Top Indian Insurance Industry News & Updates - 22 April 2026,Wednesday
🏭 Industry
US insurer The Standard sets up GCC in Bengaluru, expands India play
The US-based insurance and financial services company The Standard has opened its Global Capability Centre (GCC) at Embassy Tech Village in Bengaluru, as it looks to expand capabilities across software engineering, artificial intelligence, and enterprise functions.
📝 India builds insurance shield for risky sea trade as global cover dries up
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🗎 Life Insurance
SBI Life, Canara HSBC Life shares fall after DFS comments on tie-ups
HDFC Life Insurance approves extension of Vibha Padalkar as MD & CEO for 5 years
Life insurers' new biz premium rises nearly 16% in FY26, tops ₹4 trillion
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🗎 General Insurance
Thomas Cook India, SOTC Travel launch visa rejection cover with ICICI Lombard
Mumbai: Thomas Cook (India) and its group company SOTC Travel on Monday announced the launch of trip cancellation due to visa rejection cover, in collaboration with ICICI Lombard.
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🗎 Health Insurance
Govt plans health claims index to boost transparency, standardise insurance pricing
New Delhi : In an effort to make health insurance pricing more transparent and claims processing more predictable, the Centre plans to build a public ‘Health Claims Index’ using data flowing through the National Health Claims Exchange (NHCX), according to two officials aware of the development and documents reviewed by Mint.
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🏦 SEBI
Sebi’s crackdown on options frenzy is bearing fruit, NSE data shows
The Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi’s) measures to cool the retail frenzy in options trading appear to have begun yielding results, with small-trader participation declining almost 25% in FY26 from the previous year.
You can invest in social causes with just ₹1,000: Sebi's new rule decoded
Family trusts cannot sponsor mutual funds, clarifies SEBI
Sebi panel recommends NSE pay $193 million to settle pending cases
📝 Folks Motor registers Folks Funds with SEBI as Cat-2 AIF
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🗎 Pension Funds/PF
PPF for children decoded: Limits, tax breaks, and withdrawal rules
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🗎 Mutual Funds / AMCs
Mirae Asset to lead Krafton, Naver’s ₹6,000 cr bet on India’s early-growth-stage tech startups
South Korean tech companies Krafton Inc. and Naver Corp. have launched a ₹6,000 crore India-focused fund to back early-growth-stage technology startups and have roped in Mirae Asset Venture Investments India (MAVI India) to manage it. The Unicorn Growth Fund is one of the largest capital commitments from Asian strategic investors into India's growing startup ecosystem.
Indian debt funds cut hedges as oil risks inflate rate-hike bets
Some Indian debt fund managers are cutting back on interest-rate hedges against their bond holdings, saying markets have already priced in an excessive rise in borrowing costs driven by a surge in oil prices.
ICICI Prudential AMC, two others pay ₹14.35 lakh to SEBI to settle regulatory violation
New Delhi: ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company (AMC) and two other entities have settled a case with SEBI, concerning regulatory violations pertaining to delays in winding up a venture capital scheme and distributing proceeds to investors, after paying ₹14.35 lakh.
Bandhan MF adds gold, silver ETFs to equity, hybrid fund asset mix
📝 Nippon India Mutual Fund launches investor awareness campaign to boost retail participation
📝 Smallcap mutual funds lead rally with 10% gains in 1 month. A short-term bounce or start of a sustained rally?
📝 DSP MF sees attractive entry point in large private banks
📝 ICICI Bank sees major ownership shift as FPIs, MFs cut stake
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🗎 Equities, Pvt. Equity / Hedge Funds
FIIs dump $19 billion, But retail keeps buying-can retail SIPs hold the line? Kotak explains
Foreign investors pulled out nearly $19 billion from Indian equities in 2026 so far, even as domestic investors continued to deploy money through systematic investment plans and lump-sum allocations, according to a strategy note released by Sanjeev Prasad of Kotak Institutional Equities.
EQT raises record $15.6 billion for Asia-Pacific private equity fund
Multiples, Warburg among PE giants in race for $100-mn Giva stake
Mumbai: A clutch of private equity (PE) firms including Multiples Private Equity, Warburg Pincus and Kedaara Capital are evaluating a stake in jewellery brand Giva in an $80-100 million deal, three people familiar with the matter told Mint.
📝 Top-performing Nippon India Taiwan Equity Fund halts fresh inflows temporarily
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🗎 Govt Securities / Bonds
Secondary corporate bond market surges 30%; Regulatory push, retail participation drive momentum
The secondary market for corporate bonds has witnessed a sharp uptick over the past two years. In FY26, volumes grew 30% to ₹22.07 lakh crore, according to data from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), up from ₹17.1 lakh crore in FY25. Prior to this, volumes had remained stagnant in the ₹13–15 lakh crore range for nearly seven years.
States raised Rs 16,900 crore in RBI's SGS auction across multiple tenors
New Delhi: States raised Rs 16,900 crore through the Reserve Bank of India's auction of State Government Securities (SGS) held on April 21, according to the central bank.
Bond blues: Rising yields, market shifts derail corporate debt funding in FY26
Mumbai: The financial year ended on March was expected to be another record-breaking year for India's corporate bond fundraising. However, the debt market lost momentum following a sharp rise in yields, and a shift in supply and demand dynamics.
India bonds on edge with focus on US-Iran talks
Mumbai: Indian government bonds held steady in early deals on Tuesday, but traders retained a bullish bias as marginally lower oil prices offered support, while focus stayed on the US-Iran peace talks.
India bond clearing house said to apply for European recognition
India’s sovereign debt clearinghouse sent an application to European authorities to be recognized as a permitted trading counterparty, according to people familiar with the developments, potentially paving the way for lenders like Deutsche Bank AG and BNP Paribas SA to trade bonds more easily in the country.
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