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India ranks low at 135th globally for gender parity; worst for health & survival: WEF
On the health and survival subindex, India ranked the lowest at...
Global insurance premium to surpass $7 trillion in 2022 for the first time: Swiss Re
Among top 10 markets, only three- France, Canada and India(10th...
Female genital mutilation exacts a crippling economic & human cost:WHO
“High healthcare costs for countries mount because of the tragic personal impacts on women and girls. Governments have a moral responsibility to help end this harmful practice,” says Dr Prosper Tumusiime, Acting Director for Universal Health Coverage and the Life Course in the African Regional Office of WHO. “FGM hurts girls, imposes lifelong health risks on the women they become, and strains the healthcare systems that need to treat them.”
China’s Coronavirus deaths, infections rise; supply chains, production,travel disrupted
In China, cities have been shut off, flights canceled and factories closed, shutting supply lines crucial to the world economy. Companies including Hyundai Motor, Tesla , Ford, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Nissan , Airbus, Adidas and Foxconn are taking hits.
China virus toll nears 500,to affect Chinese insurers’ earnings
While the claim expenses associated with the outbreak remain uncertain, medical costs for future treatments may burden insurers. As of 3 February 2020, the Ministry of Finance and local governments have planned to allocate total funding of CNY47bn ($6.7bn) to assume responsibility of medical-related costs.
US working closely with China to combat coronavirus outbreak: Trump
Worldwide, the virus, so far, has spread to Thailand, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Macau, India, Philippines, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, United States, Canada, Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Russia, Finland, Spain, UAE and Sweden.
Released Rs 3,520 cr in last two years to states under AB-PMJAY:Health Minister
“Two big states (Punjab & Rajasthan) have joined AB-PMJAY only in late 2019. Large states (UP, MP and Bihar) which account for 30 per cent of the beneficiary population are implementing the scheme for the first time and hence, their demand is still picking up,” he said, explaining the reasons for the slow utilization of funds.
IRDA sets up panel to explore allowing exclusive micro-insurance cos
The indicative regulatory aspects are: Capital and Solvency,Underwriting, Product and Claims,Finance and Accounting, Investments, Operations, Corporate Governance
Thailand sees apparent success treating coronavirus with drug cocktail
In a video released Sunday, health minister Anutin Charnvirakul visited a patient from Wuhan who had recovered from the coronavirus, chatting with her amicably in Mandarin as she thanked him and the medical staff.
As economic costs of Coronavirus mount, China accuses U.S. of overreacting
The number of deaths in China from the newly identified virus, which emerged in Wuhan city in the central province of Hubei in December, had risen to 361 as of Sunday, up 57 from the previous day, the National Health Commission said.
Allianz sets up an emergency response fund to support China’s fight against the coronavirus epidemic
The initial pledge towards this fund is RMB 4 million (EUR 520,000), coming in part from Allianz SE’s Disaster Recovery Fund and in part from Allianz’s operating entities in China and the region
Budget 2020:Deposit insurance cover hiked to Rs 5 lakh, New income tax slab for FY 2020-21
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who has presented her second Union Budget in Parliament today, has hiked insurance cover on deposists by Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) to Rs 500,000 lakh from Rs 100,000. ...