Insurance - general
ING Vysya rebrands itself Exide Life Insurance after ING exits
06 May 2014
ING Vysya Life Insurance today renamed itself as Exide Life Insurance Co, having got regulatory approval for the change in the wake of the exit of Netherlands-based ING Group from their joint venture
L&T, Future Generali call off insurance JV plan
22 Apr 2014
The two said in separate statements that they were calling off their joint venture because of "inordinate delay" in finalisation of the deal
Third-party motor insurance hike less steep than expected
29 Mar 2014
The Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority today limited the hike in premium for third-party motor insurance to 9-20 per cent, against a proposal seeking a hike in the range of 20 to 137 per cent
IRDA allows insurers to invest in equity ETFs
04 Mar 2014
Third-party motor insurance premiums to skyrocket
13 Feb 2014
Insurance companies could soon raise third-party motor insurance premiums between 25 and 137 per cent for private cars and 1 and 45 per cent for two-wheelers
Non-life insurers’ net profit vaults over 131 times to Rs3,282 crore
02 Jan 2014
The net profit of life insurance industry grew 16.3 per cent to Rs6,948 crore so far during the current financial year, from Rs5,975 crore in the comparable period of the previous year
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