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Aon appoints Jennifer Richards as CEO of Asia Pacific
Jennifer Richards, CEO designate, Asia Pacific, Aon "The Asia...
LIC unveils digital `one man office’ for its sales force
Siddhartha Mohanty, CEO & MD, LIC One Man Office (OMO), offered...
IRDAI asks insurers to follow rules strictly in paying commissions to the intermediaries
The board approved policy should stipulate the specific proportion of rewards to commission/remuneration which sholud be reasonable and justifiable, to individual insurance agent/insurance intermediary subject to the overall limit as specified in the existing regulations-Reg 6(d)(ii) and 6(e)(ii) of IRDAI (Payment of commission or remuneration or reward to insurance agents and insurance intermediaries) Regulations, 2016.
Mega merger of state-run banks comes into force from April 1, says RBI
As per the scheme, Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India will be merged into Punjab National Bank; Syndicate Bank into Canara Bank; Allahabad Bank into Indian Bank; and Andhra and Corporation banks into Union Bank of India
Under this, the branches of Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India will operate as branches of Punjab National Bank from April 1, 2020, and branches of Syndicate Bank as that of Canara Bank, the RBI said in a separate releases.
21-day lockdown Care Ratings predicts Rs 7.2 lakh crore impact on economy
“Assuming 80 per cent production is lost, and 20 per cent of the economy (that constitutes the essential services and farming) still functions, Rs 35-40000 crore of GDP will be lost every day. Of the 21 days lockout, 14 days spill over to FY21, therefore potential total loss will be in the region of Rs 6.3-7.2 lakh crore assuming 18 working days will be split across the two years,” says the report.
Govt bans export of anti-malarial drug hydroxycloroquine
the country has also banned exports of all types of ventilators, including any artificial respiratory apparatus or oxygen therapy apparatus or any other breathing appliance or device.Last week, it had banned export of certain ventilators, surgical and disposable masks and textile raw material used for making masks.There is a shortage of hand sanitisers and face masks in the market amid the coronavirus outbreak as people resorted to panic buying.
Caronavirus Pandemic: Companies’ recruitment strategy shift to virtual platforms
Companies are checking the travel history (official and personal) of the past three months, also their medical history is getting checked. However, if they have any illness, status of illness, track of residence locations, any address update that need to be done is also done.
India plans e-commerce regulator, tighter controls under new policy
Even before the fillip to e-commerce provided by the coronavirus pandemic, India was seen as one of the world’s fastest growing e-commerce markets. E-commerce revenue this year is expected to reach $120 billion, triple its size in 2017, according to India Brand Equity Foundation.
Flipkart partners with Aegon Life Insurance to offer paperless life insurance policy
Bengaluru: Flipkart, and Aegon Life Insurance have joined hands to sell comprehensive insurance solutions to its customers. An instant digital policy with a sum assured of up to 10 lakhs, will be available to consumers from March 2020. With instant...
RBI asks state govts not to move deposits out of pvt banks; says money is safe
“We strongly believe that such a move can have banking and financial sector stability implications,” the RBI wrote. “We feel that apprehension on the safety of deposits in private sector banks is highly misplaced and will not be in the interest of stability of the financial system in general and the banking system in particular.”
Aon to acquire Willis Towers Watson for $30bn in an all-stock transaction, combined businesses at approx $80bn
Upon completion, the combined firm will go to market under the Aon brand, and will maintain operating headquarters in London, UK.The $30bn deal will see the combined business operate under the Aon brand led by Aon CEO Greg Case, with the transaction expected to go through in the first half of 2021.
Merger of 10 public sector banks into 4 to come into effect from Apr 1: FM
United Bank of India and Oriental Bank of Commerce will be merged with Punjab National Bank; Syndicate Bank will be merged with Canara Bank; Allahabad Bank will be amalgamated with Indian Bank; and Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank will be consolidated with Union Bank of India.