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Indian
No immediate risk to India, says Kerala medical expert amid pneumonic plague scare in Russia
"Plague is well known to modern medicine. There are preventive...
Wall Street PEs’ $10 bn hospital bet sparks fight over healthcare costs, Insurers Fret
S Prakash, CEO of the General Insurance Council’s Health Insurance...
War, Cyber attack could trigger next financial crisis:
The governor was highlighting a new generation of systemic risks...
Employers may soon be able to claim ITC on GST paid for employee insurance cover
"This will make insurance cheaper for every employer to provide",...
International
British Airways London-Chicago flight drops 28,000 feet within minutes, declares emergency
Flight BA295 declared an emergency mid-flight following a sudden...
Zurich completes Beazley acquisition, creates world’s largest specialty insurer
Following the completion of the acquisition, Kristof Terryn is...
Mid-air horror: Flydubai Pilot of a Tel Aviv bound jet with 170 passengers stabs his colleague and tries to crash the plane
Catastrophe was narrowly avoided after a passenger and members of...
OverseeAI joins Guidewire Insurtech Vanguards to accelerate insurance product modernisation and new product launches
Scott Field, Co-founder and Chief Product & Technology Officer...
Briefs
ICICI Prudential rebrands itself as ICICI Life Insurance
Private sector firm 'ICICI Prudential Life Insurance' on Monday...
Aon makes two leadership appointments for Japan Global Solutions
Global re/insurance broker Aon plc announced two leadership...
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
CAFE III: Roadmap for technology flexibility and cleaner vehicle transition
"CAFE III regulation lays down a structured road-map with...
Climate Disasters: Shrinking funding & heightened risk of GLOFs
Himalayan glaciers are losing mass 65% faster than they were a...
Future of Claims Management: Simplified, smarter and seamless for general insurance customers
The ability to submit claims through dedicated microsites or mobile...
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...