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Climate change impacting India severely, moonshot tech key for sustainable development: NITI Aayog
“India’s development journey is unprecedented -- our economy...
At least 320 dead in Himachal floods, losses over Rs 3,000 crore
The state has suffered losses of over Rs 3,040 crore due to 91...
UPI payment limit to hospitals, educational institutes raised to Rs 5 lakh: RBI
"Under the e-mandate framework, an additional factor of authentication (AFA) is required for recurring transactions exceeding Rs 15,000 currently. It is now proposed to enhance this limit to Rs 1 lakh per transaction for recurring payments of mutual fund...
Sensex hits all-time high; Nifty scales 21,000 mark post RBI policy decision
"Monetary policy was on expected lines. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept its stance the same as withdrawal from accommodation to ensure taming inflation under target. However, at the same time, the RBI highlighted the risk of over-tightening in the backdrop of...
RBI holds rates, raises GDP growth forecast to 7 pc, no plan to loosen interest rates
"The Indian economy presents a picture of resilience and momentum. Growth remains resilient and robust, surprising everyone. There is no plan to loosen interest rates as inflation continues to be the top priority for the central bank," ," Reserve Bank of India (RBI)...
Maersk introduces surcharge on Israel shipments to cover insurance
“Moving into 2024, insurance premiums continue to be raised for vessels bound for Israel, which has brought about the need for Maersk to officially implement an Emergency Risk Surcharge (ERS),” the Danish company said in a statement Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk...
InsurTechs: Accelerating Innovative Trends
India’s InsurTech industry has a tremendous opportunity to not only help itself grow and scale up but also the global community Mayank Gupta,Co-Founder and COO, Zopper In recent years, the rise of India's insurance sector is witnessing unprecedented transformation,...
Reinsurance 2024: Better terms & conditions and Profitability
Fitch forecasts an improvement in underlying profitability for the global reinsurance sector in 2024, and is maintaining its improving fundamental sector outlook Robert Mazzuoli, Director, Insurance,Fitch Reinsurance rate increases for property catastrophe business...
7 bacterial cases detected at AIIMS Delhi, no link to surge in respiratory infections in China: Govt
''It is clarified that these seven cases have no link whatsoever to the recent surge in respiratory infections in children reported from some parts of the world, including China,'' the Union health ministry said New Delhi: Seven bacterial cases were detected at AIIMS...
Aditya Birla Health sees relief ahead in mediclaim premium
General cost inflation contributed to the premium rise. In the last two years, the average claim amount increased from Rs 45,000 to Rs 65,000, forcing insurers to revise premiums, said Mayank Bathwal, CEO of Aditya Birla Health Insurance Mumbai: Aditya Birla Health...
“For those businesses that are proactively investing in cybersecurity measures, we expect prices to remain stable”
In an exclusive interview with Asia Insurance Post, Teck Siong Ng, Underwriter, Cyber & Technology, Beazley speaks about the latest trends in Asia’s cyber insurance market and outlines his company's strategies to grow its business in the regionEdited Excerpts:...
No ‘spectacular announcement’ likely in Feb 1 Budget, says finance minister
"It is a matter of truth that February 1, 2024 budget that will be announced will just be a vote on account because we will be in an election mode. So the budget that the government presents will just be to meet the expenditure of the government till a new government...