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U.K. insurance major eyes India (The Hindu)

Insurance News - Thu, 10/23/2008 - 01:23 LONDON: Amidst economic slowdown, British insurance major Legal & General is looking to India as a source of growth and is likely to recruit over 5,000 professionals from the country in the next five years. L&G, which employs 8,000 ... Categories: Insurance , News

Credit insurance dries up for exporters (rediff.com)

Insurance News - 2 hours 55 min ago With the global financial crisis hurting more companies in developed countries, Indian insurance firms have hiked premium rates by 25-30 per cent for export credit insurance covers and have imposed a host of restrictions such as maximum liability and credit limit in case of single buyers. Categories: Insurance , News

Insurers playing safe as mkt dips

Insurance Research & Analysis - 1 hour 20 min ago Concerned over the recent downturn in the stock market, life insurance companies have started re-balancing their portfolios which are heavily tilted towards the unit-linked insurance plans (Ulips). Categories: Insurance , News , Personal Finance

Micro Insurance: Agenda for the future of underprivileged

Insurance Research & Analysis - 1 hour 20 min ago Micro Insurance mainly covers people who work in the informal economy as there is no effective mechanism to reach them systematically. Moreover, many of them are self-employed or are working in informal businesses.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/is-ITSector/~4/419010245" height="1" width="1"/ Categories: Insurance , News , Personal Finance