finance > insurance > insurance - general Insurance - general India must lift FDI cap in defence, insurance: US 20 November 2009 ING to separate banking and insurance operations; to pay back taxpayers’ money 26 October 2009 HSBC to increase stake in Vietnam's largest insurance and financial services group 22 October 2009 Lloyds to sell HBOS portfolio management unit to Rathbone 16 October 2009 AIG sells Taiwan life insurance unit to Primus for $2.15 billion 13 October 2009 US Insurance industry cites increased cost to oppose healthcare reform 12 October 2009 Future Generali launches new ULIP — Future Freedom Plus 08 October 2009 Amitabh Bachchan to promote Max Vijay from Max New York Life Insurance 23 September 2009 Government may ease norms for insurance IPOs 19 September 2009 US prosecutors mull case against AIG’s former financial unit head 12 September 2009 Fortis ties up with Tesco for UK retail insurance 11 September 2009 AIG sells fund units to Pacific Century for $500 million 07 September 2009 Chinatrust joins race for AIG's Taiwan unit with $2.4 billion bid 05 September 2009 Religare – Swiss Re drop health insurance venture 05 September 2009 HSBC Insurance, Canara, Oriental Bank life insurance venture to focus on retirement planning 24 August 2009 UK retailer Tesco plans move into banking 22 August 2009 ING back in the black; expects market turbulence to continue 13 August 2009 IT firm Mphasis buys AIG’s Indian operations 12 August 2009 Whatever will insurers think of next? 12 August 2009 UK’s Friends Provident unable to refuse Resolution offer 11 August 2009 SBI to enter general insurance by March 10 August 2009 AIG posts Q1 profit after two years 08 August 2009 Aviva plans $2.3 billion Delta Lloyd IPO float 08 August 2009 IRDA seeks to increase ULIP lock-in period 07 August 2009 Elders sells insurance business to QBE for A$315 million 31 July 2009 LIC Q1 premium income rises 20 per cent at Rs9,088 crore 30 July 2009 Friends Provident rejects Resolution’s sweetened offer 28 July 2009 IRDA finalising merger and acquisition norms for insurance firms 24 July 2009 IRDA puts cap on ULIP charges 22 July 2009 Reliance Capital mulls options for Reliance Life Insurance 22 July 2009 Nomura acquires 35 per cent stake in LIC Mutual Fund 13 July 2009 SBI Life overtakes ICICI Prudential as India’s top insurer 02 July 2009 AIG to exit Taiwan credit card business; puts Nan Shan on block 01 July 2009 Max India to raise Rs500 crore equity funds to prop up MNYL operations 27 June 2009 AIG plans IPO of arms to repay $25 billion debt 26 June 2009 Future Generali launches Future Anand 17 June 2009 HSBC receives final approval for jointly held insurance company in China 09 June 2009 Pension Corporation's bid to acquire rival Paternoster fails 26 May 2009 IRDA eases norms for bank tie-ups with insurers 23 May 2009 AIG plans to spin off Asian arm to repay Treasury money 19 May 2009 Airtel, Bharti AXA tie up for insurance cover 19 May 2009 AIG in a fresh imbroglio over bonuses 06 May 2009 Exporter claims on ECGC rise 60 per cent in 2008-09 18 April 2009 AIG sells off auto unit for $1.9 billion 17 April 2009 Life insurance sector registers negative growth in Apr-Feb FY'09 11 April 2009 ING to divest $10.6 billion of assets, withdraw to consolidate 09 April 2009 American life insurance company Lincoln repays $700 million of debt 08 April 2009 LIC plans to enter, Australia, New Zealand and SE Asia 07 April 2009 Aviva to shed 1100 jobs in UK 04 April 2009 Life insurers’ premium incomes almost flat at Rs72,017 crore 03 April 2009 IRDA makes policy renewal mandatory for health insurers 02 April 2009 Swiss Re to slash 10 per cent of workforce, appoints new COO 02 April 2009 AIG executive resigns over bonus issue 26 March 2009 Reps pass 90-per cent AIG bonus tax bill, Senators relent 20 March 2009 LIC on investment spree, ups stake in banks 20 March 2009 AIG CEO Edward Liddy: the man America loves to hate 19 March 2009 LIC signs bankassurance deal with Punjab National Bank 18 March 2009 AIG discloses bailout recipients 16 March 2009 Failed AIG’s bonuses to employees draw flak 16 March 2009 Warren Buffett speaks of AIG’s calls for help prior to government bailout 14 March 2009 LIC hikes stake in SBI to 9.16 per cent 13 March 2009 New Fortis deal will have ‘stable’ impact: BNP Paribas 10 March 2009 After ‘Jeevan Aastha’ LIC to sell ‘Jeevan Varsha’ online 09 March 2009 India Post ties up with ICICI Prudential for postal insurance 04 March 2009 US lawmakers, fed and treasury chiefs angry with AIG 04 March 2009 US government injects additional $30 billion in AIG 02 March 