IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance Appoints Sanjeev Chopra as Director – Operations
IFFCO-Tokio: IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance Company Limited has appointed Sanjeev Chopra as Director – Operations, the company announced in a post...
Year: 2026
11 Insurers Adopt Ind AS From FY27 as IRDAI Pushes Accounting Overhaul
IRDAI: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) announced on September 9, 2026, that 11 insurers have implemented...
Life Insurers’ First-Year Premium Rises 20% to ₹1.97 Lakh Crore in FY27 So Far, IRDAI Data
IRDAI: Life insurance companies in India collected ₹1,96,823.18 crore in first year premium during the April–August period of the current...
Himachal Govt to Replace Himcare With AI-Powered Health Insurance Scheme Soon
Health Insurance: Himachal Pradesh is set to roll out a new artificial intelligence (AI)-driven health insurance scheme in November, replacing...
GFF 2026: PM Modi Wants Insurance to Be as Easy as UPI
GFF 2026 in Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the inauguration of the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2026 in Mumbai...
Life Insurers’ Q1FY27 Scorecard: Volume Growth Intact, Persistency Flagged as Gap — ICICI Securities
ICICI Securities: Indian life insurers reported strong volume and Value of New Business (VNB) growth in the first quarter of...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Unveils Liability Cover for Venture Capital Funds in Australia
Berkshire Hathaway: Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has introduced its Professional First Venture Capital Liability Insurance Policy in Australia, the...
China Pumps $54bn Into State Banks and Insurers to Shore Up Slowing Economy
China: China's finance ministry is injecting 360 billion yuan ($53.6bn; £39.7bn) into eight state-owned banks and insurance companies, in a...
Munich Re: Non-Peak Peril Losses Cross $100 Billion for First Time as Reinsurer Flags Cyber, AI Risk Gaps
Munich Re: Global insured losses from non-peak natural perils exceeded US$100 billion for the first time in 2025, Munich Re...
IRDAI slaps ₹1 crore fine on ICICI Lombard for outsourcing violations
DELHI - IRDAI: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has imposed a penalty of ₹1 crore on...
NSE IPO: From 32 Paise to Rs 1,800, What 5 PSU Insurers Stand to Gain
NSE IPO: Five state-owned general insurance companies are among the selling shareholders in what could become India's largest-ever initial public...
Insurance Claim: Karnataka HC Backs Cancer Patient in ₹2.85 Lakh Dispute
Insurance Claim: The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by National Insurance Company challenging a Permanent Lok...
Can’t deny insurance claim over alcohol habit, rules consumer commission
Insurance Claim: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Nagpur, has directed Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance Company Limited to pay over...
AI, Energy Boom Could Unlock $200 Billion Insurance Market: Swiss Re Institute
Insurance Market: The global economy has entered a capital expenditure super-cycle, and the resulting surge in investment across data centres,...
Insurance Fraud: MP High Court Grants Bail to Retired Officer in ₹15 Lakh Case
Insurance Fraud: The Madhya Pradesh High Court on 18 August 2026 granted anticipatory bail to a 78-year-old retired Indian Forest...
