Insurance - general
Bupa to up stake in Max India to 49%
13 Mar 2015
Insurance bill cleared in Rajya Sabha
12 Mar 2015
The bill, which has now been approved by both Houses of Parliament, will now have to be signed into law by the President
Insurance bill cleared in Lok Sabha
04 Mar 2015
Union Budget 2015-16: Insurance for the masses
28 Feb 2015
ICICI Pru Life planning to sell 5% stake: reports
13 Feb 2015
Long-term investors like sovereign funds, pension funds and other financial investors have evinced interest in picking up a stake in the life insurance joint venture between ICICI Bank Ltd and Prudential Plc
Insurer XL Group acquires rival Catlin for $4.1 bn
10 Jan 2015
The merged entity will have $17 billion of total capital and approximately $10 billion of net premiums, and is expected to join the top 10 global reinsurers with net premiums of over $3 billion
2014: Financial inclusion opens new banking, insurance frontiers
30 Dec 2014
The one retrograde step, perhaps was the RBI move to allow banks charge customers for use of own ATMs
Insurance FDI cap takes ordinance route, coal auction to follow
24 Dec 2014
The Insurance Bill, which has been pending since 2008 in the Rajya Sabha, seeks to increase the composite foreign investment limit in insurance companies to 49 per cent from current 26 per cent
Parliament panel recommends 49% cap on foreign investment in insurance sector
10 Dec 2014
The parliamentary panel on insurance today recommended a composite cap of 49 per cent, including foreign direct investment and all foreign portfolio investments
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