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Irda forms panel for senior citizens health insurance
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S&Ps raises Lloyds financial strength rating to A+
PSU insurance cos may not go public
Heritages Achievement
China and India to play key role in climate change
New India pact with Honda
Health Insurance :: LIC India waiting for IRDA nod for health insurance foray
Bajaj not to sell over 50% in insurance JVs
LIC gets ready for healthcare foray
Insurance leaps with detariff
Govt. not in favour of LIC hiking stake in UTI Bank
Telemarketing of insurance may be the next big thing
Pantaloons insurance JV to take off soon
Insertion of word Insurance Broker/Brokers/ Broking in the Name of Company
JLT to broker reinsurance for PanAm Games - Brazil
Travel insurance policy for SpiceJet passengers
Bajaj demerger bares insurance chink
MNC ally not part of Irda job portfolio
ONGC to revalue assets to $13.5b
AIG sues ex-chief and ex-CFO
STC invites bids for insurance cover to pulses
SBI Life Insurance to triple business
Insurance: Nationality helps more than FDI
Private sector insurers carve out 20% slice of Air India deal
Insurance policy for Kerala fisher folk
Insurance cover for crops, farmers soon
Bermuda reinsurers eyeing Lloyds syndicates
Aviva offers life insurance product for rural India
PCS: Record low catastrophes for Q2
IDBI to foray into mutual fund, insurance businesses
Insertion of word Insurance Broker/Brokers/ Broking
Indian Government Draws Up Social Security
Axa sees insurance-linked securities developing as alternative to reinsurance
BSNL, MTNL to offer free insurance
Constitution of Committee on Health Insurance for Senior Citizens
Windshield Experts ties up with United India Insurance
New India, LIC Saudi float finds takers
PartnerRe Ltd. President & CEO Patrick Thiele to Present at Standard & Poors Insurance 2007 Seminar, New York
Foreign reinsurers may get India access
Dubai insurer Salama rated BBB+; subsidiary best re upgraded to BBB+; outlook stable
Providers move to postcode terrorism cover
BI holds intl insurance conference
NIA now figures in AICTEs approved list
Shortage of surveyors hits insurance
QBE Enters Joint Venture in India With Rajan Raheja (Update1)
CARE reaffirms claims paying ability rating of GIC
Saudi-Indian cooperative insurance approved
Pantaloon gets approval for insurance JV
Air travel boom gives insurance the wings
Bermuda Insurance Market Profits Reported
Plea for merging four insurance majors
RMS warns of 7 metre storm surge
Insurance officials oppose MoFs new promotional policy
Your house title may soon be safe with a full cover
BoB, Andhra Bank, U.K. firm form insurance venture
Norms for mortgage insurers
DLF to foray into insurance business
Reliance General is now Indias second largest private insurer
Insurance claim can be rejected if facts are suppressed: SC
Ulips to turn costlier after new Irda fiat
Munich Re takes lead in Caribbean cat solution
SBI Holdings, AXA Japan to set up life insurance jv
Allied World to Buy Converium Insurance
Why insurance shouldnt be mixed with investment
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of ACE European Group Limited
Representatives of Turkeys reinsurance company Milli Re arrived in Baku to familiarize with local insurers
Transamerica Reinsurance has expanded its operations into Southern Europe
Belarus national reinsurance company set to get international rating
Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility now operational
Life insurers gear up for health cover
Removal of controls on pricing of risks in general insurance business with effect from 1st January, 2008
Hindujas in talks with global majors to drive into insurance
The World Banks Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) becomes operational June 1
RBI asks banks to explain fund source for insurance JVs
Axa sees reinsurance sector under potential long-term threat from securitisation
Corporate insurance covers get cheaper
Detariffing benefits will start coming in from next year
UNDP releases report on insurance
BSNL Plans Free Insurance for Users
