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NICL picks Cognizant for accelerating, managing its digital transformation

NICL is one of India's leading public sector general insurance companies

Irdai eases solvency margin requirement for insurers underwriting crop biz

It is estimated that the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai)'s move to ease solvency margin will unlock nearly Rs 1400 crore.

Irdai extends 'Use & File' procedure to health and general insurance plans

Currently, insurance companies have to obtain prior approval from the insurance regulator to launch new products

IRDAI eases approval norms for health, general insurance products

Irdai has tweaked 'Use and File' procedure for all health insurance products and almost all the general insurance products in line with the reform agenda taken up towards having a fully insured India

Opt for critical illness plan with lower survival period clause: Experts

CI plans generally offer global coverage. "Even if the insured is diagnosed with a CI outside India, this plan will make a pay-out," says Vivek Gambhir, a product head at Tata AIG General Insurance

Life insurance: Homemakers must have a term cover of least Rs 20-50 lakh

Homemakers Insurance: Declaring any form of income, like rent, that the homemaker earns can help her get a higher sum assured

CCI approves deal for selling stakes in Magma General Insurance Company

Fair trade regulator CCI has cleared the proposed acquisition of majority stake in Magma HDI General Insurance Company Ltd by Sanoti Properties LLP. Sanoti is into the business of development of commercial and residential real estate projects. As per a notice filed with the Competition Commission of India (CCI), the proposed combination is being undertaken in order to ensure compliance with the mandatory regulations of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). CCI has approved "acquisition of 55.39 per cent of the total equity share capital of Magma HDI General Insurance Company Limited by Sanoti Properties LLP," according to a tweet on Wednesday. Under the deal, Sanoti would acquire shares constituting 55.39 per cent of the total equity share capital of Magma HDI. It would also involve buying shares of Magma HDI held by certain shareholders -- Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd and Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd. Transactions beyond certain thresholds require the

State-run general insurers may get capital infusion of Rs 3,000-5,000 cr

The capital infusion would help improve the financial health of the general insurance firms -- National Insurance Company Limited, Oriental Insurance Company Limited and United India Insurance Company

Govt-owned insurers go for organisational rejig, look for consultants

Four general insurers have decided to restructure the organisation towards profitable growth and have called for Request for Proposal (RFP) from consultancy firms

General insurance industry's GDPI to grow by 10-12% in FY23: Report

The rise is led by higher growth in the health and commercial business segments with increasing awareness of medical insurance and uptick in economic activity, Icra Ratings said in a report

Buy optimal mix of base plan and super top-up to check cost of health cover

If your insurer has hiked the premium rate excessively, consider porting

Term insurance necessity for women, add critical illness cover: Experts

Most insurance experts concur that women don't buy term insurance - one policy that can provide adequate protection - in large enough numbers

ED slaps Rs 80-cr fine on Magma HDI, Sanjay Chamria, Mayank Poddar

The total amount of penalty of Rs 80 crore is to be deposited within 45 days from the date of receipt of this order

MFIN to launch natural catastrophe insurance cover for micro borrowers

The MicroFinance Institutions' Network is planning to introduce this product with Cholamandalam MS General Insurance as insurer

Insurance Gazette: Need to retain the learnings and transform further

Industry leaders speak about the challenges the industry has faced over the past year, fintech, and how the pandemic is shaping consumer behaviour

Insurance Gazette: Some discipline is needed in the healthcare ecosystem

Industry leaders speak about the learnings over the past year and the opportunities for progress that the pandemic has provided

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Shriram General Insurance expects Rs 750 cr underwriting profit this year

Jaipur-based Shriram General Insurance, which is primarily into motor insurance with over 90 per cent of the business coming in from this vertical, is expecting around Rs 750 crore underwriting profit this fiscal as its expects gross written premium income to touch Rs 2,200-2,300 crore. The Chennai-based Shriram Group firm has closed H1 of the fiscal with around Rs 800 crore in premium income and expects it to nearly treble in the second half on the back of the better-than-expected economic recovery, says Anil Aggarwal, the managing director & chief executive of Shriram General that was the first general insurer to underwrite only motor premia when it began 13 years ago. Shriram General Insurance, which manages Rs 10,500 crore of AUM which it expects to cross Rs 50,000 crore over the next five years, is a joint venture between Shriram Capital, the group holding company, and the South African financial services group Sanlam, and was set up in 2009. Today it's the seventh largest ...

Delay in getting strategic investor a concern for Rel Gen: Brickworks

RGICL faces competition from the private as well as public sector general insurance companies in India

Reliance General Insurance Q2 net profit rises 18% to Rs 73 crore

Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd (RGI) on Wednesday reported an 18 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 73.34 crore for the quarter ended September 2021. The insurer had posted a net profit of Rs 62.19 crore in the same quarter a year ago. However, the profit was down sequentially from Rs 75.78 crore in the June 2021 quarter. Total income of the company rose to Rs 199.70 crore during July-September period of FY22, as against Rs 193.22 crore in the year-ago quarter, RGI said in a regulatory filing. Final dividend of Rs 0.04 per equity share for FY21 has been accounted for during the September 2021 quarter, it added. The company further said its board of directors during its meeting on Wednesday noted the resignation, dated September 14, 2021, of Mohan Khandekar as the company secretary and chief compliance officer. He will be serving his notice period, it added.