2009 Insurance majors IPC Holdings and Max Capital agree to merge 02 March 2009 AIG may report largest ever quarterly loss in corporate history 24 February 2009 LIC hikes stakes in ICICI Bank, IOB 24 February 2009 Swiss Re reports $1.5 billion Q4 loss 20 February 2009 Buffett investment fails to save Swiss Re CEO’s job 12 February 2009 General insurance premium set to gross Rs1 trillion by 2015 09 February 2009 Life insurance industry records 16-per cent in first three quarters of FY09 09 February 2009 LIC targets new business of Rs57,000 crore in bid to regain market share 07 February 2009 HotSpot introduces insurance scheme for mobile handsets 06 February 2009 RBS abandons sale of insurance business 06 February 2009 Warren Buffett invests $2.6 billion in Swiss Re 06 February 2009 Mitsui Sumimoto keen on Indian acquisitions 03 February 2009 Health insurer Aetna agrees to reimburse students for undervalued claims 03 February 2009 Hannover Re buys ING-written life portfolio from Scottish Re 24 January 2009 Kotak Life Insurance enters alliance with DHFL Vysya Housing Finance 21 January 2009 Life insurance is the most preferred investment option for Indians 19 January 2009 Biggest US health insurer UnitedHealth agrees to settle class-action lawsuit for $400 million 16 January 2009 UK apologies to victims of Equitable Life 16 January 2009 Bank of Montreal acquires AIG's Canadian business for $375 million 14 January 2009 LIC to sell policies online 12 January 2009 ULIPs to get cheaper as IRDA eases norms for insurers 02 January 2009 AIG seeks relaxation of Fed rules on asset sales 01 January 2009 Recession forces Japanese insurers to merge 29 December 2008 LIC focuses on guaranteed return policies amidst declining markets 26 December 2008 Munich Re to buy AIG unit for a bargain price of $742 million 22 December 2008 Insurance reforms bill introduced 22 December 2008 SBI Life ties up with Bajaj Capital 09 December 2008 IOB to market Universal Sompo insurance products 09 December 2008 Insurance company Prudential looking to sell off stake in brokerage JV with Wachovia 05 December 2008 Taj Hotels well insured 04 December 2008 Insurance regulator reviewing norms for mergers, terror cover 04 December 2008 Insurance and terrorism – how much was the Taj insured for? 03 December 2008 Aegon Religare Life launches tax-free single premium policy 02 December 2008 IAG raises general insurance stake in Malaysian joint venture 01 December 2008 Aon Corporation announces major restructuring after Benfield acquisition 01 December 2008 AIG offloads private banking arm for $254 million 01 December 2008 Terror insurance: Does your policy cover you? 29 November 2008 AIG asked to follow Goldman cost cutting lead 26 November 2008 Chinese consortium in talks to buy AIG's Asian assets 25 November 2008 SBI, IAG launch insurance joint venture 24 November 2008 New York attorney general warns AIG over executive bonuses 19 November 2008 Hike in insurance FDI against policyholders' interests, says officers association 03 November 2008 Left sees red at insurance FDI bill 31 October 2008 Aegon gets $3.7 billion funding from Dutch government 29 October 2008 AIG uses up $90 billion of $123 billion bailout, may require more 24 October 2008 UK insurance giant Prudential confirms interest in AIG’s Asian assets 22 October 2008 PE firm CVC and Swiss Re come to bid for RBS insurance Direct Line: Report 20 October 2008 Asian insurance sector strong: Crisil 11 October 2008 Japan’s Yamato Life collapses with debts of $2.7 billion 10 October 2008 Iran seeks war cover for IPI gas project 04 October 2008 AIG to refocus on property, casualty 04 October 2008 AIG may sell over 15 businesses to repay $85 billion Fed loan 29 September 2008 Tata-AIG’s promotional budgets may shrink: Reports 22 September 2008 Bernanke’s AIG 19 September 2008 Analysts see insurance rivals profiting from AIG’s misfortune 18 September 2008 Chidambaram allays fears over Tata-AIG 18 September 2008 Greenberg tries a second coming at AIG 17 September 2008 Indian operations safe from AIG crisis: IRDA 17 September 2008 AIG in free fall after credit rating downgrades 16 September 2008 IRDA asks Tata AIG to clarify status as AIG stumbles 16 September 2008 AIG in liquidity crisis; seeks $40 billion Fed funding: report 15 September 2008 Ratings outlook on global reinsurance stable, says Fitch 02 September 2008 FDIC may soon be in the US bailout list: report 27 August 2008 IRDA levels equity exposure limit for LIC and private insurers 25 August 2008 Bajaj Allianz Life introduces ULIP with no surrender charges 19 August 2008 