India's insurance regulator's proposed insurance distribution reforms will accelerate companies' scaling up of their agency channels whilst introducing steep caps for general and health insurance, according to Nomura's Global Markets Research team.
The Insurance Brokers Association of India (IBAI), the apex body of India's 798 licensed insurance brokers, has expressed serious concern over the consultation paper on 'Reforms for Recalibrating Economics of Insurance Distribution', released by the country's insurance regulator, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) on 23 September 2026.
India's insurance regulator, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), has appointed Mr Dinesh Pant as Member (Actuary) and Ms Girija Subramanian as Whole-Time Member (Distribution).
A new survey that assessed the health of the country's urban workforce has revealed that major health risks among employees across India are emerging well before middle age.
Insurance Brokers Association of India (IBAI) will soon initiate a dialogue with the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) over the proposed reforms in the insurance distribution framework in the country.
India's insurance regulator has proposed limits on distribution costs and commissions as part of a broad overhaul aimed at reducing the cost of insurance and strengthening safeguards for policyholders.
Tata AIA Life Insurance has launched Tata AIA Shubh SIP, a unit-linked insurance plan (ULIP) designed to integrate wealth creation, life protection, and retirement planning into a single solution.
India's data centre expansion is creating concentrated risks across power, construction, water, cyber and operations, according to a new research report by the global insurance broker Howden.
Gig workers and those with flexible employment in India face high exposure to workplace safety risks but have limited access to insurance, safety training, and mechanisms to report concerns, according to a new report "Occupational Safety and Health of Platform-based Gig Workers in India".
BRICS member nations have called for harnessing the collective potential of BRICS to build a more self-reliant BRICS insurance ecosystem to support trade among members and enable further discussion on enhancing reinsurance capacities.