase a potential for merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the sector, said a senior official of HDFC Life Insurance Company.