Private firms to lead growth of insurance sector: Assocham 16 August 2008 Aviva India launches two new unit-linked plans 11 August 2008 Allianz expanding agribusiness in Brazil 25 July 2008 Bajaj Allianz to enable changing insurance companies 14 July 2008 AEGON Religare Life Insurance gets IRDA approval 30 June 2008 Merged Air India set to strike massive insurance deals for 2008-09 30 June 2008 Canara-Oriental-HSBC joint venture launches life insurance products 16 June 2008 Thomas Cook to sell Bajaja Allianz Life policies 13 June 2008 Aviva to eliminate 1,800 insurance jobs in restructuring move 10 June 2008 AIG shares plummet on news of federal investigation of accounting procedures 09 June 2008 Warren Buffet's Gen Re Life / Health opens office in Mumbai 03 June 2008 Dabur promoters to float general insurance company with Liberty Mutual 02 June 2008 AIG plans to raise $12.5 million, mops up $20 billion instead 21 May 2008 Future Generali launches "mallassurance"; targets 100,000 policies in 45 days 20 May 2008 General Insurance industry logs 12.5 per cent growth in FY'08 14 May 2008 Thinking ahead: Futures researcher Markku Wilenius 14 May 2008 SBI to hold majority stake in non-life insurance operations with Australia's IAG 14 May 2008 Alliance, other insurers to foot Siemens' corruption bill: report 29 April 2008 BSNL MTNL provide insurance cover for accidental death, injury to customers 18 April 2008 BoM opts out of three-way insurance JV with Shriram Fin, Sanlam of SA 03 April 2008 Religare-AEGON venture gets IRDA nod for life insurance business 01 April 2008 Zurich Financial to buy-50 per cent stake in Can Soluciones Integrales; completes TEB Sigorta acquisition in Turkey 01 April 2008 Indian insurance sector off to a strong start in 2008, says Macquarie Research 11 March 2008 Insurance options from Tata-AIG General Insurance for GoAir passengers 10 March 2008 Government proposes freezing Post Office Insurance Fund corpus 10 March 2008 HDFC's acquisition of Centurion Bank of Punjab may cost Aviva Life its bancassurance partner 23 February 2008 ICICI Prudential Life hires retired armed forces personnel to sell policies 21 February 2008 Bond Insurance scare 18 February 2008 Indians underprepared to cope with retirement: Aviva 14 January 2008 IRDA says no to 'Pvt Ltd' insurance companies 07 January 2008 IRDA tells life insurers to display all charges levied on policyholders 03 January 2008 Aegon completes its acquisition of Merrill’s insurance subsidiaries 01 January 2008 Indiabulls partners French insurance co Sogecap 31 December 2007 Buffett's Hathway launches municipal bond insurance company 29 December 2007 NTPC ties up Rs2,000 crore in loan and bonds with LIC 27 December 2007 Four into one and 40 per cent hike AIIEA demands 10 December 2007 ICICI Prudential Life introduces mobile payments of premium 06 December 2007 Health insurer Cigna will buy Great-West Health for $1.5 billion 27 November 2007 LIC to sponsor India's first pension fund company 24 November 2007 Pearl tries to trump Standard Life offer for Resolution with $10.1 billion bid 27 October 2007 Hinduja group to invest $1.5 billion in India in insurance, real estate and healthcare 23 October 2007 Insurance agents need to get buyers'' declaration of informed consent 19 September 2007 Canara Bank, HSBC and Oriental Bank jointly float life insurance company 10 September 2007 Self insurance is the best policy for Power Grid Corporation 07 September 2007 IRDA authorises Kishore Buyani''s Future Generali India''s life, general insurance businesses 05 September 2007 Bharti Enterprises, AXA to set up asset management company 04 September 2007 Chola MS reaps wholesale returns with retail thrust 27 August 2007 AEGON to acquire Merrill Lynch Life Insurance companies 14 August 2007 Chola MS General Insurance looks for a new core insurance solution 06 August 2007 Vijaya Bank to exit life insurance venture: The Hindu Business Line 01 August 2007 British insurers Friends Provident and Resolution to merge 26 July 2007 Friends Provident finds Resolution in merger talks 25 July 2007 Dena Bank plans non-life insurance JV 14 July 2007 Reducing risks for policyholders 12 July 2007 Star Health rolls out the red carpet for senior citizens, diabetics 07 July 2007 A regulator should not police premium rates: M Ramadoss 05 July 2007 IRDA lays down floor rates for rural insurance 30 June 2007 India''s first insurance shopping website launched 18 June 2007 Non-life insurers allowed to fix region-wise health insurance premium 08 June 2007 Non-life insurers mull life after detariffing 08 June 2007 ICICI