PM sets up experts panel to review, rework GAAR
July 13th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday set up an experts' committee to review and rework the controversial General Anti Avoidance Rules (GAAR) tax provision.The four-member ... Read more...
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Indian insurers asked to spread wings abroad
July 6th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) Indian insurers should look overseas and expand their international footprints, the insurance regulator suggested Friday."This is time now when our homegrown insurers should look at overseas ... Read more...
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RBI cautions investors against illegal finance companies
January 7th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bagmara (Tripura), Jan 7 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Saturday asked people not to deposit their hard earned money in unauthorised non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and institutions in ... Read more...
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Insurance firms might find draft bancassurance guidelines difficult
January 3rd, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) The draft guidelines on bancassurance by the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA) may turn out to be difficult for a few insurance companies in the country, ... Read more...
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IRDA asks general insurers to avoid unhealthy competition
December 16th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) The insurance regulator Friday asked general insurance companies not to indulge in "unhealthy competition" that has led them to incur huge losses."I urge the companies to ... Read more...
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TRAI imposes 5 paise deterrant for pesky messages
October 25th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Tuesday said it will impose a termination charge of 5 paise per SMS on operators from whose networks ... Read more...
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Max Bupa bids for state health insurance in three states
October 18th, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 17 (IANS) Health insurance provider Max Bupa has bid for a product distribution tender under the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSBY) scheme in three states, a top company ... Read more...
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Regulator’s nod for Reliance Capital’s 26 percent stake sale to Nippon
September 14th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 14 (IANS) Reliance Capital, part of the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group, Wednesday said it had received approval from the insurance regulator to sell a 26 percent stake in ... Read more...
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RBI asks northeast to crack whip on chit funds
May 26th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 26 (IANS) Worried about rising incidents of non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) hoodwinking the public, India's central bank has asked north eastern states to constitute a robust economic offence ... Read more...
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Regulatory body sought to check illegal financial firms
March 10th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 10 (IANS) The Left Front government in Tripura Thursday urged the central government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to constitute a regulatory body and form a ... Read more...
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No RBI approval needed for bank branches in northeast: minister
December 30th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 30 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has relaxed norms for setting up bank branches in northeast India and no prior approval of the apex regulatory body is required ... Read more...
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New ULIP norms will build investor confidence: Pranab
September 1st, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the new norms for unit-linked insurance plans (ULIPs) which kicked in Wednesday are aimed at building investor confidence.
"Reforms are not static, ... Read more...
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Action needed against illegal non-banking firms: RBI
July 15th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, July 15 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has suggested that state governments crack down on unauthorised non-banking firms collecting deposits from people. It also asked people not to deposit ... Read more...
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Actions against illegal NBFCs in Tripura to continue
June 20th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 20 (IANS) The crackdown on unauthorised non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) collecting deposits from people in Tripura will continue, the state police said Sunday.
"At least 8 managing directors, directors and ... Read more...
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Ordinance makes ULIPs insurance product
June 19th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chennai, June 19 (IANS) Setting at rest the tussle between the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA), President Pratibha Patil Friday ... Read more...
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Staff of illegal non-banking bodies arrested in Tripura
June 12th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 12 (IANS) The Tripura police have arrested four functionaries of two unauthorised non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) that were collecting deposits from the people in violation of Reserve Bank of India ... Read more...
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Insurance Regulatory Authority cancels license of 4261 agents
June 10th, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 10 (ANI): The Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDA) has cancelled the licences of 4,260 corporate agents of various insurance companies as they did not seek renewal of ... Read more...
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Mukherjee asks insurance industry to reach general masses
June 8th, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, June 8 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday asked insurance industry to give more focus to generate the required level of awareness about the benefits of insurance to rural ... Read more...
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SEBI restrains 14 insurance companies from raising fresh money
April 10th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 10 (ANI) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), on Saturday restrained 14 insurance entities from raising fresh money through Ulips - Unit Linked Insurance Products.The SEBI said ... Read more...
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Regulator cautions insurers on terror funds
November 1st, 2009 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA) has cautioned insurance companies against policy holders whose identity matches that of those on the United Nations' list of terrorists or organisations ... Read more...
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Insurance regulator may issue ‘embedded value’ norms
June 10th, 2009 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) The country's insurance regulator may issue norms for estimating "embedded value" of future insurance premiums by August, a top official said here Wednesday.
"The guidance note is ready and ... Read more...
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Regulator’s report on valuation of insurance firms next month
April 9th, 2009 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) The country's insurance regulator will introduce fresh guidelines for valuation of insurance companies, a top official said here Thursday.
"A committee of actuaries headed by me is currently working ... Read more...
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India’s first third party insurance licensee exits business
February 6th, 2009 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 6 (IANS) The Hyderabad-based Dawn Services, the first third party administrator (TPA) to be licensed by the Indian insurance watchdog, has decided to exit the business. According to Insurance Regulatory ... Read more...
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