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Cut costs, fix mis-selling to make insurance products affordable: IRDAI member to insurers
"The high cost of acquisition and high expenses of management (EoM)...
Ecuador contracts first parametric insurance for 10k climate-vulnerable farmers, with Germany, UNDP, ISF and IDF support
The two parametric products — for extreme rainfall and drought-risk...
IDRAI asks insurers to keep their offices opened during Mar 29-31 including Saturday & Sunday
The insurers have to give adequate publicity to the special arrangements made for the last 3 days of the month Hyderabad: Insurance regulator IRDAI has asked all the insurers to keep their offices open as per normal working hours on 29th(Saturday), 30th(Sunday) and...
GFIA urges Sithraman to reconsider rules imposing additional restrictions on insurers with foreign partners
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman In the letter, GFIA noted that foreign insurers play a pivotal role in India’s insurance market since its liberalisation in 1999, with over two-thirds of Indian life and non-life insurers having foreign partners. However, several...
At least 33 dead as tornadoes ravage central US
"Numerous significant tornadoes, some of which may be long-track and potentially violent, should continue into this evening," the National Weather Service said At least 33 people were killed and dozens more injured Saturday when tornadoes and violent storms raked...
UK police charge Russian captain involved in U.S. tanker ship crash
The 59-year-old Vladimir Motin was captain of the Portuguese-flagged Solong that hit the Stena Immaculate tanker, carrying military jet fuel, at close to full speed on Monday. Initial concerns of an environmental disaster subsided as assessments showed the jet fuel...
India advancing with labour welfare, quality employment and social justice: Govt
Sumita Dawra, Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment and Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director General, International Labour Organisation(ILO) at ILO meet in Geneva The contribution of India’s flagship institutions and schemes such as EPFO (7.37 crore contributing...
American Airlines jet engine catches fire after landing in Denver, passengers evacuated
The engine fire is the latest in a series of high-profile aviation incidents that have raised questions about U.S. aviation safety, including the January 29 mid-air collision of an American Airlines regional jet and an Army helicopter that killed 67 people WASHINGTON:...
Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved forays into general insurance, buys majority stake in Magma General Insurance
Patanjali Ayurved, along with other investors, have bought out the stake of Senoti Properties, a joint venture between businessman Adar Poonawalla and Rising Sun Holdings. Senoti Properties held a 74.5 per cent stake in Magma General Insurance and would...
Lockton India appoints Anand Kaul as its MD of Transactional Lines
Lockton, the world’s largest independent insurance broker, has appointed Anand Kaul as Managing Director - Transactional Lines. In this role, Anand will lead and expand Lockton India's transactional liability offerings, focusing on providing specialized risk solutions...
Crop insurance scheme should cover damages caused by stray animals Par Panel
It also recommended free compulsory crop insurance to small farmers with land holdings of up to 2 hectares New Delhi: A parliamentary committee has suggested that the government's crop insurance scheme PMFBY should cover damages caused to crops by stray animals,...
NCLT gives all parties 8 days to complete procedural issues for ownership transfer of RCAP to IIHL
The procedural documentation and filings for the last leg of the transaction for the remaining Rs 4,500 crore is under process. However, due to the upcoming banking holidays, a seven-day extension was considered appropriate by all parties Mumbai: The National Company...