Insurance Bill to be tabled in Parliament today
The insurance amendment bill is likely to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday.
Dec 16, 2014, 09:08 AM IST
Crucial Insurance, Companies Bills to come up in Parliament
With the Lok Sabha already having passed 13 Bills and the Rajya Sabha clearing nine, the ongoing winter session of Parliament is set for good performance in transaction of legislative business.
Dec 14, 2014, 15:18 PM IST
Cabinet approves insurance bill; RS may take up next week
The Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved incorporation of amendments suggested by a Parliamentary select panel in the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008.
Dec 10, 2014, 21:30 PM IST
Govt inches closer to raising foreign investment cap in insurance to 49%
The hike in foreign investment limit is estimated to attract about Rs 25,000 crore of overseas funds in the sector.
Dec 10, 2014, 19:07 PM IST
Parliamentary Committee report on insurance pitches for 49% foreign investment cap
At present, a limit of 26 percent is allowed only through the FDI route.
Dec 10, 2014, 12:11 PM IST
Panel favours 49% FDI in insurance; report to be presented in Parl Wednesday
The report of the 15-member Parliamentary committee on the Insurance Amendment Bill, held up for nearly six years, is likely to be placed before the Rajya Sabha Wednesday.
Dec 09, 2014, 20:08 PM IST
Par panel to submit report on Insurance Bill on Wednesday
"The draft report on the Insurance Bill was adopted by the Select Committee on Monday. We will table it in the Rajya Sabha on December 10," panel chairman Chandan Mitra told PTI.
Dec 08, 2014, 19:42 PM IST
Insurance Bill: 11 members of Select Committee in favour of govt
A Select Committee meet on FDI took place on Monday, wherein 11 members, out of the 15 members have said to have agreed to support the government's move.
Dec 08, 2014, 17:41 PM IST
Parliamentary panel may submit report on FDI in Insurance by Dec 12: Reports
The Select Committee has accepted 88 amendments moved by the previous UPA regime. The Parliament Panel on Insurance Bill will meet on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Dec 01, 2014, 10:00 AM IST
Confident about passage of Insurance Bill: Mitra
The chairman of the Select Committee on the Insurance Amendment Bill, Chandan Mitra, Tuesday said that its report would be submitted within the deadline of December 12.
Nov 25, 2014, 16:55 PM IST
Rajya Sabha extends deadline for Select Committee on Insurance Bill
The Select Committee headed by BJP's Chandan Mitra was to submit the report by November 28.
Nov 25, 2014, 13:22 PM IST
Govt to push economic agenda in Winter session of Parliament
The much-delayed Insurance Bill seeking to allow more foreign capital is high on the government agenda so also the Goods and Service Tax Bill. The bills seeking to replace the coal ordinance and the one of textiles takeover will also have to be passed on priority.
Nov 23, 2014, 23:01 PM IST
Insurance bill on government agenda for Parliament session
The government has an ambitious legislative agenda for the winter session with a slew of bills slated to be tabled.
Nov 23, 2014, 18:17 PM IST
FM Jaitley hopeful over RS panel's report on Insurance Bill
Parliament, where the Congress and the Left parties continue to oppose certain clauses in the bill, is scheduled to convene Nov 24 for the month-long winter session.
Nov 17, 2014, 13:44 PM IST
Jaitley hopeful of passage of Insurance Bill in Winter session
"We have opened up investments in various sectors. I do hope this (Winter) session I will be able to pass the Insurance Bill," he said at the India Global Forum meeting here.
Nov 09, 2014, 11:27 AM IST
Insurance Bill likely to go through in Winter Session: Jaitley
The Winter Session of Parliament, during which the insurance bill is likely to be taken up for discussion and passage, will begin on November 24.
Nov 07, 2014, 21:57 PM IST
Expect Insurance Bill to be passed in Winter session: Jaitley
"I do hope that the amended bill would be passed in the forthcoming session of Parliament later this month," Jaitley said at the India Economic Summit here.
Nov 05, 2014, 13:20 PM IST
IRDA wants to enable insurers to fix agency commission
Insurance sector regulator IRDA suggested to the parliamentary panel looking into the Insurance Bill today, to incorporate a provision to give a free hand to insurers to fix the agency commission, which is currently capped at 40 per cent of the first-year premium
Oct 27, 2014, 20:28 PM IST
'Irda favours lifting cap on agent fees'
Irda chairman T S Vijayan is slated to meet members of Parliamentary panel on Insurance Law (Amendment) Bill here on Monday.
Oct 26, 2014, 12:30 PM IST
Insurance Bill to be taken up in Winter Session: FinMin
The long pending Insurance Bill, which seeks to raise FDI cap in the sector to 49 percent, is expected to be taken up in the forthcoming Winter Session of Parliament.
Oct 20, 2014, 16:17 PM IST