United India Insurance chief quits
IRDA to inspect insurance companies
Govt plans insurance scheme for girl child
Catlin appoints new UK chief
United India on revamp mode, looking for management consultants
Pollution insurance biggest concern for airlines
S&P affirms AIG AA+ ratings
SJVNL Settles Record Rs 307 Crore Insurance Claim 21May 2008
S&P Conference Report: Reinsurers Assess Present/Future Concerns
Insurance firm rejects claim, fined Rs 2 lakh
Strong magnitude 6.1 quake hits Iceland
PSU insurers steer clear of TPAs with own health plans
Reverse Mortgage in Health Care
New genetic tests era raises insurance fear
HMSI ties-up with ICICI Lombard to offer auto insurance to its customers
Insurance company liable only after cheque towards premium encashed
Pre-existing Illnesses to be Covered from 4th Year of 1st Health Policy
Pension policy returns to dip as people live longer
Pvt cos growth push gives health insurance a leg-up
Non-life insurance firms get Irda boost
BoM eyes 15% in Shriram-Sanlam non-life venture
AXA gets upgrade from S & P
S&P Rates Paris Re, Subs; Lowers CGRM Ratings to A-
Oriental Insurance may drop four intermediaries with rival stakes
Swiss Re appoints Girish Rao as MD
New slip checking technology unveiled
Insurers firms launch new health products
Foreign life insurance partners find PSBs hard to please
Reinsurers and hurricanes
Now, get a customised general insurance policy
Apollo-DKV JV to introduce health insurance products by Aug07
THE TWO FACES OF THE RISING INDIAN CURRENCY
Capital market investors here to stay
AIG, Ex-Chairman at odds over testimony
Apollo-DKV to launch insurance products
HP partners with Medi Assist
ACE Tempest Re Announces Executive Appointments
The health cover devils you do not know
Target-based sops planned for PSU insurers
Indian Life Insurance Industry showing Signs of Good Growth in Future
Pvt cos get a pie of AI insurance
Insurance cos now play the bulls in the market
Postal insurance will be hived off
RCap to invest in life insurance
Non-life players churn top deck
Insurance companies encash fear of flood
Gonu claims to hit Indian insurers
Life insurance cos aim at tapping health segment
Doubts over new insurance fund
Financial products elude majority of Indians, still
Axa sees insurance-linked securities developing as alternative to reinsurance
Insurance business to soar by 500% in 2010
ECGC to reduce premium rate by 10% in August
Tata AIG General Insurance appoints Garg as MD
Insurers pay respects to senior citizens
AXA Insurance has received its license to offer medical insurance in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Tata AIG launches Indias first domestic travel insurance
Taxpayers have no confidence in MFs
CCBL to enter insurance sector with Aviva
Jayachitra to head Film and Television Producers Guild
Thalanx may need to sell German reinsurer Hannover Re - analysts
S&P assigns ratings to Swiss Re cat bond
State-run insurers pitch for a facelift
BoB, Andhra Bank in talks for insurance venture
Arig acquires Scottish Re subsidiary
FM may free ICICI insurance plan
Irda prescribes floor rates for rural covers
Arch Reinsurance Ltd. Announces Opening of Arch Re Underwriting Agency, Denmark
Hannover Re sees net above 700 mln eur in 2007
Reinsurer Paris Re outlines $2 billion flotation plan
How does the insurance broker look like?
Andhra Bank, BoB in life insurance JV
FM sure of raising $450 bn for infra
Claims that really matter
With Insurance, the Risks of Ignorance Are High
Insurers can not take shortcuts in countryside
Hannover Re to help clients shift risk to markets
Rain cripples Mumbai transport systems
Allianz CEO- M&As good for insurance industry
Fund choices should be based on 3 factors
ECGC clears 10% insurance premium cut
Do not bank on Insurance
J&K Bank set to invest Rs 100 cr in Metlife India
Footballers Body For Players Health Insurance
Indias first world-class art museum coming in Kolkata
Reinsurers cut fees by as much as 20 pct on fewer disasters, higher competition
Insurance Cos brace up for floods in Gujarat again
United Kingdom: The Reinsurance Directive - Creating A Level Playing Field?
