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India’s non-life insurance’s saw a sharp widening in underwriting losses to Rs 45,279 crore in the financial year 2025-26 (FY26). On a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) basis, it was nearly 50 per cent higher than the Rs 30,288 crore in FY25. At the same time, the gross direct premium income by non-life insurers rose almost 9 per…
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States sue OCC over mortgage escrow interest pre-emption
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