India
Online insurance platform Policybazaar planning $500m IPO
																		
						
It is seeking a listing before end-2021.
					
								
			Online insurance platform Policybazaar planning $500m IPO
																								
								
It is seeking a listing before end-2021.
							
						
						
					Indian health insurance plans constant in Q1: report
																					
							
The average price for an insured sum hit $283 and $371.
						
					
					
				Indian lawmakers approve higher FDI for insurers
																					
							
It will expand insurance penetration and boost valuation of insurers.
						
					
					
				Indian regulator urges insurers to be more transparent
																					
							
There should be systems for policyholders to track their claims.
						
					
					
				Indian health insurers barred from raising premiums whilst upgrading plans
																					
							
Insurers can still make minor modifications.
						
					
					
				Indian cabinet OKs higher FDI limit for insurers
																					
							
The revisions will now be introduced to Parliament.
						
					
					
				Indian insurtech Turtlemint raises $46m in funding round
																					
							
It will use the money to expand its distribution reach.
						
					
					
				India mulls hiking LIC's authorised capital ahead of IPO
																					
							
The life insurer's paid-up capital is currently at $1.4b.
						
					
					
				India mulls capping banks' ownership stakes in insurers
																					
							
It suggests that the central bank is looking for uniformity in ownership rules.
						
					
					
				Indian insurers, paytech partnerships bring wider distribution
																					
							
Insurers that have done so will reach a bigger client base with less cost.
						
					
					
				India's budget proposals could help insurers woo foreign capital
																					
							
A capital influx could allow the sector to develop distribution networks.
						
					
					
				Indian life insurers record fourth straight growth in October
																					
							
First-year premiums jumped 31.9% to $3.07b.
						
					
					
				Insurtech firm Cover Genius extends pet insurance to India
																					
							
It will partner with Indian online pet supplier PetPal.
						
					
					
				Indian life insurers' first-year premiums rebound after four months
																					
							
Private insurance companies led the increase.
						
					
					
				Indian motor insurance segment to shrink 27.2% in 2020
																					
							
Lockdown measures have snowballed into a decline in premium collections.
						
					
					
				India health claims surge 240% to $152.7m
																					
							
Average claim per person reached $2,125.
						
					
					
				India's short-term COVID-related insurance plans to push policy uptake
																					
							
More people are likely to buy plans as COVID-related costs became more known.