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Ships warned to avoid Red Sea, log Hormuz voyages after Israel hits Iran
“We have reports that more ship owners are now exercising extra...
India crash a wake-up call for aviation industry, alerts Airbus
“Safety is in everything that we do, so the tragedy in India, we...
LIC,GIC Re and NIA continue to be listed as D-SIIs in 2022-23:IRDAI
Domestic Systemically Important Insurers refer to insurers of such size, market importance, and domestic and global interconnectedness, whose distress or failure would cause a significant dislocation in the domestic financial system, said the Irdai Hyderabad: Life...
Munich Re exits Net-Zero Insurance Alliance
“In our view, the opportunities to pursue decarbonisation goals in a collective approach among insurers worldwide without exposing ourselves to material antitrust risks are so limited that it is more effective to pursue our climate ambition to reduce global warming...
Inclusion, diversity top driver of benefit strategies offered by companies: Survey
The survey further revealed that an increasing number of companies are now moving towards offering programmes under lifestyle risk management and target specific conditions. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes are the major social wellbeing initiatives...
Russia still uses Western insurance for half of its oil shipments
“Russia’s high dependence on insurance from G-7 and European countries for shipping oil means the price-cap coalition has strong leverage,” Meri Pukarinen, Europe-Russia policy officer at the Helsinki-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, said by email....
U.N. hopes water meeting can create ‘rippling effect’ to stave off crisis
There is no international binding agreement for water like the one reached for climate in Paris in 2015, or framework like that established to protect nature in Montreal last year, despite dire warnings of the risks humanity faces if water is not managed better. The...
Sebi to put in place regulatory framework on ESG disclosure, ratings
Also, the regulator has decided to come up with norms for ESG Rating Providers (ERPs) amid the growing importance of their role in making investment decisions. To promote ESG investing, Sebi will introduce certain measures to address the risk of mis-selling and...
Musk, experts urge pause on AI systems, citing ‘risks to society’
Elon Musk The concerns come as EU police force Europol on Monday joined a chorus of ethical and legal concerns over advanced AI like ChatGPT, warning about the potential misuse of the system in phishing attempts, disinformation and cybercrime. Elon Musk and a group of...
Women having their own source of income are more likely to own insurance:ICICI Lombard Report
Sanjeev Mantri, executive director, ICICI Lombard General Insurance said, “As data shows only a small percentage of women in India consider general insurance a priority. This highlights the need for more awareness and education on general insurance among women in...
India’s $1 trillion sovereign bond market sees rising clout of insurers
“Insurance companies have been one of the key investors in long-maturity bonds,As the penetration and reach of distribution channels increase, we expect that the growth in the sales of the traditional products to continue to grow, and consequently the demand for...
610 cases of Covid’s new variant XBB1.16 found in India: INSACOG data
The highest number of Covid cases caused due to this variant has been found in Maharashtra and Gujarat at 164 each, followed by 93 Telangana and 86 in Karnataka, according to INSACOG data. A total of 610 cases of Covid's XBB.1.16 variant, which might have been behind...