Subrata Panda

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'Demand for home loans is rising steadily'

'Demand for home loans is rising steadily'

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2020

'We tightened our risk frameworks once the Covid crisis started.' 'We are slowly lightening this as we see economic activity pick up, salaries getting restored, and people getting back into jobs.'

Now, RuPay cards will work offline too!

Now, RuPay cards will work offline too!

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2020

RuPay National Common Mobility Card's offline wallet can be used to make ticket payments in transit, including in metros, cabs, etc, enabling automatic, quick, cashless payments.

Bad loans set to rise in 2nd half of FY21: Axis

Bad loans set to rise in 2nd half of FY21: Axis

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2020

While the stress is lower than projections, it would be higher than what we saw last year because of the pandemic: Axis.

Insurers face Covid claims of Rs 10,000 cr so far

Insurers face Covid claims of Rs 10,000 cr so far

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2020

According to the data compiled by General Insurance Council, which is not publicly available, the insurers have settled 508,334 claims amounting to over Rs 4,800 crore.

LIC has invested Rs 55,000 cr in equity market

LIC has invested Rs 55,000 cr in equity market

Rediff.com   9 Dec 2020

'In FY21, as of October, LIC has booked a profit of Rs 18,800 crore through sale of equities.'

LIC's equity portfolio value crosses $86 billion

LIC's equity portfolio value crosses $86 billion

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2020

Assuming that the value of LIC's holding has risen in line with the markets, its portfolio size today could be around $86 billion, higher than the previous record of $84 billion in March 2018.

RBI allows all NBFCs to co-lend with banks

RBI allows all NBFCs to co-lend with banks

Rediff.com   6 Nov 2020

Under the co-lending model, banks have to take their share of the individual loans on a back-to-back basis on their books while NBFCs are required to retain a minimum of 20 per cent share of the individual loans on their books.

Covid insurance claims reach a whopping 475,000

Covid insurance claims reach a whopping 475,000

Rediff.com   4 Nov 2020

To add to the worry of the insurers, non-Covid claims, which were muted in the initial months of the pandemic, have also picked up pace and are more or less at pre-Covid levels.

UPI transactions cross 1 billion in first 15 days of October

UPI transactions cross 1 billion in first 15 days of October

Rediff.com   21 Oct 2020

In this month itself, UPI can hit 2 billion transactions and by March 2021, it should reach 2.15 billion transactions in a month.

Kalrock to invest Rs 1K crore as Jet readies to take wings

Kalrock to invest Rs 1K crore as Jet readies to take wings

Rediff.com   19 Oct 2020

The winning bid attracted over 99 per cent votes, with lenders overwhelmingly voting for a revival instead of recovery through liquidation.

Saral Jeevan Bima, a standard life product launched

Saral Jeevan Bima, a standard life product launched

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2020

The Saral Jeevan Bima product to be offered by all life insurance companies will be a non-linked non-participating individual pure-risk premium life insurance plan.

Jet Airways revival decision after October 16

Jet Airways revival decision after October 16

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2020

Kalrock Capital-Murari Lal Jalan combine has emerged as the frontrunner. A consortium of Imperial Capital and FSTC is the other bidder.

India processes record 41 mn real-time transactions per day

India processes record 41 mn real-time transactions per day

Rediff.com   8 Oct 2020

India saw growth of around 213 per cent in the number of real-time payments processed over the past year.

Irdai to start colour coding individual health plans

Irdai to start colour coding individual health plans

Rediff.com   6 Oct 2020

The insurance companies will use "green, orange, and red" colours to indicate the complexity of the products that are on offer.

Lockdowns cost insurers Rs 45,000 crore in premiums

Lockdowns cost insurers Rs 45,000 crore in premiums

Rediff.com   17 Sep 2020

However, the number of renewals has grown by only 0.4 per cent, which means only high value and ticket size renewals are coming.

Covid: Insurance claims at 192,863 worth over Rs 3,000 cr

Covid: Insurance claims at 192,863 worth over Rs 3,000 cr

Rediff.com   16 Sep 2020

As many as 121,739 claims settled by insurers so far, amounting to Rs 1,165.81 crore.

Rising Covid, non-Covid claims a double whammy for insurers

Rising Covid, non-Covid claims a double whammy for insurers

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2020

Although insurers feel loss ratios in the health segment may get impacted, and profitability will take a hit, capital erosion will not take place, at least for the large entities.

Affordable insurance policy Corona Kavach is a big hit

Affordable insurance policy Corona Kavach is a big hit

Rediff.com   27 Aug 2020

From July 10, when it was launched till August 7, 1,087,030 lives have been covered under Corona Kavach through 648,276 policies with premium of Rs 182 crore and sum assured for Rs 42,956 crore. In addition, 186,347 lives have been covered under Corona Rakshak through 156,695 policies with premium of Rs 25.5 crore and sum assured for Rs 3,293 crore, an Irdai official said.

Retail, digital payments register big jump in June

Retail, digital payments register big jump in June

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2020

Total payments in the economy grew 24.08 per cent to Rs117.43 trillion in value terms in June, compared to Rs94.64 trillion in May.

Non-life insurers receive more than 100K Covid-19 claims

Non-life insurers receive more than 100K Covid-19 claims

Rediff.com   12 Aug 2020

While initially, the claim amount was high, it has now moderated with many states prescribing a standard treatment rate for Covid-19. Of the total claims received, nearly 66,000 claims amounting to Rs 628.95 crore have been settled so far.