Friday, September 14, 2007

Bank of India to have 51 pc stake in life insurance JV


Public-sector Bank of India, which has formalised an agreement with Dai-Ichi of Japan for setting up a Rs 250-crore life insurance firm, will have a 51 per cent stake in the joint venture, a top bank official said on Friday.

Dai-Ichi, the sixth biggest life insurer in Japan, will have a 26 per cent stake in the JV, while another partner Union Bank of India will hold 23 per cent, BOI Executive Director K R Kamath told a press meet here.

The name of the company, is likely to be 'Star Union Dai-Ichi' and the registration process was going on, he said.

Read more in The Economic Times article.

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