Top Indian Insurance Industry News & Updates - 06 April 2026,Monday
🏭 Industry
As RBI gears up to issue guidelines to curb mis-selling, review of commissions mooted
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to announce its final guidelines on ‘Responsible Business Conduct’, it’s term for mis-selling by banks, soon to protect the interest of citizens.
Rural Semi urban regions lead surge in insurance demand, contributes 43% of premiums: Study
New Delhi: Rural and semi-urban regions are emerging as key growth drivers for India's insurance sector, with a rising share of premiums originating outside major metropolitan areas, according to a study by Policybazaar.
Insurers likely to seek forbearance on Ind AS transition amid gaps
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🗎 Life Insurance
📝 “Misselling isn’t just about commissions”: Bandhan Life CEO on insurance reality check
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🗎 General Insurance
Travel insurance for your vacation amid war disruptions
Sometimes, the best-laid plans can go haywire due to circumstances or situations that are completely outside our control and beyond our thinking.
Companies enjoy steep discounts on property insurance renewals
Mumbai: Despite the ongoing West Asia conflict, corporates that renewed their insurance contracts on April 1 this year enjoyed steep discounts, as did the insurers that renewed their arrangements with reinsurers. A large number of companies renew their insurance policies on April 1 to protect their properties, plants, machinery and operations. It is also the time when insurance companies renew their contracts with reinsurers.
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🗎 Health Insurance
Life after insurance healthcare comes home, so do the bills
Healthcare Comes Home
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🏦 SEBI
📝 Sebi, industry discuss market-related relaxations
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🗎 Mutual Funds / AMCs
📝 Global funds lead one-year MF returns
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🗎 Equities, Pvt. Equity / Hedge Funds
📝 FPIs extend sell-off in April, pull out Rs.19,837 crore in two sessions
📝 Indian Bank Stocks’ $95 Billion Rout May Deepen on Macro Risks
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🗎 Govt Securities / Bonds
Banks turn to RBI for relief as rising yields strain their G-Sec portfolio
Mumbai: Banks have knocked on the Reserve Bank of India’s door, seeking relaxation to spread the provisioning they will need to make for the losses incurred by their bond portfolio due to substantial hardening of yields in the fourth quarter (Q4) of FY26.
RBI retains bond structure, upgrades operations for savings bonds
📝 Dynamic bond funds a smart choice as yields rise
📝 RBI may keep rates unchanged, focus on rupee stability and bond yields
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