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West Asia Crisis:Govt now says yes to IFSCA’s plan to set up a P&I Club and Captives
The Department of Financial Services(DFS) last week has written to...
Chinese Insurer Ping An’s offshore unit reconsiders US exposure
Ping An Overseas Holdings is building a portfolio of around $60...
Autism a significant health burden in India: Study
The study showed that India had 708·1 case of ASD per 100, 000 persons in 2021. Of these, 483·7 were females, while 921·4 were males. About 140 per 100,000 persons suffered poor health and disability due to ASD in India in 2021 New Delhi: Autism spectrum disorder...
8.39 cr hospital admissions worth over Rs 1.16 lakh crore authorised under AB PMJAY till Nov 30: Govt
Many of the states and Union territories implementing the scheme have converged their respective State Health Insurance Schemes with AB PMJAY, thereby increasing the population covered under government-funded medical insurance to include more than 18 crore families,...
GST Council to decide on insurance premium tax; major rate rejig unlikely
A final decision of the insurance taxation under GST is likely on Saturday as most states are in favour of lowering taxes on premium. New Delhi: The GST Council, in its meeting on Saturday, is likely to decide on reducing tax rates on life and health insurance...
DoT asks telcos to play cybercrime awareness caller tune 8-10 times daily
"In order to make the public aware about cybercrime through the caller tune campaign, it has been decided to play caller tune audios through pre-call announcement/ring back tone arrangement, which will be provided to TSPs by nodal officers of I4C. Caller tunes to a...
Pollution-free environment a constitutional right, says HC; pulls up authorities for ‘inaction’
"There needs to be an inherent will, desire and resolve to curb environmental pollution, and effective and drastic steps in that regard being required to be taken, so that people are not adversely affected on health and other counts, more particularly when Mumbai,...
59% of Indian companies suffered financial fraud in 24 months, PwC report
Puneet Garkhel, Partner and Leader, Forensic Services, PwC India, commented, 'In our 2022 survey, customer fraud led the list, reported by 47 per cent of companies. However, this year's findings reveal a shift with procurement fraud now emerging as the primary...
Fed lowers rates but sees slower pace of further cuts, firmer inflation
U.S. central bankers now project they will make just two quarter-percentage-point rate reductions by the end of 2025 WASHINGTON: The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday and signaled it will slow the pace at which borrowing costs fall any further,...
US Cyber market-Extortion activity likely reached an all-time high in 2023, says Tokio Marine HCC
In 2024, premium rate change in the US cyber insurance market has fallen to below zero, marking the onset of a soft market. While premium growth stagnated, so did loss ratios, with a 3-point reduction in cyber market loss ratio to 41.6%. Houston, TX: Annual 2024 US...
Meta Hit with 251M Euro Fine for Facebook Data Breach
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission issued the penalties after wrapping up its inquiry into the breach, when hackers gained access to user accounts by exploiting bugs in the platform’s code that allowed them to steal digital keys, known as “access tokens.” LONDON:...
8.8 crore women screened for cervical cancer under national programme: Govt
J P Nadda,Union Health Minister Over 14 crore were screened for breast cancer and more than 26 crore for oral cancer. Among them, nearly 56,000 breast cancer cases and 1.56 lakh oral cancer cases were detected.Besides, 32.52 crore people were screened for hypertension...