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Renewal norms for health, auto insurance eased
Rediff.com6 days agoPayments can be made till April 21; for motor the relaxation is only for third-party insurance.
'Number of deaths in India is not alarming so far'
Rediff.com2 Apr 2020'Unless it becomes really a big epidemic in India where a huge number of people are getting sick and lakhs of people dying, I do not see a major impact on the insurance sector.'
NCLT grants 90-day extension to Jet
Rediff.com19 Mar 2020This is an exceptional case of extension beyond the 330-day limit under the insolvency and bankruptcy code.
How much is YES Bank stock worth?
Rediff.com6 Mar 2020Foreign brokerages said if SBI decide to buy stake in the bank, they should buy it at Rs 1 per share as the net worth is hugely impaired.
LIC's gross NPA ratio in debt portfolio rises to 7.5% in Dec
Rediff.com18 Feb 2020In absolute terms, the outstanding book value of NPAs of LIC in the debt portfolio across life, pension and unit-linked funds is to the tune of Rs 32,685.39 crore at the end of December 2019.
LIC's exposure to default debt instruments tops Rs 20,000 crore
Rediff.com23 Jan 2020The exposure, which is for the period ended September 2019, is across various platforms such as life funds, pension funds, and unit-linked funds.
Jet Air lenders to submit EoIs on January 15
Rediff.com3 Jan 2020Resolution professional, Ashish Chhawchharia, had informed the bankruptcy tribunal that two new investors had shown early interest for investing in Jet. One of them is a foreign investor from West Asia and the other is an Indian-entity-backed by a UK investor.
Creditors of cash-strapped DHFL claim dues worth Rs 87,905.6 crore
Rediff.com31 Dec 2019Of the total, the financial creditors - banks, bond holders and other financial institutions - have claimed Rs 86,892 crore.
Former IL&FS directors got lucrative paychecks even as firm collapsed
Rediff.com21 Dec 2019Even erstwhile independent directors were being paid substantial remuneration including commission. The median annual salary of IL&FS employees was Rs 13.1 lakh.
Why RBI did not cut rates in December
Rediff.com20 Dec 2019The minutes of the December MPC meet reveal members felt the current spike in the headline inflation rate was due to a temporary supply shock on the food front, expected to moderate by the second quarter of 2020-21.
RBI mulls placing NBFCs under bank-like vigil
Rediff.com14 Dec 2019If the policy is extended to NBFCs and co-operative banks, they will have to disclose divergence in asset classification and provisioning during RBI inspections in their audited financial reports. Till now, these entities have been exempted from this. At present, there are more than 98,000 co-operative banks and 10,000 NBFCs. Sources said the RBI would concentrate on the top 50 co-operative banks and NBFCs.
Chanda Kochhar seeks time to make RBI party in ICICI Bank case
Rediff.com3 Dec 2019Kochhar's counsel argued that according to Section 35B (b) of the Banking Regulation Act, prior approval of the RBI is required to terminate the contract of a bank's chairman or managing director. But in this case, the RBI approval came after the termination letter was served.
NCLT asks telecom department not to terminate Aircel's license and spectrum
Rediff.com29 Nov 2019The tribunal accepted the government's argument that licence or spectrum is a state asset over which Aircel had no right of ownership.
What next for Anil Ambani?
Rediff.com25 Nov 2019Resignations of Anil Ambani and four other directors were conveyed to the CoC of RCom in its meeting on November 20 and were unanimously rejected.
PMC: Withdrawal limit hiked to Rs 40,000
Rediff.com15 Oct 2019With this relaxation more than 77 per cent of the depositors will be able to withdraw their entire account balance.
RBI officers have FD of Rs 105 cr in PMC Bank
Rediff.com27 Sep 2019The Reserve Bank Officers Cooperative Credit Society, which caters to the credit needs of RBI officers posted all over India, has a fixed deposit of Rs 105 crore in the bank on which the RBI has placed various curbs for six months following revelations of irregularities.
As revival hopes fade, Jet creditors' claims zoom
Rediff.com19 Aug 2019Naresh Goyal-owned group companies, including the airline's general sales agent in India and abroad, and a car rental firm, are among those who have filed claims.
Motown slowdown hits motor insurance
Rediff.com4 Aug 2019In the June quarter, growth in the segment stood at around 4 per cent, with premium collection at Rs 15,724 crore against Rs 15,074 crore in the same period of FY19. This was the lowest growth in the last five quarters, starting from Q1FY19.
More trouble brews for Jet Airways
Rediff.com24 Jul 2019Jet Airways HQ owner wants resolution professional to vacate premises. The licence for occupying the place has been terminated, on account of the airline having not paid the rent after March.
Lenders to rejig debt of 2 more Anil Ambani firms
Rediff.com22 Jul 2019The two troubled subsidiaries of Reliance Capital have over Rs 20,000 crore debt of both the companies. Reliance Home Finance has a debt of Rs 11,500 crore and Reliance Commercial Finance owes Rs 9,000 crore to lenders.
Policyholders prefer to buy insurance physically
Rediff.com8 Jul 2019The online channel has only been successful in making inroads in metro cities.
Buying health cover? Here's some good news for you
Rediff.com20 May 2019Irdai has listed diseases that can't be excluded from health insurance policies, including neurodevelopmental disorders, mental illness problems, psychological disorders, genetic diseases, puberty- and menopause-related disorders.
New life insurance regulations get Irdai's nod
Rediff.com29 Mar 2019The new regulations will allow the insurers to charge an extra premium from policyholders who wish to buy riders with unit-linked insurance plans.
Insurance cos shift focus from market-linked products
Rediff.com15 Mar 2019Market-linked products have been driving the growth of private insurers for some time now. But, the market volatility has forced the companies to re-think their strategies, reports Subrata Panda.
India-Pakistan tensions may not impact insurance covers, say experts
Rediff.com1 Mar 2019All covers have a war exclusion clause. For cargo, shipping, and aviation industries, war schemes are available.
'India's insurance density is one-tenth of China's'
Rediff.com20 Sep 2017Bhargav Dasgupta, managing director and chief executive officer of ICICI Lombard, tells Subrata Panda, in an interview that the company has adequate capital for now and does not see a need for fresh infusion through markets over the next few years.