Tuesday, May 20, 2008

SBI's New Insurance Tie Up



State Bank of India (SBI) has joined hands with Insurance Australia Group (IAG), an international insurance major, for general insurance joint venture. SBI proposes to hold 74% stake in the JV while IAG will hold the maximum permissible 26%. The new entity plans to commence business in the current financial year. Both the parties have signed an MoU for the purpose and would now jointly work towards finalising a shareholders' agreement before approaching the regulatory authorities for their approval.

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