Insurance - general
AIG to sell United Guaranty Corp to Arch Capital for $3.4 bn
16 Aug 2016
AIG had said that it would spin off UGC, cut jobs and sell its broker-dealer network as part of restructuring to ward off activist investor Carl Icahn
HDFC, Max to merge life insurance businesses
09 Aug 2016
The boards of HDFC Life, Max Life, Max Financial Services and Max India have decided to amalgamate their businesses to create a Rs25,500-crore entity under the label of HDFC Life
HDFC, Max to merge life insurance businesses
09 Aug 2016
The boards of HDFC Life, Max Life, Max Financial Services and Max India have decided to amalgamate their businesses to create a Rs25,500-crore entity under the label of HDFC Life
HDFC, Max to merge life insurance businesses
09 Aug 2016
The boards of HDFC Life, Max Life, Max Financial Services and Max India have decided to amalgamate their businesses to create a Rs25,500-crore entity under the label of HDFC Life
Axis Bank to distribute LIC's products
29 Jul 2016
Max Life, Max Financial to merge with HDFC Standard Life
17 Jun 2016
The merger will create an entity with assets worth over Rs1,00,000 crore, making it the biggest consolidation in the country’s private insurance sector
Max Life, Max Financial to merge with HDFC Standard Life
17 Jun 2016
The merger will create an entity with assets worth over Rs1,00,000 crore, making it the biggest consolidation in the country’s private insurance sector
Max Life, Max Financial to merge with HDFC Standard Life
17 Jun 2016
The merger will create an entity with assets worth over Rs1,00,000 crore, making it the biggest consolidation in the country’s private insurance sector
In a first in the UK, Norfolk firm offers insurance for driver-less car users
11 Jun 2016
A Norfolk insurance company has become the first in the world to offer a personal driver-less car insurance policy
Washington health insurers seek 13.5% rate hikes
17 May 2016
AIA Group hikes stake in Tata AIA Life to 49%
26 Apr 2016
HDFC to sell 10% in HDFC Standard Life in IPO
20 Apr 2016
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