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8 lakh bank employees to get 17% annual wage hike, 5-day work week awaits govt approval
For the retired employees, it was agreed that the monthly ex-gratia...
General insurance industry likely to hit Rs 3 trillion of premium in FY24
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ICICI Lombard launches Rs 5 lakh domestic multi-trip cover for an anuual premium of Rs 499
For domestic travelers who may be worried about stepping out during the COVID-19 pandemic, this unique, all-in-one insurance product offers a comprehensive bouquet of benefits that cover losses arising from trip cancellations, home burglary while travelling, missed connecting flights, lost baggage and more
Covid-19 Pandemic:Life insurers’ new premium income falls 26 % to Rs 13,739 crores in May
In terms of policies, the industry has seen its numbers plunging by almost 60 per cent y-o-y to 11, 12,2411 in the first two months of the fiscal.For the month of May, at 5,071,992, the industry has almost lost 65 per cent in the same category.
India’s virus count over 2.6 lakh, daily spike inching close to 10,000-mark
Since the onset of June, the country has also been witnessing over 200 COVID-19 fatalities each day that has taken the country’s death toll to 7,466.
India is the fifth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 pandemic after the US, Brazil, Russia and the UK, according to the Johns Hopkins University data.
Several states like Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Haryana, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Tripura among others have been showing a spurt in cases.
A total 266 new COVID-19 fatalities and 9,987 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours till Tuesday 8 am, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
Auto sales may dip by up to 25% in FY21, sharpest decline in two decades: Ind-Ra
The decline (excluding in tractors) would be the steepest in the last two decades, much higher than that recorded during the global recession in 2008-09, and is likely to push industry volumes to the 2011-12 levels, Ind-Ra said in a statement.
IRDAI scraps long-term package motor insurance products from Aug 1
Effectively,now the insurers have to go by another circular issued by the IRDA on June 21, asking them to make available stand-alone annual own damage covers)including standalone OD cover for fire and /or theft if opted for by the policy holders for cars and two-wheelers , both new and old
Health Ministry drafts rules to help COVID-19 patients access new drugs
According to a gazette notification of the draft rules published on June 5, a hospital or medical institution may import new drug for “compassionate use for treatment of patients suffering from life threatening disease or disease causing serious permanent disability or disease requiring therapy for unmet medical need”, which has not been permitted in the country, but under Phase-III clinical trial (human trial) in the country or abroad, by making an application to the Central Drug Regulator.
Focus on house-to-house survey, prompt testing: Health min to civic bodies
To reduce the case fatality rate, the officials were briefed on measures that include prioritising high-risk and vulnerable segments like elderly people and people with comorbidities while contact-tracing to prevent deaths.
Delhi to assess if there is community transmission of COVID-19 in city
“If community transmission is ascertained at the meeting tomorrow, we will have to change our strategy accordingly,” Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said
Equity MFs give 25% returns during lockdown amid market recovery
Prior to this, all the equity schemes had given negative returns, in the range of (-) 32-37 percent, since the beginning of the bear market on February 19 to the announcement of lockdown on March 24.
Delhi reserves hospital beds for residents as virus cases surge
India on Sunday registered 9,971 new coronavirus cases, taking its tally to 246,628 cases, with 6,929 deaths. The case numbers now lag only the United States, Brazil, Russia, United Kingdom and Spain.