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India’s Reliance Hunts for CEO of Jio Financial Services’ Newly Created Insurance Biz

Reliance Industries Ltd. is in discussions with global and domestic executive headhunters to find a leader for Jio Financial Services Ltd.’s newly created insurance business, according to people familiar with the matter. Executives from Reliance have met several firms in …

Chubb Seeks 49% of India’s Kotak General Insurance, Has Edge Over Zurich: Sources

U.S. insurer Chubb is in talks to acquire a 49% stake in India’s Kotak General Insurance and has become a more favored suitor than Zurich Insurance Group, two people with direct knowledge of the discussions said. Chubb has an edge …

Zurich Insurance Eyes Buying $400M Stake in General Insurance Arm of India’s Kotak

Zurich Insurance Group is in talks to buy up to 51% of India’s Kotak General Insurance, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, a deal that would mark its first major bet on the fast-growing South Asian insurance …

Indian Tycoon Piramal, TPG Inc. Weigh Selling Stakes in Shriram General: Sources

Billionaire Ajay Piramal and TPG Inc. are considering selling their stakes in Shriram General Insurance Holdings Co., according to people familiar with the matter. Piramal and TPG are jointly working with an adviser on divesting a combined 30% stake in …

Walmart Pumps $200M Into India’s PhonePe, to Build Insurance, Wealth Businesses

Indian digital payments firm PhonePe said on Friday it has raised $200 million from majority backer Walmart Inc. at a pre-money valuation of $12 billion. PhonePe, already India’s most valuable payments firm and among the country’s most highly valued startups, …

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 …