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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
A crumbling distribution network and whimsical decision-making combine to bring the insurer to a sorry pass. A failure to take hard decisions hereon can only make the situation worse.
On 16 July, Ashok Suvarna, chief distribution officer of Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance, was appointed managing director of Aditya Birla Money, the listed stockbroking arm of Aditya Birla Capital.
It seemed like a routine promotion and transfer of a senior executive within the financial services holding company of the Aditya Birla Group. Except that it wasn’t.
People who know Suvarna say this actually amounts to a setback to his career. For one, he’s been associated with Aditya Birla Capital since 2008 and was, at one point, in the running to be CEO of the mutual funds business. Aditya Birla …
IRDAI wants to fix a model where distributors chasing high commissions push unsuitable policies, hurting customers. The regulator should brace for a major industry pushback.
FY26 numbers show that Airtel is stealing a march on its larger rival on most counts and is unrelenting in its ambition, casting a cloud on Jio’s valuation.
Telecom and retail both continue with their ‘hit and miss’, while O2C delivers an unsurprisingly poor performance in Q4. This is a year RIL will be glad to see the back of.
