India, Oct. 7 -- Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal met leaders of insurance companies, technology and investment firms and urged them to explore opportunities in their respective sectors in India. Goyal met Mark Tucker, Chairman of the AIA Group; Michel A Khalad, President and CEO of MetLife; William E Ford, Chairman of General Atlantic; and Arvind Krishna, Chairman and CEO of IBM in New York.

"Met Mr Mark Tucker, Non-Executive Chairman of @AIAGroupLimited, one of Asia's largest life insurance groups. Discussed AIA's engagement in India and opportunities to deepen investments in the insurance and financial services sectors," Goyal said in a post on X.

The minister said that with comprehensive regulatory reforms and rising demand for insura...