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Author: rnam   😊 😞
Number: of 19824 
Subject: India allows 100% insurance ownership
Date: 12/18/25 1:03 AM
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Global firms can now own 100% stakes in Indian insurers as part of a sweeping overhaul of the financial sector aimed at attracting more long-term foreign capital.

The government has also said that existing regulations and conditions governing foreign capital in the insurance sector would be reviewed and simplified.

Insurance penetration — the ratio of premiums to gross domestic product — is about 3.7% in India, well below other Asian countries including Thailand, Japan and South Korea, according to data from the local regulator.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-17...

Ajit Jain, who is from India, may be able to find new opportunities. In the past, they have declined to invest due to regulations and need to have domestic partners.
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Author: CapitalAlligator   😊 😞
Number: of 19824 
Subject: Re: India allows 100% insurance ownership
Date: 12/18/25 11:07 AM
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Potentially very interesting for Fairfax's India operations (GoDigit) as well.

Link opens the April 20025 annual meeting presentation (PDF)
https://www.fairfaxindia.ca/wp-content/uploads/202...
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Author: rnam   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: India allows 100% insurance ownership
Date: 12/18/25 11:22 AM
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Fairfax already has investments in India for many years. One of his early investments was to buy the profitable India business of Thomas Cook when they were headed to bankruptcy. They also have insurance and commercial real estate investments. They like to partner with local businesses to ease the friction of operating in India.

Vatsa, the CEO, migrated to Canada from India.
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Author: CapitalAlligator   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: India allows 100% insurance ownership
Date: 12/18/25 6:57 PM
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Fairfax already has investments in India for many years

Yeah, no kidding, thus the reference to their specifically insurance operations in India...
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