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INSURERS UP IN ARMS OVER PFRDA REPORT
INSURERS UP IN ARMS OVER PFRDA REPORT Nandini Goswami, Kolkata DNAThe Hindu Business Line
Are two regulators preparing for a face-off or is one regulator stepping on the other's toes? The recent report of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development ...
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IRDA MAKES IT TOUGHER FOR AGENTS TO SWITCH COS
IRDA MAKES IT TOUGHER FOR AGENTS TO SWITCH COS Mumbai The Economic Times | Business Standard | Financial Chronicle | DNA | The Financial Express | Mint | The Hindu Business Line | The Telegraph | The Times of India
In a bid to ens...
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ULIP RENEWAL TIDE AGAINST TREND, PREMIUM COLLECTION JUMPS 44 PERCENT
ULIP RENEWAL TIDE AGAINST TREND, PREMIUM COLLECTION JUMPS 44 PERCENT Paramita Chatterjee, New Delhi The Economic Times (Delhi edition)
Consumers continued to put in money in their existing unit linked insurance plans (ULIPs) expecting better returns...
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DEMAT ACCOUNT FACILITY CAN HELP 2 CRORE POLICYHOLDERS PAY PREMIUM EASILY
DEMAT ACCOUNT FACILITY CAN HELP 2 CRORE POLICYHOLDERS PAY PREMIUM EASILY Kumud Das & Sitanshu Swain, The Financial Express
Post-liberalisation the basic structure of Indian life insurance industry has undergone substantial change. It is contri...
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INSURANCE INDUSTRY QUESTIONS PLAN TO PHASE OUT COMMISSIONS
INSURANCE INDUSTRY QUESTIONS PLAN TO PHASE OUT COMMISSIONS New Delhi, The Indian Express
While the insurance industry is lauding the objectives of the Committee on Investor Awareness and Protection, the recommended course of action has come unde...
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PRIVATE LIFE INSURERS FOCUS ON RENEWALS TO INCREASE PROFITABILITY
PRIVATE LIFE INSURERS FOCUS ON RENEWALS TO INCREASE PROFITABILITY Anirudh Laskar, Mumbai, Mint
As the cost of expansion by writing new policies erodes profitability, private life insurance companies are tweaking their business model to focus on ren...
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IRDA MAY CUT ULIP APPROVAL TIME FROM 30 TO JUST 3 DAYS
IRDA MAY CUT ULIP APPROVAL TIME FROM 30 TO JUST 3 DAYS Shilpy Sinha, Mumbai, Business Standard
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) is likely to hasten the file and use procedure for unit-linked insurance plans (Ulips). At pr...
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LONGER LOCK-IN FOR ULIP FUNDS
LONGER LOCK-IN FOR ULIP FUNDS Falaknaaz Syed, New Delhi Hindustan Times (Delhi edition)
In an attempt to make policyholders stay invested in unit-linked insurance plans (Ulips) for a longer period, the insurance regulator may increase the lock-in ...
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REGULATOR WANTS INSURERS TO CHANGE PRODUCT MIX
REGULATOR WANTS INSURERS TO CHANGE PRODUCT MIX Anirudh Laskar, Mumbai, Mint
In a bid to ensure that more insurance funds flow into infrastructure projects rather than into the equity market, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Ird...
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IRDA WILL ENFORCE DISCLOSURE NORMS FOR INSURERS SOON
IRDA WILL ENFORCE DISCLOSURE NORMS FOR INSURERS SOON New Delhi, Financial Chronicle Business Standard Mint The Financial Express The Times of India (Bangalore edition) Deccan Herald
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) would soo...
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INSURANCE FIRMS MUST CONTROL COSTS
INSURANCE FIRMS MUST CONTROL COSTS Mayur Shetty, The Economic Times
Growth in life insurance industry has come to a grinding halt after several years of high double-digit growth. To improve returns under the unit-linked insurance plans (Ulips), the...
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IRDA ON SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION
IRDA ON SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION New Delhi, Hindustan Times
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has stated that directors, officers and employees of insurance companies should be prohibited by law from disclosing the fact that a ...
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ALL CHARGED UP
ALL CHARGED UP The Economic Times
The insurance industry, it appears, has worked its way around the regulator's decision to place a cap on ULIP product charges. The loophole lay in the regulator's decision to give the industry a free hand while deci...
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IRDA TO MAKE ON-LINE EXAMS MANDATORY FOR INSURANCE AGENTS
IRDA TO MAKE ON-LINE EXAMS MANDATORY FOR INSURANCE AGENTS Hyderabad, The Economic Times
Individuals aspiring to become insurance agents will have to write the qualifying exam on-line. The insurance regulator IRDA is set to scrap the present syste...
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INSURANCE AGENTS' FEE TO FALL
INSURANCE AGENTS' FEE TO FALL Mumbai, Business Standard
Some insurers may cut agent workforce due to new norms on unit-linked plans. Though the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has revised the guidelines on charges for uni...
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LOCK-IN FOR ULIPs MAY GO UP, CHARGES DOWN
LOCK-IN FOR ULIPs MAY GO UP, CHARGES DOWN Hyderabad The Economic Times | Business Standard | Mint | The Times of India | DNA | The Indian Express | Financial Chronicle | Mail Today | Hindustan Times
Retail investors of unit linked insurance plans, o...
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CAP ON ULIP CHARGES EASED
CAP ON ULIP CHARGES EASEDSuresh Parthasarathy The Hindu Business Line Mint The Financial Express DNA The Indian Express Mail Today The Times of India Hindustan TimesThe Asian Agehttp://www.mydigitalfc.com/stock-market/sensex-bounce-back-20k-level-relia...
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INSURERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MEET SEPT 1 DATE FOR PAN
INSURERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MEET SEPT 1 DATE FOR PAN Sneha Shah, Mumbai Financial Chronicle
Life insurance companies are unlikely to meet the September 1 deadline for furnishing the permanent account number (PAN) and details of all their customers, ...
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IRDA EXTENDS MANDATORY PAN REQUIREMENT FOR CUSTOMERS TO SEP 1
IRDA EXTENDS MANDATORY PAN REQUIREMENT FOR CUSTOMERS TO SEP 1New Delhi The Economic Times Financial Chronicle
Acceding to insurers' request, sectoral regulator IRDA on Tuesday extended the deadline for collection of PAN of every customer paying an a...
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SEBI’S LOCK-IN CLAUSE TO AFFECT 7 LIFE INSURERS, 6 NON-LIFE JVS
SEBI'S LOCK-IN CLAUSE TO AFFECT 7 LIFE INSURERS, 6 NON-LIFE JVSShruti Verma, New Delhi Financial Chronicle
Promoters of seven private life insurers will have to wait if they want to exit their ventures after the Insurance Regulatory and Development ...