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Chola MS raises additional Rs.
50 crores capital for
business growth and expansion
- Chennai, September 29, 2011:
Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Limited, a joint
venture between the Murugappa Group and Mitsui Sumitomo
Insurance Group Japan has enhanced its capital base by Rs.
50.05 crores through a rights issue for growth and expansion
plans. The networth of the Company which was Rs.257 crores in
March 2011 has increased by Rs.50 crores through this infusion
by its promoters.
Commenting on the same, Mr. S.S.
Gopalarathnam, Managing Director, Chola MS said, “This additional
capital infused in our business will be utilized for our business
growth and expansion. We are well on our way to achieve our business
plan of Rs. 1200 crores for the current year.”
Chola MS has achieved a Gross
Written Premium (GWP) of Rs.546 crores during the April-August 2011
period thereby registering a growth 36.9% over the same period last
year.
About Cholamandalam MS General
Insurance Company (Chola MS)
Chola MS General Insurance Company
Ltd. is a Joint Venture between Murugappa Group and Mitsui
Sumitomo Insurance Group of Japan. Chola MS offers a wide range of
products that include Accident, Engineering, Health, Liability,
Marine, Motor, Property, Travel and Rural insurance for
individuals and corporate. The company achieved a GWP of Rs. 968
crores in 2010-11. The company has 96 branches and over 7500
agents across the country.
The company champions a brand
philosophy of T3 – Trust, Transparency and Technology. The
company has received various awards and accolades, noteworthy
amongst them is the best insurance company for “In time Claims
Settlement for the year 2010-11” in the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima
Yojana(RSBY) scheme run by the Ministry of Labour &
Employment, Government of India. Also recently the company has
been awarded “Financial Insights Innovation Award” for
innovation in mobile enablement – Claims Survey Process in the
recently concluded Asian Insurance Congress held at Singapore.
Visit www.cholainsurance.com for more information about the
company and its products.
About Murugappa Group
Founded in 1900, the Rs. 17051
Crores (USD 3.8 billion) Murugappa Group is one of India's leading
business conglomerates. The Group has 29 businesses including eight
listed Companies actively traded in NSE & BSE. Headquartered in
Chennai, the major Companies of the Group include Carborundum
Universal Ltd., Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.,
Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Ltd., Coromandel
International Ltd., Coromandel Engineering Company Ltd., E.I.D.
Parry (India) Ltd., Parry Agro Industries Ltd., Tube Investments of
India Ltd., and Wendt (India) Ltd.
Market leaders in served segments
including Abrasives, Auto Components, Cycles, Sugar, Farm Inputs,
Fertilizers, Plantations, Construction, Bio-products and
Nutraceuticals, the Group has forged strong joint venture alliances
with leading international companies like Groupe Chimique Tunisien,
Foskor, Cargill, Mitsui Sumitomo and Morgan Crucible. The Group has
a wide geographical presence panning 13 states in India and 5
continents.
Renowned brands like BSA, Hercules,
Ballmaster, Ajax, Parry’s, Gromor and Paramfos are from the
Murugappa stable. The organization fosters an environment of
professionalism and has a workforce of over 32,000 employees.
About Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
Company (MSI)
Mitsui Sumitomo is part of
MS&AD, the largest Insurance group in Japan, with an Ordinary
Income (NPW) of $30.59 billion at FY2010-2011. The company has
international network of 320 facilities spanning 42 countries and
regions, centered on the fast-growing Asian region. Mitsui Sumitomo
Insurance Co. Ltd was awarded the “General Insurance Company of
the Year” award in 2005 at the 9th Asia Insurance Industry Award
ceremony held in Singapore. This has been awarded to MSI for being
the most active non-life insurance company and for reaching the top
of the foreign non-life insurers in the region. MSI was also awarded
the 10th Rank among the world’s Most Admired Companies in the
Property and Casualty Insurance field.
For further information, please
contact
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
Vinod Kumar / Diya Kinger
Mobile : 9840126179/ 8939623044
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