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Samriddhi Mahar

ARTICLES BY SAMRIDDHI MAHAR

Even as premium growth remained modest, profitability improved sharply as LIC continued to shift towards higher-margin products.

LIC flags pressure on customer incomes even as Q1 profit rises 23%

4 min read . 06 Aug 2026

The bank has been operating in GIFT City since 2020 and continues to broaden its service offerings. (Mint)

Standard Chartered gets IFSCA approval to launch wealth products from GIFT City

2 min read . 06 Aug 2026

Swiss Re described India as the fastest-growing major commercial insurance market globally.

Bajaj General, Swiss Re explore commercial insurance tie-up in India

1 min read . 06 Aug 2026

Visa's chief executive officer Ryan McInerney. (Bloomberg)

Pre-dawn emails, empty desks: inside Visa India’s AI layoffs

5 min read . 04 Aug 2026

Chief financial officer of ICICI Lombard General Insurance Gopal Balachandran.

ICICI Lombard shifts focus from risk transfer to risk management

1 min read . 03 Aug 2026

MD and CEO Hitesh Sethia said JFSL is building a technology-led financial services platform spanning lending, payments, insurance, investments and digital distribution.

Jio Financial to build secured loan book before entering unsecured credit

2 min read . 03 Aug 2026

The announcement accompanied Bajaj Finserv's June-quarter results. Consolidated net profit rose 18.2% year-on-year to ₹6,297 crore, while revenue from operations increased 19.1% to ₹42,037 crore.

Bajaj Finserv to enter reinsurance business through wholly owned subsidiary

1 min read . 31 Jul 2026

Credit life insurance is a type of loan-linked life cover that repays the outstanding loan to the lender if the borrower dies during the loan tenure.

Group policies drive life insurers' Q1 growth as GST dents margins

4 min read . 31 Jul 2026

The decision, taken at the regulator's 137th authority meeting in Hyderabad on 28 July, comes just two days after Irdai chairman Ajay Seth publicly made the case for it.

Irdai mandates tagging salesperson on insurance policy to curb mis-selling

2 min read . 29 Jul 2026

The bank said its core banking systems were not accessed and has launched a forensic investigation. (Reuters)

Bank of Baroda 1TB data breach linked to staff email

1 min read . 27 Jul 2026

Sarvjit Singh Samra, managing director and chief executive of Capital Small Finance Bank.

Capital SFB closes in on final RBI metric for universal bank license

3 min read . 26 Jul 2026

SBI Life Insurance Q4 results: SBI Life said its ULIP segment made up 60% of its overall product mix by annualised premium equivalent

SBI Life's cost ratio rises on GST, labour code impact

1 min read . 24 Jul 2026

Currently, Indian insurers follow a solvency-based capital framework in which capital requirements are determined using standard factors and each insurer's solvency level.

Irdai plans to roll out risk-based capital norms by April. Are insurers ready?

6 min read . 24 Jul 2026

Yes Bank's standalone net profit rose 34% year-on-year to ₹1,071 crore in Q1FY27. REUTERS/Ainnie Arif/File Photo (REUTERS)

Yes Bank sees strong FCNR demand; corporate lending surges in Q1

2 min read . 18 Jul 2026

The fundraising comes after Emirates NBD completed its acquisition of a majority stake in RBL Bank on 18 June through a capital infusion of about $2.75 billion, the largest foreign direct investment in India's banking sector. (Reuters)

RBL Bank raises $150 million via FCNR route

2 min read . 17 Jul 2026

ICICI Lombard fire premiums fell 32% during the June quarter, compared with an industry decline of about 28%. (REUTERS)

ICICI Lombard flags unsustainable fire insurance premium after Q1 profit drops

2 min read . 16 Jul 2026

Foreign insurers typically prioritized underwriting discipline, pricing and profitability, while their Indian partners focused on growth and distribution.

Foreign insurers raise India bets as reforms reshape insurance sector

4 min read . 16 Jul 2026

ICICI Prudential’s distribution network includes 1,500 partnerships, including 52 banks. (Reuters)

ICICI Pru Life says StanChart ‘values’ tie-up amid talk of bank's likely exit

3 min read . 15 Jul 2026

Ashok Vaswani, managing director and chief executive of Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

Kotak's Vaswani plots growth chart, sees ‘right to win' in four segments

2 min read . 11 Jul 2026

India has four state-owned general insurers, New India Assurance, Oriental Insurance, United India Insurance and National Insurance Company. (iStockphoto)

Can risk-based valuation end PSU insurers' solvency issues?

4 min read . 10 Jul 2026