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Celebrating Longevity: Caring the silver generation
As life expectancy in India reaches an impressive average of 72...
FSSAI launches project to address microplastic contamination in Indian food
In a recent report, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...
IRDA chairman Panda to meet insurers on Apr 6-7 in Mumbai to unveil his agenda for industry
Debasish Panda, Chairman, IRDAI ``Yes, we have got intimations to have interaction with the new IRDAI chairman. We are happy that Panda is meeting us face to face. We are getting ready with our agenda to be put before him. Since, he has already dealt with the industry...
HC seeks Maha govt’s response on PIL about plight of patients languishing in mental health facilities
The PIL, filed by Mumbai resident Dr Harish Shetty, highlighted the plight of a woman who was rescued last year from a mental health facility after having languished there for 12 years even though she did not have any significant symptoms of mental illness. The Bombay...
“India Has One Of The Lowest Covid Deaths (374) Per Million”: Centre
According to the data available with World Health Organisation (WHO), India has one of the lowest deaths per million (374 deaths per million population) which is much lower compared to similarly affected countries like the United States of America (2,920 deaths per...
Apr 1 renewals: Hannover Re rules out any price hike for Indian market
The renewals in India in P&C(Property & Casualty) should be relatively stable both on the proportional and on the non-proportional side. 2021 has been a benign year for us from catastrophic losses point of view in India. said Sven Althoff, member, (P&C),...
Maersk warns Shanghai city lockdown to boost transport costs further
A survey conducted by a state newspaper found Shenzhen's "war" on COVID-19 has hurt up to 93% of local small and medium-sized companies, with many suffering production disruptions because of shutdowns, interruptions in supply chains, and delays in order executions...
Insurers can sell short-term Carona policies till Sept,2022:IRDAI
Hyderabad: The insurance regulator IRDAI has once again extended the time frame to sell short-term exclusive Carona policies by the insurers to September, 2022. The IRDA, which had asked insurers to offer standard corona specific health cover polices from July 2020,...
HDFC ERGO launches VAULT, a digitally-enabled rewards program
Taking advantage Regulatory Sandbox by IRDAI, HDFC ERGO general insurance has launched VAULT, that will incentivize its Optima Restore health insurance customers by way of reward points for performing certain activities like staying insured under the policy for more...
84 pc of Indian Firms Plan ASEAN HQ in Singapore: SC Survey
As of 2020, more than 8,000 Indian companies were registered in the country The top three identified risks are the COVID-19 pandemic or other health crises (85 per cent), the slow revival of the economy and drop in consumer spending (73 per cent), as well as...
Tata AIA Life expects total premium income to cross Rs 14,000 cr in FY22: CEO
''People forget about masks and social distancing, among others. They also forget about life insurance, which is why my point is that Covid is only a short term awareness builder. For the long term, we have to do our work ourselves,'' Naveen Tahilyani, MD & CEO,...
Tesla to halt Shanghai factory production amid COVID curbs, Bloomberg News reports
Tesla's production in the plant will be halted on Monday, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter, adding that the electric car maker hasn't yet informed workers if it would extend the suspension beyond Monday Tesla Inc is planning to suspend...