Lombard at top place in premium growth 01 June 2007 AI evaluating insurance bids - may pay 35 per cent less this year 30 May 2007 ECGC to increase commission rates for bancassurance 29 May 2007 Insurance brokers to alter their names 28 May 2007 IRDA committee to look into health insurance for senior citizens 28 May 2007 Merger of PSU non-life insurers impractical: M Karthikeyan 26 May 2007 Star Health and Medical to set up chain of clinics 21 May 2007 Kotak Mahindra Bank to expand, enter credit card and insurance businesses 18 May 2007 IRDA sets conditions for ULIP policy holders 16 May 2007 ASI in a fix; members not to be affected 15 May 2007 New India, Reliance General lead insurance sector in FY07 15 May 2007 Reliance Life, SBI Life move up the ranking order 07 May 2007 Changes in Act to encourage stand-alone health insurance companies 26 April 2007 AIIEA demands 40 per cent pay hike 19 April 2007 Another two-year bonus for life insurers 18 April 2007 G N Agarwal replaces Dr R Kannan as ASI president 18 April 2007 A new Star in the health insurance segment 16 April 2007 Size does not actually matter 10 April 2007 ECGC takes on competitors on their own turf 10 April 2007 NEIA gives in principle cover for 4 export projects 07 April 2007 Reliance Life Insurance gets ISO 9001-2000 certification 28 March 2007 Allianz plans to enter Indian retail banking 26 March 2007 Cholamandalam MS drives to Hyundai dealers 17 March 2007 DLF-Prudential to focus on protection products 07 March 2007 DLF to invest Rs1,000 crore in life insurance venture with Prudential 06 March 2007 IRDA cautions life insurance buyers; lashes out at LIC for misleading buyers 05 March 2007 IRDA relaxes ULIP norms 23 February 2007 Mortality-morbidity bureau undergoes a name change 09 February 2007 The Big fight : Khan v/s Kannan 08 February 2007 A tightrope walk begins for Dr Kannan, member (Actuarial) IRDA 08 February 2007 India confident of pension, insurance reforms 30 January 2007 CPM opposes raising FDI limit in insurance 19 January 2007 Mukesh Ambani taps the insurance sector 11 January 2007 Bharti, AXA sign agreement for general insurance 09 January 2007 AXA Asia plans hiking stake in Bharti Axa Life 05 January 2007 Union Bank to offer LIC's group insurance to its fixed deposit holders 30 December 2006 Reliance General offers new health insurance policy 28 December 2006 Union Bank, Bank of India, Dai-ichi Life join hands for life insurance JV 21 December 2006 Private car owners oppose IRDA's 250-per cent hike in third-party premiums 18 December 2006 Swiss Re to acquire 26-pr cent in TTK Healthcare 11 December 2006 Government studying proposal for higher FDI in insurance 08 December 2006 Maruti Insurance to discuss insurance premium rates 08 December 2006 Liyaquat Khan out of ASI governing council 25 November 2006 How should insurance biz be valued? 24 November 2006 Reliance General emerges as fastest-growing non-life insurer 14 November 2006 Insurance broking business likely to revive 09 November 2006 Japanese insurer Sompo''s JV with Allahabad Bank to finally take-off 08 November 2006 ''De-tariffing'' to increase insurers'' underwriting losses: CRISIL 07 November 2006 Executive Summary: De-tariffing'' to increase insurers'' underwriting losses 07 November 2006 Swiss Re to enter health re-insurance in India, China 07 November 2006 Global pension fund managers already assessing India: CNBC 20 October 2006 IFFCO-Tokio launches technology liability policy for IT / ITeS sector 12 October 2006 International health insurers eye India 11 October 2006 Saudi Arabia approves LIC, New India JV; opens up insurance sector 11 October 2006 Insurance broking to get a major boost in India 19 September 2006 3i Infotech launches India's first insurance broking exchange 18 September 2006 ASI committee to chart road map for the statutory institute 18 September 2006 Regulatory framework amongst the best in the world 08 September 2006 Tata AIG group ties with Sangli Bank for 'Bancassurance' 07 September 2006 Birla Sun Life AuM rise by 85 per cent 04 September 2006 HSBC ties up with New India Assurance for credit insurance 31 August 2006 Dai Ichi to enter Indian life insurance through JV with BoI 28 August 2006 Buoyant life insurance sector attracts banks 25 August 2006 Telltale signs of restructuring in Aditya Birla group: CNBC-TV18 18 August 2006 ICICI Lombard offers discounted medical cover to students flying Air India 07 August 2006 BoI, UTI Mutual Fund to offer micro-pension to self-help groups 03 August 2006 Prudential Financial keen on India foray 28 July 2006 Max New York Life launches triple benefit life insurance plan 18 July 2006 IDBI, Federal Bank and Fortis in life insurance joint venture 13 July 2006 GSLV F02 and Insat 4C uninsured 11 July 2006 Common mistakes when buying insurance 22 June 2006 IRDA''s ULIP guidelines will protect policyholders 15 May 2006 IRDA committee to overhaul grievance redressal in PSUs 12 May 2006 NIIT Technologies acquires UK insurance solutions company 08 May 2006 Trevor Bull: Life in an emerging market 04 May 2006 ICICI Pru launches Cancer Care 18 April 2006 Patent insurance: An inside view 15 April 2006 Teflon coating on armour? 