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ICICI Prudential AMC buys office tower from Kalpataru in Mumbai for Rs 315 cr
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company has acquired a commercial tower in Santacruz, Mumbai, for over Rs 315 crore from realty developer Kalpataru's subsidiary Ixora Properties. The tower, built on one-third of an acre, is expected to house the company's new head office. The deal is significant in the ongoing trend of leasing office space rather than buying it outright.
Get Rs 10 lakh insurance policy at Rs 555 premium: New accidental insurance cover launched; know features, where to buy
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has recently launched personal accident covers at an affordable premium. There are various variants of Health Plus and Xpress Health Plus. From coverage to premium to benefits — read all about the new accident covers before you invest.
How an IT professional took revenge against his manager's 'No Work From Home' policy
An IT professional, frustrated with his company's strict 'no work from home' policy, deleted Microsoft Teams and email from his phone to ensure he was unreachable after office hours. This defiant move garnered widespread support online after a screenshot of his Reddit post went viral. Many applauded his stance, highlighting the benefits of remote work and the importance of maintaining work-life balance.
LIC warns policyholders about offers to buy their current insurance policies
The life insurance behemoth has urged all policyholders to proceed with extreme caution before making any decisions about their policy that might compromise their family's risk coverage and financial stability.
Up to Rs 10 lakh relief in train accident: How a 45 paisa IRCTC travel insurance can be a huge help for your family in case of death or disability
IRCTC travel insurance: Do you know that IRCTC offers an optional travel insurance policy at just 45 paisa premium per passenger. This policy offers coverage up to Rs 10 lakh in cases of death and permanent disability. God forbid if you perish in a train accident, atleast your family will get the required financial assistance.
CAMS Repository Services launches insurance portfolio management platform
CAMS Insurance Repository Services (CAMSRep) introduced 'Bima Central,' an insurance portfolio management platform aimed at simplifying policy management for customers by aggregating benefits and ensuring claim-readiness. The scheme addresses the challenges faced by policy holders. Accessible to those with an electronic Insurance Account (eIA) with CAMSRep, Bima Central emerged from industry collaboration to enhance the value of insurance, with SBI General as the anchor insurer and others in the process of integration.
Weekly Top Picks: These stocks scored 10 on 10 on Stock Reports Plus
Stock Reports Plus, powered by Refinitiv, undertakes detailed company analysis for 4,000+ listed stocks. In addition to detailed company analysis, the report also collates analysts’ forecasts and trend analysis for each component. An average score in Stock Reports Plus is calculated by undertaking quantitative analysis of five key investment tools - earnings, fundamentals, relative valuation, risk and price momentum.
Tata AIA Life launches Midcap Momentum Index Fund
Tata AIA Life Insurance launches Midcap Momentum Index Fund to capitalize on India's midcap sector growth potential, offering investors a chance to benefit from high-growth midcap stocks through ULIP and ILP solutions.
These midcap stocks with ‘strong buy’ & ‘buy’ recos can rally over 25%, according to analysts
After a strong phase upward movement, mid cap stocks are witnessing a sort of selective profit booking move. Profit booking which is mostly happening in line with Q4 numbers. A strong directional move is only likely to appear post election results. During this phase, analysts are bullish on select stocks from different sectors, a number of the stocks on which analysts are bullish are essentially leaders of their sector.ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus lists down quality stocks with high upside potential over the next 12 months, having an average recommendation rating of “buy” or "strong buy". This predefined screener is only available to ET Prime users.
LIC thinking of diving into health insurance pool, eyeing acquisitions
LIC is considering entering the health insurance sector, as reported by Times of India, quoting LIC chairman Siddhartha Mohanty. Mohanty stated that LIC is evaluating potential acquisition opportunities in this regard. This move aligns with expectations of the government permitting composite insurance companies in the sector.
