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LIC eases policy claim settlement process to mitigate customer hardships
To mitigate the hardships faced by customers due to the pandemic, LIC said policyholders can deposit their maturity claim documents at their nearest LIC office anywhere till the end of the month.
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Top headlines: Future revs up JVs amid Amazon row, PSU privatisation list
Global money manager BlackRock just delivered a double-barreled warning on the merits of holding traditional haven gold right now. Read top stories today
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IDBI Bank, out of PCA, faces tightrope act between growth and reducing NPAs
Deck clears for government's stake sale; improvement in lender's finances key to invoke investor interest
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Top headlines: Apple's India plans, raw material crunch for vax maker, and more
With just about a fortnight left for the suspension on fresh corporate insolvency cases to end, government sources have indicated that another extension is unlikely
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Sebi's new free float norms and what it means for LIC IPO: Explained
Why are free float shares important? What is the free float requirement for newly listed companies? How and who will the Sebi move benefit? In this podcast, we explained Sebi's new free float norms
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Top headlines: Sebi eases listing rules for large IPOs, Bitcoin hits record
A month into the Covid-19 immunisation drive, as many as 21 states and Union Territories (UTs) have not administered a single shot of Covaxin from Bharat Biotech. Read top news with Business Standard
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General insurers' underwriting losses up 6.3% in FY20: Irdai Annual Report
While state-owned insurers' losses rose 1.12% to Rs 18,741 cr, those of private insurers were up over 26% to Rs 3,647 cr
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Top headlines: India says Covid deaths falling; bank unions call for strike
Business Standard brings you top news of the evening
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Life insurers' new business premiums up 3.7% in Jan after two slump months
This is despite state-owned insurance behemoth LIC reporting a 2% decline in NBP in the same period to Rs 13,143.64 crore
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LIC employees protest against Centre's disinvestment proposal, oppose move
The Budget proposals for 2021-22 on Monday put Rs 1.75 trillion as a target from stake sale in public sector companies and financial institutions
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PSU divestment, LIC IPO, fiscal deficit: How brokerages read Budget 2021
Budget 2021 marks a clear change in the Modi government's stance from fiscal conservatism to growth orientation, notes analysts at Jefferies
Budget 2021: FDI cap hike in insurance set to attract US, European firms
The country's investment promotion agency, Invest India, expects the insurance market to be worth around $250 billion by 2025
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Open to opportunities of paring stake in IDBI Bank: LIC's Vipin Anand
An increase in economic activity since the unlock process started in June has resulted in an uptick in the business performance of LIC, says LIC MD Vipin Anand
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Loan book audit at IDBI Bank to identify stress areas ahead of stake sale
Audit report may form the basis of valuations in impending disinvestment by the government
Public sector IPOs warm up to anchor investors a decade down the line
Centre for the first time exercises provision for IRFC issue
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Govt to sell up to 10% in SAIL via OFS, may fetch Rs 2,600 crore
On offer are 206.5 million shares, or 5% of company's stock, at a floor price of Rs 64 a share, with option to sell another 5% if issue is oversubscribed
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LIC drags new premium biz down 3% in Dec, private life insurers fare well
The new business premium of life insurance industry contracted by 3 per cent year-on-year to Rs 24,383.42 crore in December
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Canadian pension fund, LIC and NIIF keen to invest in NHAI InvIT
NHAI plans to put at least two-three projects worth Rs 5,000-6,000 crore under the InvIT by March-end.
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Beyond Headlines: Should there be a range for fiscal deficit target?
The govt expenditure this year (till October-end) was at roughly the same level as that seen in the same period last year
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New business premium of life insurers decline 26.93% YoY in November
In the April - November period of FY21, NBP of life insurers declined by 1.5 per cent to Rs 1.66 trillion, as against Rs 1.69 trillion in the same period last financial year