15 April 2006 Who should obtain patent insurance? 15 April 2006 Aviva calls off take-over Prudential bid 25 March 2006 Aviva's bid for Prudential lands Indian arm, ICICI Pru in quandary 20 March 2006 Public sector non-life insurers discriminate against senior citizens 13 March 2006 Looking back, looking forward 08 March 2006 Insured for the future 08 March 2006 LIC''s new plan for corporate executives and high networth individuals 02 March 2006 ICICI Prudential Life Insurance crosses two million policies milestone 22 February 2006 Creation of motor pool has its own problems 17 February 2006 The budget must benefit policyholders 17 February 2006 Reliance Life Insurance gets IRDA''s recognition 02 February 2006 Choosing the right insurance advisor 16 January 2006 Ethics in insurance: Building relationships through trust 11 January 2006 Actuarial private practice set to boom 05 January 2006 Actuaries come of age 05 January 2006 An exciting five years 05 January 2006 Get ready for next phase of reforms - Part 1 05 January 2006 Get ready for next phase of reforms - Part 2 05 January 2006 Great days ahead 05 January 2006 Industry trend-setter 05 January 2006 The dark horse 05 January 2006 The high flier 05 January 2006 Hindujas to get into insurance 03 January 2006 Indian securitisation markets: smooth transition to new regulations 13 December 2005 Satyam ties-up with Chinese software firm 12 December 2005 Private insurers market share increases to 26 per cent 05 December 2005 State insurers incur loss in insuring Reliance Infocomm handsets 05 December 2005 Maruti insures more than two million vehicles 05 December 2005 Indian Bank ties up with LIC to launch four insurance products 03 December 2005 We are ready for a detariff regime 22 November 2005 Seven year itch does ASI and FICCI apart 15 November 2005 Is insurance detariffing headed towards a dead end? 15 November 2005 Cholamandalam MS targets Rs300 crore premium 09 November 2005 EET regime would impact life insurance 22 October 2005 Reliance Life to get aggressive 22 October 2005 ICICI Lombard becomes first general insurer to be ISO certified 15 October 2005 Dr Kannan succeeds Khan at ASI 19 September 2005 How to buy the right policy 16 September 2005 How to buy your life insurance 16 September 2005 Types of insurance 16 September 2005 Rs2,000 crore-national export insurance fund to be set up 30 August 2005 DSP Merrill Lynch launches SIP with life insurance from Bajaj Allainz Life 26 August 2005 Bajaj Allianz General Insurance and KVB launch householder''s policy 16 August 2005 Shriram Life: Great expectations 16 August 2005 New corporate agency guidelines evokes mixed reactions from life insurers 08 August 2005 Edelweiss Insurance mandated sole insurance broker for BSE ''brokers indemnity policy'' 05 August 2005 Anil Ambani snaps up AMP Sanmar 01 August 2005 Shriram Life Insurance obtains R1 license from IRDA 20 July 2005 ASI says no to Actuaries Bill 20 July 2005 An air of assurance 19 July 2005 Birla Sun Life Insurance to automate underwriting process 13 July 2005 Centurion Bank ties up with ICICI Lombard to provide insurance 10 June 2005 ICICI Prudential introduces capital-linked ULIPs 02 June 2005 KPN committee moots minimising government''s role in insurance 30 May 2005 General insurance council to be activated in six months time 30 May 2005 ING Vysya Bank sells stake in insurance venture 30 May 2005 Starting with a bang 24 May 2005 A money-back policy for insurers? 