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RBI flags mis-selling of life insurance policies again - Cafemutual. com
6+ hour, 18+ min ago (282+ words) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has raised concerns over rising commission of insurance agents and intermediaries. The central bank warns that higher commission leads to mis-selling of life insurance policies and said that commission income of distributors has grown…...
New health insurer: Prudential HCL secures IRDAI registration - Cafemutual. com
6+ hour, 54+ min ago (147+ words) New health insurer: Prudential HCL secures IRDAI registration Cafemutual New health insurer: Prudential HCL secures IRDAI registration Listen to this article Prudential HCL Health Insurance Limited, a joint venture between the UK's Prudential Group and India's HCL Group, has received…...
LIC, SBI and HDFC: Top three life insurers in terms of new business premium - Cafemutual. com
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (375+ words) According to the data released by IRDAI, India's life insurance industry reported 16% growth in new business premium during FY26. The industry's total collections rose to Rs. 4. 60 lakh crore in March 2026, compared to Rs. 4 lakh crore in March 2025 reflecting an increase of…...
Banks account for lion share of health insurance commission, followed by individual agents - Cafemutual. com
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (537+ words) Health insurers disbursed a total of Rs. 13, 284 crore in commissions between April and December 2025. The biggest share went to corporate agents, which include banks and other financial institutions, who received Rs. 4, 892 crore. They account for 37% of the total industry commission…...
For every Rs. 100 received in premium, non-life industry gives out Rs. 82 in claims
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (319+ words) Data shows that the non-life insurance industry paid about Rs. 82 in claims for every Rs. 100 of premium in CY25, an increase from the incurred claim ratio of 73% in CY24. The net incurred claims ratio shows how much an insurer pays out in…...