Insurance - general

US court blocks Anthem’s $54-bn acquisition of Cigna

09 Feb 2017

Archer Daniels Midland to sell Crop Risk Services insurance unit to Validus Holdings

31 Jan 2017

Nearly 60% of vehicles on Indian roads lack insurance: GIC

24 Jan 2017

Swiss Re, 4 other reinsurers granted licence to operate in India

23 Jan 2017

Besides Swiss Re, IRDA has granted final licences (R3) to Munich Re, Hannover Re, SCOR and RGA to open branch operations in India, besides clearing preliminary approvals to four more players, including Lloyd’s of London, Gen Re of Warren Buffett and Axa Re

Aon in advanced talks to sell Hewitt Associates to Clayton Dubilier & Rice for $4.5 bn

20 Jan 2017

Unions unite to protest listing of PSU insurance firms

20 Jan 2017

Cabinet approves dilution of govt stake in PSU general insurance companies

18 Jan 2017

Republicans gear up to scrap Obamacare with early win

14 Jan 2017

Onex Corp explores sale of USI Insurance valued at around $4 bn

12 Jan 2017

AMA asks Republicans to show how they planned to replace Obamacare

04 Jan 2017

Obamacare on the block as US Congress session opens today

03 Jan 2017

Though Trump had promised to unite a deeply divided country, the first thing that his Republican party would push for is legislation to undo Obamacare, a health insurance programme which has an expected 13.8 million economically disadvantaged people enrolled in it

Obamacare on the block as US Congress session opens today

03 Jan 2017

Though Trump had promised to unite a deeply divided country, the first thing that his Republican party would push for is legislation to undo Obamacare, a health insurance programme which has an expected 13.8 million economically disadvantaged people enrolled in it

Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Financial to buy Swiss insurer Allied World Assurance for $4.9 bn

19 Dec 2016

SBI sells 3.9% stake in life insurance arm to buy-out funds for nearly Rs1,800 cr

10 Dec 2016

US property and casualty insurer Allstate to buy SquareTrade for $1.4 bn

29 Nov 2016

ICICI Lombard sees 30% growth in motor vehicle insurance

24 Nov 2016

Monthly wage ceiling for ESIC cover raised from Rs15,000 to Rs21,000

22 Nov 2016

Dutch insurer Delta Lloyd rejects $2.7-bn takeover bid from NN Group

07 Oct 2016

Largest Dutch insurer NN Group to buy smaller rival Delta Lloyd for $2.7 bn

05 Oct 2016

Railways provides insurance cover to 10 mn passengers in less than a month

01 Oct 2016

Britain's Phoenix Group to buy Deutsche Bank's Abbey Life Assurance for $1.22 bn

28 Sep 2016

Paytm, Tata AIG team up to offer cashless health insurance to cab drivers

19 Sep 2016

ICICI Pru Life's Rs6,000-crore IPO opens for subscription

19 Sep 2016

IRDA to flood India’s reinsurance market with 6 new players

17 Sep 2016

CPPIB to buy London-based Ascot Underwriting for $1.1 bn

17 Sep 2016

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