26 April 2005 Saving for retirement: Three things to remember 26 April 2005 LIC chooses NCR Corporation for data warehouse project 15 April 2005 Kotak Life introduces home loan insurance 05 April 2005 ICICI Lombard covers GHCL''s salt works against rainfall losses 23 March 2005 Martin Sullivan to succeed MR Greenberg as CEO of AIG 16 March 2005 LIC launches unit-linked pension plan 04 March 2005 Budget brings insurance on collision course with mutual funds 02 March 2005 Tata AIG General enters into a alliance with TT Enterprises 23 February 2005 Insurance unions oppose FDI hike move 17 February 2005 US insurers going bust 14 February 2005 Foreign mortality/morbidity table for critical illness adopted by IRDA 27 January 2005 Consolidation in insurance 31 December 2004 Cholamandalam MS ties up with Assicurazioni Generali SpA 21 December 2004 Merger is the answer 07 December 2004 Cholamandalam partners with Western India Automobile Association 30 November 2004 ICICI Lombard Insurance Services implements Talisma v6 CRM 22 November 2004 outbound Indian investments 18 November 2004 Tata AIG Life half-yearly premium up 118 per cent 29 October 2004 ICICI Pru Life new premium up 169 per cent 23 October 2004 First Insurance World Broking Services not to charge for claims services 20 October 2004 IRDA for insurance FDI cap at 49 per cent 19 October 2004 LIC may bear service tax burden this year 19 October 2004 SBI, LIC team up for funding infrastructure projects 13 October 2004 APPP turns upside down the life insurers rankings 08 October 2004 Cheaper distribution channels needed : IRDA chief 01 October 2004 Going for the right business mix 17 September 2004 IRDA draft norms for training institutes 07 August 2004 The actuarial tax debate 19 July 2004 Fight the service tax on insurance on fundamentals : ASI president 16 July 2004 Exciting times ahead 12 July 2004 Online insurance services 07 July 2004 Continuity of reforms in non-life insurance 29 June 2004 Betting on retail customers 28 June 2004 General Insurance market stabilising with strength 17 June 2004 ECGC gears up 15 June 2004 Private non life insurers hit the profit track 12 June 2004 Continuity of reforms in non-life insurance 11 June 2004 Being friendly with customers as well as investors 31 May 2004 Cholamandalam MS General Insurance opens first branch in UP 17 May 2004 ICICI Lombard announces tie up with Muthoot Group 07 May 2004 ICICI Prudential Life premium up 135 per cent 15 April 2004 Insurers'' bids in IPOs to conform to prudential norms: IRDA 11 March 2004 IRDA issues norms for brokerages 05 March 2004 HDFC Mutual Fund declares dividend for HDFC Tax Plan 2000 19 February 2004 Seminar on Insurance 14 February 2004 Flexible group insurance policy from MetLife India 12 February 2004 AMP Sanmar infuses Rs.35 crore capital 11 February 2004 Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance fares well 11 February 2004 SBH, United India in tie up 10 February 2004 The solvency debate 04 February 2004 Hazell Carr and Progeon announce exclusive BPO alliance 02 February 2004 Antony Jacob joins Royal Sundaram as MD 27 January 2004 ECGC to diversify product range 23 January 2004 ASI forced to withdraw its guidance note 5 19 January 2004 2003: A year to remember 08 January 2004 IRDA defers sales illustration norms 08 January 2004 Mukherji committee report stirs a hornet''s nest 07 January 2004 Insurance sector employees urged to reject VRS 05 January 2004 Protect the policyholder 04 January 2004 Actually speaking 03 January 2004 Towards a safer dawn 02 January 2004 Young Turk 31 December 2003 A reason to smile 30 December 2003 India Post to employ external agents to sell insurance schemes 29 December 2003 A matter of concern 26 December 2003 ASI norm on sales illustration 05 December 2003 Insurance top bosses change 05 December 2003 Slow and steady 25 November 2003 HCL InfiNet offers free insurance for Nokia phones against theft 22 November 2003 Clash of interests 05 November 2003 Tamil Nadu government keeps away private non-life insurers 04 November 2003 Royal Sundaram, Lakshmi Vilas Bank in bancassurance tie-up 31 October 2003 Satyam, American International Tech in multiyear agreement 30 October 2003 Bancassurance tie-up between Allianz Bajaj, Syndicate Bank 21 October 2003 Mastek's offshore development centre for ePolicy Solutions 20 October 2003 Insure lives, ensure success 14 October 2003 Actuarial argument 07 October 2003 Indian insurance sees potential in directors & officers liability cover 24 September 2003 Kerala Hospitality to sell Allianz Bajaj life insurance products 20 September 2003 ICICI Lombard Gen Insurance launches weather insurance 09 September 2003 Committee to review remuneration to insurance intermediaries 02 September 2003 Sharing responsibilities 02 September 2003 S&P lowers ratings of Munich Reinsurance Company to A+ 30 August 2003 More the merrier 26 August 2003 ASI issues guidance note for peer review of annual valuations 25 August 2003 Brokers meet IRDA chairman 19 August 2003 RG Stone Urological Institute offers free medical insurance 13 August 2003 S&P expresses negative outlook for North American