Indian market News

Emerging Markets to See Strong Non-Life Premium Growth in Years Ahead: JLT Re

Despite recent slowdowns, emerging economies are expected to outperform advanced markets over the next five years, according to a report published by JLT Re. The emerging economies examined in the JLT Re study are also expected to gain an increasing …

Liberty Mutual Insurance Raises Shareholding in India’s Liberty Videocon to 49%

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group is increasing its overall interest in its non-life insurance joint venture company, Liberty Videocon General Insurance Co. Ltd., from 26 percent to 49 percent. The increase was enabled as a result of changes in local regulations …

India’s 1st Insurer IPO Paves Way for More Public Offerings in $60B-Plus Industry

India will get its first life-insurance listing since it opened up to private-sector investors 16 years ago, paving the way for more companies seeking to go public in an industry that’s since grown to more than $50 billion. Housing Development …

Lloyd’s Seeks to Open Reinsurance Branch in Mumbai, India

Lloyd’s announced it intends to file an application to open a reinsurance branch in Mumbai, following the publication of regulations governing the Lloyd’s market earlier this week by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). An onshore branch …

India Joins Nuclear Liability Pact, Opening Door to Foreign Reactor Investments

India’s decision to join a global treaty on nuclear accident liability may help it woo reactor suppliers, including Westinghouse Electric Co. and General Electric Co., that have been reluctant to sell technology to the nation. The country ratified the Convention …

Munich Re Raises Shareholding in India’s Apollo Munich Health Insurance

Munich Re will acquire an additional 23.27 percent of shares of Apollo Munich Health Insurance Co. Ltd., from its joint venture partner, the Apollo Hospitals Group, India, increasing its shareholding from 25.5 percent to 48.75 percent. Representatives of both companies …

Vaidyan Appointed to Lead GIC Re as India’s 1st Insurer Chairwoman

Alice Vaidyan has been appointed as chair and managing director of General Insurance Corp. of India (GIC Re), the national reinsurer. She is the first woman to be appointed as chair in the history of Indian insurance industry. Vaidyan previously …

XL Catlin Applies for License to Open Reinsurance Branch in India

XL Catlin announced it has begun the licensing process to establish a reinsurance branch in India. The decision to pursue market entry into India aligns with XL Catlin’s strategy of establishing a presence in emerging and developing markets where economic …

Willis Signs Indian Market Joint Venture with Almondz Insurance Brokers

Willis Group Holdings plc announced that it has agreed to purchase a 49 percent stake in Almondz Insurance Brokers Private Limited, an Indian insurance broker with nearly 300 associates in nine offices in India serving clients with a broad range …