insurance business

Stake sale in insurance arms to help banks on bad loans: Moody's

Earlier this week, state-run SBI Life Insurance (SBI Life) completed its initial public offer (IPO) issue, while the privately-run ICICI Lombard did the same last week.

Oct 05, 2017, 18:27 PM IST

IRDAI issues new outsourcing guidelines for insurers

The sectoral watchdog Irdai has issued new guidelines on outsourcing activities by insurers by clearly defining the areas of work that should be done in- house and those which can be handed out to third-parties.

May 07, 2017, 12:12 PM IST

LIC's gulf arm tops its overseas chart, chips in 80% income

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has had a good run in the Gulf countries with its Bahrain-based arm, LIC International, that manages the GCC markets becoming the best among its eight international subsidiaries in terms of new business premium collection in 2015.

May 15, 2016, 18:09 PM IST

Llyod's in talks with IRDA to set up re-insurance biz in India

UK-based re-insurer Llyod's has initiated talks with insurance regulator IRDA for starting operations in India and opening offices here.

Mar 15, 2015, 12:54 PM IST

R-Cap to begin talks with foreign partners for insurance biz

Expecting the passage of Insurance Bill to bring in USD 8-10 billion of foreign capital into the industry, Reliance Capital Thursday said it would soon begin talks with foreign partners for its insurance ventures.

Mar 12, 2015, 21:05 PM IST

TCS launches improved solution for automation in underwriting

Top software exporter TCS has introduced a new platform which will increase the level of automation in underwriting for insurance business.

Mar 05, 2015, 10:27 AM IST

RBI permits banks to act as insurance brokers

Seeking to increase insurance penetration in the country, the Reserve Bank on Thursday allowed banks to act as brokers for insurers, set up their own subsidiaries and also undertake referral services for multiple companies.

Jan 15, 2015, 21:01 PM IST