LIC pushes up Indias share in global life insurance biz
Oriental Insurance net up 75%
A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of AXA RE; Revises Outlook to Negative
LIC to sell policies in Saudi Arabia via JV
Come Sept, non-life insurers start new jig
Star Health eyes Rs 250 cr premium
Places of worship in Maharashtra reluctant to buy terror cover
Domestic insurers cannot afford to buy reinsurance abroad
british islamic insurance holdings announces decision to increase its capital through private placement in the uk and the gulf
Global premiums up 5% in 2006
SBI stride alone in non-life insurance
HIV patients to get insurance cover
Arab insurance forum plans essay contest
Insurance fears may stop organ donations
BoM charts entry into insurance
Health insurance for working journalists
Mediclaim to cost a bomb now
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of African Reinsurance Corporation
Swiss Re, Munich Re in talks with SBI for JV
PSU general insurers plan business recast
Private insurers ULIPs beat Sensex in returns
New India Assurance to include location as premium criteria
Disaster reinsurance prices hold up: PartnerRe CEO
Lesser commission for senior citizens
Strong growth predicted in insurance sector
RMS Expands Support for Emerging Asian Insurance Market With New Catastrophe Risk Models
Swiss Re, Munich Re in talks with SBI for JV
China to further open reinsurance market
Insurance cover for HIV+ likely
Gen insurance may get 70% cheaper by Sept
Insurance Market in India to reach US$ 60.5 Billion By 2010: Assocham
Barclays in tie-up with Metlife
Indias apathy towards healthcare
DIAL inks Rs 5,400 cr insurance cover deal
Lloyds of London insurer is takeover target
Secret of Bajaj Allianz success
For nominees insurance money is not taxable
ECGC urges exporters for insurance cover
Australian insurer in JV with Prism
Mapfre Reinsurance ratings withdrawn on company request - S&P
Economy to slowdown in 2007-08: survey
Non-settlement of mediclaims alleged
Call option: Bajaj to hold talks with Allianz
Indian businesses can gain by preventing spread of HIV: WB
Indian businesses can gain by preventing spread of HIV: WB
Blow for London market
JLT to create Bermudas largest independent broker with Park buy
ACE Forms New International Energy and Technical Risks Unit
SC breather on insurance claims of shipping firms
UAP Kenya buys into Ugandan insurance firm
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of The Oriental Insurance Company Limited
DRL eyes health insurance, organised pharma retail
Bollywood is still insurance shy
Life insurers nurse health ambitions
Reinsurance costs from disasters forecast to soar
AGCS wins Reactions European Insurer of the Year award
Kidnapping makes UP new insurance market-The Indian Express
No insurance liability for overloaded passengers: SC
A.M. Best Comments on PartnerRe Group Centralization of Global Reinsurance Structure in Ireland
Insurers to state solvency every six months
Non-life insurance profitability jumps 17% in H1
Bring poor under insurance cover: Chidambaram
General risk firms feel discount pinch
IRDA clearance required for top level appointments in insurance companies
Aspen Re Named Best Global Reinsurance Company for Specialty Lines
Munich Re to expand business in India, in talks with potential JV partners
IRDA sets November date for total pricing freedom
PSUs refuse to share insurance cover at ICICI Lombard price
Terror cover affordable for firms
September 05, 2007 04:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Worldwide reinsurance market stable: Report
S&P Forecasts Healthy Growth for Latin America Reinsurance
Chinas PICC Life Insurance Jan-Aug premium income 1.8 bln yuan - report,AFX News Limited
French insurer AXA buys 16.6% stake in Bao Minh
Aon Re Global Releases Reinsurance Market Update
Reinsurance prices should be profitable in 2008
Swiss Re designs famine derivatives for Africa
Reinsurance prices should be profitable in 2008
SEI Partners with Aon to Offer E & O Insurance to Advisors
AFX News LimitedAllianzs Thierry expects movement towards securitisations in insurance to slow
S&P Sees Stability in Asia-Pacific Reinsurance Markets
Govt plans insurance scheme for disabled
