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Max Bupa Health Insurance rebrands as Niva Bupa
Mumbai: Max Bupa Health Insurance on Friday announced that it has rebranded itself as Niva Bupa. Backed by True North and Bupa, the company will aim to provide financial assurance as well as healthcare access to its customers.
Owing to a change in shareholding pattern, with the exit of Max India and entry of private equity firm True North, Max Bupa needed to create a new brand identity as part of the transition, the company said in a statement on Friday.
Niva Bupa Health Insurance aims to become a Rs 2,500 crore company by FY21-22. The company will bring over 12 million people in India under the ambit of health insurance by FY25, it added.
“The new brand will firmly stand at the intersection of financial services and healthcare to fulfill the needs and aspirations of millions of people in India,” said Niva Bupa MD and CEO, Krishnan Ramachandran. “The health insurance industry is poised for monumental growth, and we will take our new brand identity to our customers with a renewed promise of protection and care. As Niva Bupa, we will look to further strengthen our core brand ethos of customer-centricity.”
“Health insurance is no longer looked upon as a financial instrument solely for tax saving purposes,” said Niva Bupa SVP and head of marketing, Nimish Agrawal. “It has repositioned itself as a self-investment product which will take care of all healthcare needs. This warranted a change in our positioning as well. With the new brand identity, we want to unravel the health insurance space and offer a humanised experience to our customers.”
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Lego brings Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappé, Vinicius together
Campaign clocks 314 million views ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026 buzz.
MUMBAI: Four legends, one frame and not a single tackle in sight. Lego has pulled off a crossover few thought possible, uniting Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior in a single campaign ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 only this time, they’re building dreams brick by brick.
Titled “Everyone wants a piece”, the campaign features the quartet assembling a Lego version of the World Cup trophy, before placing miniature versions of themselves atop it, a playful nod to football’s ultimate prize. Shared widely across social media, the ad carries a pointed disclaimer: it is not AI-generated, a subtle but telling signal in an era where even reality is often questioned.
The numbers tell their own story. The campaign has already crossed 314 million views on Instagram across the players’ accounts, with fans hailing it as a rare, almost nostalgic moment particularly for the reunion of Messi and Ronaldo, whose last shared campaign ahead of the 2022 World Cup became one of the platform’s most-liked posts.
Beyond the film, Lego is extending the play with exclusive, player-themed sets tied to each of the four stars, part of a broader football-led programme designed to ride the global momentum building towards 2026. The idea, as echoed by the players themselves, leans into the parallels between football and play experimentation, creativity, failure, and triumph.
Messi described the sets as a way to bring on-pitch moments into an imaginative, hands-on world, while Ronaldo called the transformation into a Lego figure a rare honour, blending sport with storytelling. Vinícius, meanwhile, struck a more personal note, recalling childhood moments of building with Lego and framing creativity as a universal language that transcends borders.
The timing is no accident. With the 2026 World Cup set to run from June 11 to July 19 across the United States, Canada and Mexico, and featuring an expanded 48-team format, global anticipation is already building. Argentina, led by Messi, will enter as defending champions, adding another layer of intrigue.
For Lego, the campaign does more than celebrate football, it taps into its mythology. Because when icons become figurines and rivalries turn into play, the beautiful game finds a new kind of pitch. one built, quite literally, by hand.
