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Indian
MHA seeks public opinion on developing broadband network for security, disaster response personnel
The ministry has chosen 10 pilot locations for the project — the...
Govt plans jobs survey changes to add unpaid work, improve gig worker data
"This initiative to estimate platform gig workers is a half-step...
Centre expects anti-Cancer drug prices to fall 20-70% under proposed trade margin cap
In an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court in a pending plea...
Deepak Reddy from Bajaj Finance to succeed Singhel as CEO of Bajaj General Insurance from Apr 1
Deepak Reddy, CEO-designate, Bajaj General Insurance Reddy will be...
International
Hacking attempts surge as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flaws
The emergency shutdowns of banking, airline, rail, tax and...
AI-discovered bugs may soon trigger fresh disruptions, cyber experts say
The outages that spread across government sites in Europe and...
Moody’s launches Casualty Risk Intelligence Group, to contribute insights for global casualty (re)insurance market
The casualty industry faces increasing complexity, ranging from...
French riots seen as insurance test before new regime kicks in
The damage wrought cross France by the recent street riots will...
Briefs
LIC launches three new plans
Life Insurance Corporation of India on Tuesday launched three new...
Dinesh Pant joins as member, Actuary, IRDAI
Dinesh Pant, former managing director, Life Insurance Corporation,...
Events
3rd edition “IFSCA-IRDAI GIFT-City Global Reinsurance Summit on Jan 19, 2026 in Mumbai
The 3rd edition “IFSCA-IRDAI GIFT-City Global Reinsurance Summit”...
IIA Annual Event 2025
Date: October 30, 2025 Venue: Fairmont, Mumbai Theme: AI In...
Articles
Future of Insurance Distribution: Brokers must be valued beyond commissions
As the IRDAI reshapes insurance distribution, reforms must...
Regulatory Reset: Deciding the economic value of insurance distribution
IRDAI’s consultation paper ``Recalibrating Economics of Insurance...
AI Leaders: Achieving ambitious goals
"Whenever I hear executives say they're investing in AI in order to...
Features
Data
Interviews
“Competition in the group health insurance segment is intense”
Nilanjan Roy, Head of Group Business, ManipalCigna Health...
“IndiaFirst Life is progressively becoming a multi-channel distribution player in the industry.”
Varun Gupta, President & Chief Distribution Officer (CDO) –...
Facts
Vegetarian diets linked with a lower risk of many cancers
Though the study didn’t probe the cause of a higher or lower risk of certain cancers, researchers hypothesized that diets higher in fruit, vegetables, fiber and without processed meat could lower risks. The lack of meat is likely to be the reason for the different...
Finmin launches Paripoorna Mediclaim Ayush Bima for CGHS beneficiaries
The policy provides indemnity-based in-patient hospitalisation coverage within India, with sum insured options of Rs 10 lakh or Rs 20 lakh.To be provided by state-run New India Assurance, the other features include that the room rent is capped at 1 per cent and 2 per...
Elon Musk predicts working will become “Optional” like a hobby within 20 years as AI advances rapidly
Musk explained that with accelerating progress in AI and robotics, people may reach a stage where they can choose whether to work or not, similar to choosing whether to grow vegetables at home despite having the option to buy them from a store Washington: Tesla CEO...
Flying car, four-wheeled robot shine at Nepal auto show
Deepal’s eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) UAV, a flying car manufactured in China and Unitree Robots’ advanced four-wheeled robot are the main attractions in the 17th edition of NADA Auto Show. Kathmandu: In a first, a flying car and four wheeled robot...
AI in India:20 jobs likely to be affected — and 20 that may stay safe
Jobs that will be most affected by AI: Ticket agents/travel clerks,legal assistants (routine drafting),Telephone operators,Finance/insurance underwriters doing rote tasks,Coders doing repetitive tasks,Junior marketing researchers,Customer service representatives,Basic...