Reinsurance rates yet to feel subprime heat
New solvency norms to vitalize health insurers
SC modifies arbitration award
ABN Amro to sell Reliance General insurance products
ICICI Lombard front-runner in rly insurance
Munich Re Says Terrorism Insurance Requires State Guarantees
Reinsurance group Swiss Re predicts billion dollar losses
Detariffing may up companies deductibles
Swiss Re Launches Climate Program
How to claim life insurance benefits
Mastek to raise Rs 150 cr for expansion in insurance
GIC readies to exit housing finance arm GIC Housing Finance Ltd
ICICI Lombard to insure rail passengers
ICICI Lombard, Nabard to farmers rescue
GIC to open London branch, eyes African reinsurance cos
GIC Re eyes acquiring stake in African cos
Premium fall fails to spur general insurance
German reinsurer offers Sharia-compliant policies in Malaysia
Overseas reinsurance to blame for slow growth in local sector
Motor insurance: Go for a cover to suit your needs
Allied World to Buy Converium Insurance
Insurance sector attracted $543 mn FDI
Made-to-order insurance with standard terms soon
FinMin launches insurance scheme for aam aadmi
Indias insurance market still heavily regulated
Health insurance cover for poor
Health insurance for BPL unorganised sector workers from Oct 2
Premiums unlikely to dip
Mozambique: Reinsurance Company Launched
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of The Toa Reinsurance Company, Limited and The Toa Reinsurance Company of America
Insurance premiums to dip
Insurers wary of US sub-prime woes impact
Insurance claim can be rejected if facts are suppressed: SC
Weather insurance to aid farmers
Winds of change in insurance sector
Insurance Cos cant deny claims for violation of other laws
Court nixes diabetes dodge by insurance firms
Market micro insurance via post offices
Chinas insurance revenue to hit 700 bln yuan this year
ALLIANZ NEWS
United India launches new family health plan
Plight of insurance agents
Shaw asks World Bank for broader Carib insurance coverage
Reinsurance license issued in Azerbaijan first time
Bancassurance: emerging trends, opportunities and challenges
Military Insurance debuts with expansion plans
Third-party insurance cant be claimed if licence has no endorsement: HC
MoU for life insurance venture
Many seek insurance in terror season
Garant Sigorta expects to enter soon Association of Insurance Companies of Azerbaijan
Hannover Re chief executive sees property/casualty rates declining further
Death toll in cyclone in Bangladesh reaches 2,300
Reliance Life Insurance to get capital boost
Reliance Life Insurance to get capital boost
Hero in talks with US firm for insurance foray
Non-life insurers capitalise on growing reinsurance market
Getting married? Get wedding insurance
Health Insurance News
Health Insurance to see major changes
Call for merger of PSU insurance companies
Allied World to Buy Converium Insurance
Only 1% Indians have medical insurance
Insurance industry records impressive growth
Seoul stocks plunge on shipyard, insurance losses
More health insurance reforms ahead
United India Insurance co signs 7-year pact with HP
ICIC Lombard was awarded the General Insurance co of the year
Insurance policies discounting rebate cap to face recall
Takaful insurance on the upswing
SBI Life Insurance plans to cover 3 lakh people
Cop cashes in on insurance claim
Issues involved in health-care cost, access and insurance
MMC Appoints Daniel S. Glaser as Chairman and Chief Executive of Marsh
Insurance solutions for realty sector from Sundaram Alliance
SSP Holdings Wins Insurance Contract In India
Demand for kidnap & ransom insurance policies on rise
Smokers, gutka chewers may have to pay more
Aviation insurance to be unprofitable in 2007; rates drop 12 pct - Aon
Smokers, gutka chewers may have to pay more
Insurance policies discounting rebate cap to face recall
Taxman may PAN out into banks, insurance
Russia Insurance Company expands reinsurance block
UTI, SBI mutual to manage postal insurance schemes
NSW storm insurance claims exceed $200m
2007-12-14 06:58:24 RenaissanceRe Holdings and entities ratings raised; outlook stable - S&P
Ten cos apply for insurance licence: IRDA
SBI seeks record premium for general insurance
