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afaqs! Pause - Nitin Mehta, Chief Distribution Officer, Partnership Distribution & Head Marketing, Bharti AXA Life Insurance
Turning insight into trust. I find it most rewarding when a deep understanding of people, their aspirations, and their concerns helps shape communication and experiences that feel relevant, meaningful, and lasting. I find it most fulfilling is when…
IRDAI reforms: Life insurers with high credit-life exposure may benefit from lower commissions
Life insurers with a higher share of credit-life business in their Annualised Premium Equivalent (APE) could benefit from the insurance regulator's proposed changes in insurance commission rates, according to a report by Centrum. The report said…
Corebridge Financial (NYSE:CRBG) Major Shareholder Life Insurance Co Nippon Buys 296,868 Shares of Stock
Corebridge Financial, Inc. (NYSE:CRBG - Get Free Report) major shareholder Life Insurance Co Nippon acquired 296,868 shares of Corebridge Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were purchased at an…
Regulatory arbitrage a 'gaping hole', warns Apollo CEO
dd3d7d0a-3138-4a2d-adbc-b86147aec3fc NAIC support: Marc Rowan, CEO of Apollo (File photograph) Looser regulations for life reinsurers in the Cayman Islands than in America represent “a gaping hole in the US regulatory system”…
AIA invests in Hong Kong's future with US$100m AIA Scholarships scheme
Young minds, big ideas: meet five laureates of the AIA Scholarships programme, which was founded on the belief that education can open doors not only for individuals, but for the communities they will one day serve. See our features, on Zara Chui…
Insurance Regulators Defend State-Led Model in Reply to Warren
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners defended its supervision of Wall Street's influence over insurers and their bets on private credit, as the group seeks to dispel US Senator Elizabeth Warren's doubts about potential regulatory…
EastEnders Kat and Alfie's future on BBC soap 'unveiled' in Queen Vic twist
EastEnders viewers are certain that Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace) and husband Alfie (Shane Richie) will sell The Queen Vic to the Hawkins family. As fans of the BBC soap will know, Kat bought the pub in July 2025 during a chaotic public auction…
Prospect Innovation Campus Sells for $42M in Fort Collins
A light industrial and research campus in Fort Collins has changed hands for $42 million. Denver-based ZS Capital Partners picked up the 11-building Prospect Innovation Campus, a 226,000-square-foot property. The financing came together through…
IRDAI major reform agenda to force distributors to completely rethink business models, can impact earnings of banks
While insurance regulator Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has proposed a major reform in distribution norms by sharply cutting commission payouts across products to bring down distribution costs and benefit…
Accel India, 360 ONE Group sell over 4% stake in BlueStone for ₹513 cr
Venture capital firm Accel India and 360 ONE Group sold a little over 4 per cent stake in omnichannel jewellery retailer BlueStone for ₹513 crore through separate block deals on the BSE. The two investors sold a combined 61.98 lakh shares on…
Beware These Insurance Sales Traps
If a bank sold the policy, complain to its grievance cell and, if necessary, escalate the complaint to the Reserve Bank of India Ombudsman. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has imposed a Rs 1 crore penalty on…
Woman told she had weeks to live saved after using pension to pay for treatment
A mum says the NHS told her she had weeks to live - only to save her own life by cashing in her pension to fund cancer treatment in Germany. Laura Pearce was diagnosed with breast cancer for the first time in 2018 after discovering a small lump…
HSBC scraps $32,000 members club perk for Hong Kong bankers
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Published Sep 25, 2026, 06:26 PM HONG KONG – HSBC Holdings is cutting a perk worth up to HK$200,000 (S$32,000) that subsidised some private club access for its Hong Kong bankers, part…
Nandan Nilekani's NRJN Family Trust, others sell 11% Sedemac stake
Five entities, including Nandan Nilekani's NRJN Family Trust, divested a little over 11 per cent stake in Sedemac Mechatronics for a total of Rs 1,469 crore through separate block deals on Thursday. Sedemac Mechatronics is a powertrain controls and…
IRDAI moots changes to distribution, payout norms
Insurance regulator IRDAI has proposed an overhaul of norms governing insurance distribution, commissions and expenses, a development that turned the spotlight on shares of insurers and intermediaries on Thursday, particularly PB Fintech and…
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