Media reports indicate that General Insurance Corporation of India would run a Rs 20 billion fund to support local insurers who cover refineries processing Iranian crude oil. The fund would get an annual contribution of up to Rs 20 billion from Indian insurers and the oil ministry.
The money will come from the premiums normally paid by insurers for reinsurance cover.
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