Insurance scam: Dy.SP in the dock
Lifeguards...Medical Insurance
Regional disaster insurance facility to make first payouts - Quake damage in Dominica, St Lucia trigger policies
SCOR : SCOR Wins Three Prestigious Awards in Life and Health Reinsurance in the United Kingdom and Ireland
Aon Re revamps facultative operations
Flagstone buys stake in Alliance
Singapore Reinsurance names new chairman
Govt approves PSU MFs to dig in insurance fund
Landslide at Vietnam power plant site kills 18
Representatives of Turkeys re-insurance company Milli Re arrived in Baku to familiarize with local insurers
Indiabulls to foray into insurance
Sri Lanka Insurances national long-term rating outlook upped to positive -Fitch
Union Bank plans to launch first insurance product
Free pricing not to be end of life for insurance policies
Union Bank plans to launch first insurance product
Nepali govt to bring out new law on micro-insurance
Swiss Re Says 07 Disasters Cost Insurers $25 Billion (Update1)
Insurance Prices to Fall in 08
Corporate insurance covers get cheaper
The Hanover Now Taking Reservations for New Hotel and Motel Insurance Business
Introduce crops insurance scheme in J and K: CPI (M)
Munich Re Says Losses From Natural Disasters to Rise (Update2)
Petrol pumps, malls may sell insurance too
Petrol pumps, malls may sell insurance too
Errant insurance agents to be checked
Insurance sector likely to touch Rs 2-lakh cr by 10
2007 Catastrophes cost Insurers $30bn worldwide
Relaxed reinsurance regulations set to benefit Sri Lanka insurance firms
LIC to launch health insurance products in February
Insurance 07: No FDI hike but foreign presence up
SBI to earn over Rs 400 cr premium from non-life JV
Russian Insurance Market for Oil and Gas Risks to Grow by 35% at 2010
United India Insurance to open 100 micro offices
New CEO for HSBC Amanah
New reinsurers in the Gulf turn up the heat on GIC
Swiss Re near disaster insurance deal with four Asian countries - report
SBI to Earn Record Rs4 bln Premium from Non-life JV
As of June1, China insurance sector earthquake payouts 216 mln yuan
GIC to partner Hannover Re
China earthquake causes highest losses to date
Credit Insurer Extends Reach into Middle East
Avian flu insurance to be offered this July
Court frowns on arbitrary denial of Mediclaim policy renewal
ERGO agrees on life insurance joint venture in India with HERO Group
ASIA INSURANCE REVIW :-- Vol VII Issue 23- e Weekly News -INDIA
Tallest tower on priciest plot
Insurers to grow credit insurance portfolio
Export cargo to now get transit insurance cover
India seeks insurance details of hijacked ship
Bajaj insurance arms worth more than parent
GIC eyes Takaful reinsurance
PartnerRe announces leadership changes
Despite US$100 million of insured losses in 2008, reinsurance prices fall 15-22%
Dabur forays into general insurance
GIC gears up for a global reinsurance role, eyes $500m
Insurers to invest US$ 2.35 bln in express railway
Insurance cos violating rules, cheating clients
Premium rates should stabilise in two years
Dubai gets Gulf Re licensed in two months
Central Re of Taiwan reassessed
AM Best assigns ratings to Gulf Re
Insure progress
Omar suggests insurance cover for foreign tourists
Insurance cover gets a wider palette
Uco finds ally for non-life insurance
RBI extends forex benefits to credit risks settled by pvt players
Tornado rips through southern Perth
Marshs Aviation Reinsurance Team to Join Guy Carpenter
Insurance cover for real estate deals to become a reality soon
Now, buy insurance for as low as Rs 49 at a mall near you
ASIA INSURANCE REVIW :-- Vol VII Issue 23- e Weekly News -INDIA
General insurance sector takes a high flight this year
ASIA INSURANCE REVIW :-- Vol VII Issue 23- e Weekly News -INDIA
PartnerRe Names Secrett Chief Underwriter
Bear-hit stock brokers shift to insurance broking
LIC to relaunch three popular schemes
Bangladesh Final push for insurance industry reforms
Govt-run General Insurers Streamlining Practices
Katrina rerun could be absorbed
Rising health insurance to boost TPA business
Indias share of world life insurance rises
Small players diversify into insurance services business
Beazley Unveils Management Liability Package Policy