reinsurers 12 August 2003 Samsonite unveils free baggage insurance plan for a safer travel 12 August 2003 ASI president Liyaquat Khan against passage of Actuaries Bill 07 August 2003 Non-life premium excels 07 August 2003 Seagate unveils Peace of Mind programme for Indian PC users 06 August 2003 Watchdog responsibilities 26 July 2003 Bad time for Japanese insurers 15 July 2003 Aid sought for actuarial institute 30 June 2003 Going global to grow 18 June 2003 Public sector insurance giants reluctant to use brokers'' help 17 June 2003 New unemployment insurance solution from Covansys Corp 14 June 2003 Punjab & Sind Bank to sell Bajaj Allianz insurance products 12 June 2003 Guaranteed to succeed 11 June 2003 IRDA okays web-based training 06 June 2003 Global reinsurance midyear outlook remains negative : S&P 31 May 2003 C S Rao chosen IRDA chairman 28 May 2003 Ensuring quality 22 May 2003 Japan''s life insurers diverge on bank exposure, maintains S&P 07 May 2003 Homely healthcare 03 May 2003 Enron : Large Thai life insurers overshadow smaller peers, says S&P 24 April 2003 Ceat offers free insurance cover on its two-wheeler tyres 15 April 2003 Fighting fire 13 April 2003 Swimming against the tide 08 April 2003 S&P takes Chubb Corporation ratings off watch, lowers them 07 April 2003 S&P affirms AAA ratings on AIG and various operating firms 25 March 2003 S&P revises outlook on Volkswagen to negative from stable 25 March 2003 Bharat Overseas Bank to sell ING Vysya Life Insurance plans 24 March 2003 American automobile sales slow down due to multiple factors 24 March 2003 Domestic general insurers slug it out to grab corporate policy pie 24 March 2003 Insurers continue to suffer from corporate America’s follies 24 March 2003 IRDA institutions to monitor vehicle safety, data collection 24 March 2003 Life insurers in Australia, New Zealand to face tough weather 24 March 2003 LeasePlan, Royal Sundaram start safe driving plan for corporates 20 March 2003 HCL Comnet eyes global remote services management sector 19 March 2003 FDI limit in insurance likely to be increased to 49% from 26% 17 March 2003 AON Global Insurance Services procures licence for broking 15 March 2003 Woes of US property, casualty insurers still remain, says S&P 14 March 2003 Fighting the mighty 08 March 2003 Marsh India gets licence to work as insurance broking company 05 March 2003 Wadhwa is General Insurers Sector Association’s chairman 03 March 2003 Health premium of PSU non-life insurance employees jacked up 03 March 2003 UBI to leverage credit portfolio to bring earn commissions 25 February 2003 IRDA starts revolutionary move to test safety of vehicle models 24 February 2003 Medicine Shoppe, Bajaj Allianz to offer free insurance cover 24 February 2003 TPA data will check healthcare costs; IRDA sets up committee 24 February 2003 Enron : S&P says imprudence has landed insurers in a soup 25 January 2003 Govt constitutes nine-member group to study bancassurance 20 January 2003 Scrap sovereign guarantee to LIC policyholders: Committee 16 January 2003 Tailor-made insurance products from Lakshmi Vilas Bank 14 January 2003 Taxing times 14 January 2003 Jagannathan ahead in race for IRDA chairman’s position 10 January 2003 Eyeing the big pie 04 January 2003 IRDA issues ‘in-principle’ approval for 12 broking companies 04 January 2003 Exciting role, great future 01 January 2003 Opening new vistas 01 January 2003 IRDA displeased with PSU insurers in settlement of claims 13 December 2002 India Life Hewitt to administer benefits for Tube Investments 04 December 2002 Insurance personnel keenly watch MTNL-BSNL merger moves 25 November 2002 Swiss Re wants to enter India, and GIC wants to venture out 25 November 2002 More insurance failures likely in Asia-Pacific region in 2003 18 November 2002 Oriental, United India to refund excess vehicle premiums 18 November 2002 Bharat Overseas Bank to market life and non-life products 07 November 2002 Birla Sun Life Insurance revises rates on term plan 22 October 2002 IRDA chairman for cautious approach to equity investment 17 October 2002 Om Kotak relaunches Kotak Insurance Bond 01 October 2002 Om Kotak to market through banks, NBFCs 21 September 2002 ICICI Pru picks up partners for child policies 17 September 2002 Life insurers go easy on catastrophes: Mony 13 September 2002 Allahabad Bank to sell ICICI Pru products 11 September 2002 Talks on with ICICI Pru, SBI for NRI bond 09 September 2002 Insurance firms to trade in derivatives soon 07 September 2002 Motor insurance sector faces a major crisis 05 September 2002 ICICI Pru leader among private players 20 