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Dec 06

GOQii launches Preventive Cardiac & Diabetes Care products

GOQii has launched Smart Health Services “GOQii VitalECG” & “GOQii VitalGluco” integrated with Preventive Doctor Consultation, focusing on Cardiac and Diabetes care. Given the state of ‘Sickcare’ delivery infrastructure in India, GOQii strongly believes that preventive healthcare is the only viable, long term, mass market solution.

Based on a Stanford Study released in 2017, Indians are among the world's laziest and take just 4,297 steps a day. In order to get Indians active and make health a priority,

Dec 05

AIG Appoints Sachin N Shah as Chief Executive Officer Asia Pacific

American International Group, Inc. announced today the appointment of Sachin N Shah as Chief Executive Officer of Asia Pacific, AIG General Insurance. In this role, Shah will report to Christopher Townsend, Chief Executive Officer of AIG General Insurance International, and will be based in Singapore.

Most recently, Shah served as Chairman, President and CEO of MetLife Japan, a position he held since 2013.

HDFC ERGO’s corporate agency tie -up with Fed Bank

HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company and Federal Bank, have joined hands and entered into a corporate agency partnership to offer comprehensive general insurance products through the network of bank's 1250+ branches spread across the entire country.

Anuj Tyagi, executive director & chief distribution officer, HDFC ERGO General Insurance said, “Our Bancassurance practice over the years have matured to offer comprehensive Insurance solutions to end customers both digitally and physically, which benefits the customers in many ways.''

Dec 04

GIC Re has given Rs 3 crores to Nagaland CM relief fund. Deepak Prasad, GM and Kadam, AGM had met Chief Minister of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio today to hand over cheque.

Dec 03

Vijayan appointed as Independent Director in Yes Bank

Former chairman of IRDAI TS Vijayan has been appointed as as an additional independent director of Yes bank for five years.

“We would like to inform that the Board of Directors of the bank on December 3 have approved the appointment of TS Vijayan as Additional Director (Independent) with immediate effect,” the bank said in a stock exchange filing.

The appointment is subject to shareholder approval at its next general meeting.

Vijayan, also a key external member of the search and selection committee (S&SC) set-up to identify a suitable successor to the bank's outgoing CEO and Managing Director Rana Kapoor, who will step down on January 31, 2019.