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India’s insurance regulator has approved two new entities to start operations, including a reinsurance venture that brings Germany’s Allianz back into the Indian market through a…

Ageas Federal Life Insurance plans to sharpen its focus on term insurance and annuity products as part of a strategy to rebalance its product portfolio and…

Mahindra & Mahindra and Canada’s Manulife have appointed Suresh Agarwal as MD and CEO designate of their proposed life insurance joint venture, moving the partnership toward…

Standard Chartered is extending its affluent banking proposition into health, launching a Health and Wellness offering for clients in India in partnership with insurer Niva Bupa…

Three major South Korean financial firms are weighing entry into India’s insurance market, an early sign that the country’s move to 100% foreign ownership is drawing…

Saudi Reinsurance Company has opened a branch in GIFT City, marking the Saudi reinsurer’s entry into the Indian market. The branch, launched on 18 January, will…

Bajaj Finserv has bought Allianz’s remaining 50% stake in Bajaj Financial Distributors, taking full ownership of the business and ending another of its joint ventures with…

Standard Chartered has refreshed its Priority Banking proposition in India, aligning the country’s operations with the group’s strategic pivot toward the wealth and affluent segment. The…

Germany’s Allianz has sold its remaining stake in its Indian insurance joint venture to the Bajaj Group, ending a 24-year partnership in what is the largest…