11.6k cr pay day at PSU insurers, RBI

11.6k cr pay day at PSU insurers, RBI

MUMBAI: Employees of public sector general insurers, RBI and Nabard will receive a collective Rs 11,640-crore payout after the Centre approved a retrospective wage, pension reset covering serving and select former staff.State-owned general insurers take the bulk: Rs 8,170 crore, followed by RBI at Rs 2,697 crore and Nabard at around Rs 773 crore, factoring…

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Insurance restructuring push: Govt revisits merger plan for PSU general insurers; capital infusion, privatisation options back on table

Insurance restructuring push: Govt revisits merger plan for PSU general insurers; capital infusion, privatisation options back on table

The Finance Ministry is once again examining the merger of three state-owned general insurance companies—Oriental Insurance, National Insurance and United India Insurance—after an improvement in their financial condition, PTI reported citing sources. The move revives a proposal first announced in the 2018-19 Budget to consolidate the three entities into a single insurer to improve efficiency…

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