Indian News
LIC may unveil its new embedded value by July 15
Further to its earlier announcement on May 30th 2022, the corporation has informed that the exercise of determining...
Swiss Re signs MoU with IIRM to enhance capability building programs in India’s insurance industry
(Lto R) Amit Kalra, Swiss Re's Head GBS Centres India and Suresh Mathur, MD,IIRM at the MOU signing event in Hyderabad...
Acrisure Re partners with Mahindra Insurance Brokers in preferred broker agreement
Matthew Harvey, head of broking at Acrisure Re fac, said: “India is an important and growing market with significant...
International News
Antoine Bavandi appointed as Gallagher Re’s Global Head of Public Sector, Parametric & Climate Resilience Solutions
Antoine will lead Gallagher Re’s newly established Public Sector & Climate Resilience Solutions global practice,...
Populous Chinese province kicks off disaster insurance trials
The cities are encouraged to boost insurance coverage as much as their financial resources allow, the Henan government...
Cyber pirates can now penetrate modern ships’ key operations
Hapag-Lloyd AG, Germany’s largest shipping line, announced in April that it’ll become the first carrier to equip its...
Vulnerability driving emerging-world climate policy commitments: WTW analysis
Of 62 nations and territories assessed in the WTW Political Risk Index, the governments of Bangladesh, Malaysia, the...
Briefs
“Mahindra Insurance Brokers- BigHaat” alliance to offer health and motor covers to farmers
Mumbai: Mahindra Insurance Brokers Limited (MIBL) in a partnership with BigHaat, India’s leading Agri Digital...
SBI Gen-MSRLM partnership to boost insurance penetration in rural Maharashtra
Mumbai: SBI General Insurance has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Maharashtra State Rural Livelihood...
Interviews
“ Indian government’s Sagarmala project will unleash country’s economic potential by harnessing its 7500 km long coastline’’
Amitabh Kumar, IRS, Director General of Shipping Hosted by the General Insurance Council, International Union of...
“For 2021, we expect the pricing to maintain. In the non-proportional segment, pricing is soft and challenging” GLN Sarma,CEO, Hannover Re, India Branch
Germany based Hannover Re, is the third-largest global reinsurance group, with a gross premium of around €24 billion....
“Presence of a health regulator would have ensured treatment protocols, reasonability of charges and quality of service in hospitals”
SC Khuntia,Chairman, Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India How do you see 20 years of liberalisation of ...
Articles
Ascending Aviation Insurance
Though the uninterrupted historical downward trend in air travel accidents,is likely to continue and so reduce the...
Aadhaar: India’s ID system risks widespread fraud
Andy Mukherjee Indian Prime minister Modi’s new welfarism rests on Aadhaar. But if there are cracks in the edifice,...
Corporate Health Cover: 10 necessary add-ons
Now, even Indian insurers are open to the idea of covering LBGTQ and live in partners under a corporate cover....
Data
High costs impact nearly 43 pc urban Indian households: Survey
Despite experiencing an impact on their cost of living, only 22 per cent urban Indians said their household financial...
Demand for flexible workspace in FY22 jumps over two-fold to 90,200 desks: Report
''An increasing number of enterprises are expanding their usage of flex space in tandem with transformational changes...
Urban population of Telangana may touch 50% by 2025, says Niti Aayog
Hyderabad city tops the list when it comes to indices of purchasing power, security, healthcare and cost of living,...
Facts
Employees in India feel showing more emotions at work boosts productivity: LinkedIn report
Globally, Indian and Italian workers come out on top as the funniest workers globally, with over a third (38 per cent)...
Covid patients at higher risk of serious neurodegenerative disorders: Study
''More than two years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the precise nature and evolution of the effects of...
UN launches new app to help beat skin cancer
“The SunSmart Global UV App provides five-day UV and weather forecasts at searchable locations”, said Carla Drysdale,...