PSU Banks stocks: Stay bullish, hedge a bit to avoid narrative induced selling; top 7 PSU banks with upside potential of up to 36 %
While every sector has witnessed a re-rating in the last couple of years. The re-rating can be due to two reasons. whether headwinds have gone away because of government policy push and clean up or the sector has recovered due cyclical reasons. In the case of PSU banks,which have seen strong re-rating in the last one year, there is a mix of both reasons. The government cleaned up and strengthened the regulatory system. Also that overall economic growth has seen a sharp recovery which has helped in credit off take. Now comes the question that after this rally, should one sell, should one hold, should one increase the exposure. The answer lies in hedging for the banks you own and just avoid listening to noise which will remain high till election results are announced.
ETMarkets Smart Talk: Focus on green energy to lead to multi-billion dollar enterprises over next decade: Jyoti Vaswani
Jyoti Vaswani discusses the potential of multi-billion dollar enterprises in the green energy space and its impact on equity markets. She provides insights on the US Fed moves, RBI, inflation, Q4 earnings, management commentary, Nifty performance as well as May trends. Vaswani says that since FY24 has seen a broad-based rally, FY 25 can be expected to be driven by sustained corporate earnings growth and policy continuity.
Health insurance claim rejection: Widow fights, wins Rs 28 lakh damage; pre-existing disease can't be free pass for claim denial
The Delhi State Consumer Commission ruled that an insurer cannot reject a health insurance claim solely based on pre-existing diseases if they weren't the cause of death. The commission directed HDFC Life (previously known as HDFC Standard LIC Co. Ltd.) to pay Rs 19.4 lakh along with the interest to a woman whose husband's claim was rejected for not disclosing diabetes. The insurer also has to pay Rs 1,00,000 for mental harassment of the complainant along with the litigation cost. This is a relief for those with common lifestyle diseases like diabetes. Read the full case and verdict in details. What do you need to keep in mind while buying health insurance policy to avoid claim rejection later. Find out here.
Non-life insurance companies post 13% rise in premium collection at Rs 2.89 lakh cr in FY24
In the fiscal year 2023-24, 42 general insurance companies collectively earned a premium income of Rs 2,89,738 crore, marking a 13% increase from the previous year's Rs 2,56,894 crore, as reported by the General Insurance Council. Among these, 35 general insurance firms saw a 14% rise in premium income to Rs 2,45,433 crore from Rs 2,14,833 crore in the preceding year. Additionally, five standalone health insurers witnessed a 26% growth in premium income, reaching Rs 33,116 crore compared to Rs 26,244 crore in the previous year.
LIC's April premium hits decade high of Rs 12,384 cr
LIC's April premium collection of Rs 12,384 crore, highest since 2014, marked 113.14% growth from the previous year. Success attributed to marketing strategies, wider reach, policy uptake, reliability, and customer services.
PNB MetLife appoints Vijayalakshmi Natarajan as chief risk & compliance officer
Natarajan, an industry veteran with over three decades of experience, is responsible for enterprise compliance, risk management, design and implementation of internal controls, and policies and procedures, the company said.
Bank of America leases over 1 lakh sq ft office space in Mumbai’s Malad
This entire facility is expected to house more than 3,000 employees spanning across different verticals of operations and technology. Bank of America has entered a long-term lease of 9 years and will be paying a total rental of over Rs 120 crore through this entire term.
Post Office Life Insurance policy bonus declared for Financial Year 2024-25
The government offered a bonus for Post Office Life (PLI) insurance subscribers. Bonus rates for the fiscal year 2024-25 will be effective April 1, 2024.
After being imposed income tax on Rs 1.48 cr payout from surrendered pension policy, NRI filed appeal in ITAT and wins
Income tax appeal: A non-resident Indian (NRI) has won a appeal in the Mumbai bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT). What happened was the NRI surrendered a pension policy purchased from ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company and got Rs 1.48 crore. Income tax assessing officer however imposed tax on this income of Rs 1.48 crore.
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