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Indian Insurtech Startup InsuranceDekho Raises $150 Million to Grow SME Business

Indian fintech startup InsuranceDekho raised $150 million from a clutch of investors led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, an unusually large investment round that will help it target an under-served domestic market. TVS Capital Funds co-led the equity and debt …

India’s Kotak Mahindra Bank Weighs Sale of Stake in General Insurance Unit: Sources

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd., backed by billionaire Uday Kotak, is considering selling a minority stake in its general insurance unit, according to people familiar with the matter. The lender is working with an adviser on the potential sale of a …

India’s Digit Insurance to Refile Papers for $440M IPO After Regulator Raises Concerns

Digit Insurance will refile papers for its $440 million initial public offering (IPO), the company told Reuters on Tuesday, after India’s market regulator raised certain compliance issues with employee stock plans in a private letter. It is the second such …

Indian Tycoon Birla Weighs Selling Insurance Brokerage Unit: Sources

Aditya Birla Capital Ltd., controlled by billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla, is considering selling its insurance brokerage unit as the group seeks to restructure its financial services business, people familiar with the matter said. The publicly traded company has held talks …

India’s Reliance Industries to Create Financial Services Unit for Its Consumer Businesses

Reliance Industries Ltd., will create a financial services unit to feed its consumer businesses that are contributing an increasing share of profits to the retail-to-refining conglomerate. It will also restructure the engineering and projects divisions as it sets about carrying …

India Regulator to Restart Review Process for IPO of Fairfax’s Digit Insurance: Sources

India’s markets regulator will restart a review of a $440 million initial public offering of Digit Insurance after the company resolved certain compliance issues that had led to the regulator putting the process on hold, two sources told Reuters on …

Fairfax-Backed Digit Insurance’s IPO Put on Hold by Indian Watchdog

Digit Insurance, a company backed by Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Group, has had a planned initial public offering (IPO) put on hold, a Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) regulatory document showed on Tuesday. The IPO has been …

Fire at E-scooter Showroom in India Kills 8, Adding to Vehicles’ Safety Concerns

MUMBAI – A fire that started at an electric scooter showroom in India killed at least eight people and injured 11, police said on Tuesday, in what is the deadliest such incident involving electric vehicles in the country. A spate …

India’s LIC Loses $17 Billion in Market Value After IPO

An eye-popping $17 billion wipeout in market value has made Life Insurance Corp. of India one of the biggest wealth destroyers among Asia’s initial public offerings this year. Having plunged 29% since its May 17 debut, India’s biggest ever IPO …

Howden Gets Regulatory Nod to Raise Stake in Howden India to 100%

Howden, the international insurance broker, announced it has obtained approval from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to increase its shareholding in Howden India from 49% to 100%. The move is subject to post completion approval from …