NEWS IN BRIEF

ICICI Prudential has collected the most premiums… in India’s life market during February with a total of 9.72 billion rupees in premium income, reveals statistics from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda). In the non-private insurance sector, SBI Life topped the February premium charts with 6.74 billion rupees, ahead of the joint venture between state-owned Bajaj and German-based Allianz, Bajaj Allianz which collected 6.68 billion rupees in premiums during February.