August 2002 European reinsurers outlook still negative 16 August 2002 HSBC in bancassurance, insurance broking 16 August 2002 IRDA sets guidelines for insurance brokers 12 August 2002 Khan is ASI president, Kannan vice president 05 August 2002 Insure and be more secure 02 August 2002 JV with Indian insurers due to recession: S&P 01 August 2002 S&P revises its outlook on Prudential entities 26 July 2002 AMP sure of better results in India, Japan 20 July 2002 Life insurers can go into pensions segment 20 July 2002 S&P withdraws AA- rating to Gulf Insurance 15 July 2002 WorldCom debacle affects US insurers: S&P 10 July 2002 Life insurers find hope in actuarial services 01 July 2002 Foreign hand 29 June 2002 Foreign votes in ASI elections shocks many 27 June 2002 Life is not easy for Japanese insurers: S&P 11 June 2002 US insurers benefit from premium pricing 10 June 2002 US health insurance sector in pink of health 07 June 2002 FIs find securitisation a practicable option 13 May 2002 Actually speaking 06 May 2002 Insurers seek financial enhancement ratings 30 April 2002 Insurers resist IRDAs transparency move 26 April 2002 Actuarial course is the hottest thing now 25 April 2002 Equity option 04 April 2002 Risks involved in securitising life premia 04 April 2002 Insurers future secure 30 March 2002 Service tax on premium worries insurers 27 March 2002 Cholamandalam inducts new directors 26 March 2002 SBI Life ties up with Sundaram Finance 18 March 2002 Tata AIG, Thomas Cook join hands 18 March 2002 Clarica shareholders vote for Sun Life 15 March 2002 Royal Sundaram, Repco Bank tie up 15 March 2002 SBI Life, Sundaram Finance team up 06 March 2002 ING chief to visit India on 7 March 05 March 2002 Life policy for SBI account-holders 05 March 2002 Information at a premium 04 March 2002 Private insurers taught FM on service tax 04 March 2002 Iffco-Tokio joins hands with KSFC 01 March 2002 Terrorist risk cover: To be or not to be 14 February 2002 Tata-AIG, NGOs to design rural products 29 January 2002 AMP Sanmar commences operations 22 January 2002 New generation insurers play dirty 11 January 2002 New norms for general insurers 09 January 2002 Four firms seek insurance licence 20 November 2001 Agents commission may be lowered 19 November 2001 Tata AIG to launch group pension 08 November 2001 LIC to cut down on rate of returns 03 November 2001 Its war out there, or is it? 18 October 2001 Pharma firms set to fight anthrax 16 October 2001 VRS - the latest mantra 21 September 2001 LIC, New India Assurance explore synergy 17 September 2001 Aviation insurance to hit the sky 14 September 2001 Create Self-generating Pension Funds 24 August 2001 Pension funds --- reforms a top priority area 24 August 2001 IRDA grants insurance license to Metlife 07 August 2001 Private players ‘insure’ LIC’s business 10 July 2001 Actuarial Society president voted out 09 July 2001 ‘Indian actuaries should be seen competent globally’ 28 May 2001 Indian actuaries up in arms against ASI 28 May 2001 No VRS for state-owned insurance employees 10 May 2001 Higher deductibles might cover ONGC risks 30 April 2001 Depreciation change in insurance claims to hurt consumers 12 April 2001 Unit-linked insurance schemes are life insurance 11 April 2001 IRDA should focus on Development : Gipsa 07 February 2001 Survival of the fittest 07 February 2001 No pension tension 29 January 2001 Development officers as captive brokers? 22 January 2001 New India Assurance readies to take on competition 18 December 2000 LIC awakens, shrugs at new competition 26 November 2000 Private life insurers could get 20-year tax holiday if demand is met 26 November 2000 The tough talking supercop 20 June 2000 Fire premium reduction will burn insurers 10 May 2000 ASI to get statutory seal 25 March 2000 Exam syllabus to follow London pattern 25 March 2000 The day of the risk manager is dawning 24 March 2000 Life insurance is where the life is! 21 March 2000 Sanmar, GIO break up insurance plan 21 March 2000 AIG to invest $1 billion in India 26 February 2000 Missing the woods for the trees 04 January 2000 "Private threat overplayed" - KPMG insurance report 10 November 1999 Max India, New York Life write up insurance plan 04 November 1999 Max India's foray into insurance 03 November 1999 Offence may be United Insurance''s best defence 01 November 1999 Orphan claims now provided for, new accounting norms on anvil 01 November 1999 Insurance actuaries want foreigners kept out 31 October 1999 Merger''s the answer for general insurance 10 September 1999  search domain-b    go
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