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Swiss reinsurer Echo Re opens branch in GIFT City
Fabian Pütz (PhD) Pütz, chief executive officer, commented, “The...
Iran war should trigger faster exit from fossil fuel dependence, UN climate chief says
In the longer term, the European Commission says its climate change...
Govt throws open CMD posts of PSU general re/insurance cos and one position of LIC MD for pvt sector professionals
The new norms now will allow eligible private sector professionals to apply for the CMD post of GIC Re, which has fallen vacant after N Ramaswamy retired on Sep 30 External Candidates applying for posts of CMDs of PSU general insurance companies should have minimum 21...
Widening Protection Gap: Role of Specialty Brokers
“Specialty brokers are the connective tissue of the global insurance market. They act as strategic advisers — identifying emerging risks, building the data to make them insurable, aggregating demand for new solutions and uniting diverse sources of capital. In doing...
Aon survey projects moderate salary growth of 5.3% for Southeast Asia in 2026
The most in-demand "hot jobs" include sales (24 percent), information technology (24 percent), artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) (21 percent), cybersecurity (20 percent) and engineering (19 percent), reflecting a sharp pivot toward digital and...
AIA partners with Amplify Health to tackle Singapore’s most common chronic illnesses
This programme is available for eligible AIA insured members who are aged 40 years and above and diagnosed with one or more of Singapore's three most prevalent chronic conditions: diabetes, hypertension (high blood pressure), or hyperlipidemia (high blood cholesterol)...
Sitharaman asks fintechs to strengthen risk management to check AI misuse
"Even as AI opens extraordinary possibilities, we must confront its darker side. The same tools that power innovation can be weaponised for deception and for fraud. I'm not personalising it, but I can say, I have seen several deepfake videos of myself being circulated...
NITI Aayog unveils roadmap on AI to empower 490 million informal workers
NITI Aayog's Mission Digital ShramSetu will harness AI, blockchain, immersive learning, and other frontier technologies to dismantle structural constraints — ranging from financial insecurity and limited market access to lack of skilling and social protection — and...
IBAI meets Sitharman, submits proposals for insurance inclusion
Lto R- Narendra Kumar Bharindwal, president, IBAI,Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Rashmi Iyer, director, IBAI Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister, Finance & Corporate Affairs Embed suitable insurance covers with Mudra Loans,...
Gold still our favourite long-term commodity; forecasts USD 4300 by Dec 2026: Goldman Sachs
Speculative positioning explains only a modest part of the latest rally, rather it suggests a larger underlying shift in investor behaviour New Delhi: Gold remains Goldman Sachs' "highest-conviction long commodity," with analysts citing strong private and...
India to introduce RBI-backed digital currency: Piyush Goyal
"We have not been encouraging cryptocurrency, which does not have sovereign backing or which is not backed by assets, say it on the federal bank or local currency. India has also announced that we will be coming out with a digital currency, which will be backed by a...
Net-Zero Banking Alliance winds up operations
The alliance, set up in 2021, was the banking industry’s main body leading the sector’s global effort to cut carbon emissions. An overhaul was proposed in August after many big banks left, to create a “framework initiative” rather than a membership-based organization....