by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 2, 2021 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: As many as 17.94 lakh COVID-related health insurance claims amounting to Rs 21,837 crore were settled in about last 15 months till July 15, 2021. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad said health insurance...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy
New Delhi, Aug 02: A bill to amend the general insurance law to allow the government to pare its stake in state-owned insurers was passed on Monday by Lok Sabha without a debate, amid continuing protests by opposition parties on the Pegasus snooping and other...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic, Pension & Social Security
Savitri Devi has been searching for work since she lost her job at a garment factory in New Delhi, along with half her co-workers, when sales plummeted at the start of the coronavirus pandemic last year. The 44-year-old has tried her luck repeatedly – and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance, Risk Management
London/New York/Singapore: The international shipping industry continued its long-term positive safety trend over the past year but has to master Covid challenges, apply the learnings from the Ever Given Suez Canal incident and prepare for cyber and climate...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 1, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: Equity investors have witnessed a wealth addition of more than Rs 31 lakh crore (Rs 31,18,934.36 crore) in the first four months of the current fiscal, helped by an overall bullish sentiment in the market. The 30-share BSE Sensex has jumped 3,077.69 points...
