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AI,cyber, and climate change will be key insurance themes in 2026, predicts GlobalData
Cyber and climate change/natural catastrophes are also key themes....
Govt notifies new Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025, IRDAI to frame new regulations
Now, insurance regulator IRDAI will come out with new set of...
Insurers hike rates as extreme storms like Beryl proliferate
Global insurance giant Swiss RE expects the broader sector’s return on equity, a key measure of profit, to grow 9.5% in 2024, well above last year’s 3.4% growth Destructive storms like Hurricane Beryl that knocked out power to 3 million homes and businesses in Texas...
Union Health Minister J P Nadda reviews Ayushman Bharat and Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
J P Nadda,Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Scheme has achieved significant milestones in terms of 34.7 crore Ayushman Cards, 7.35 crore hospital admissions amounting to more than ₹1 lakh crore NHXC has been developed by NHA in collaboration with Insurance...
Govt may introduce insurance laws amendment bill in Budget session
Some of the provisions, which could be part of the amendment bill, include composite license, differential capital, reduction in solvency norms, issuing captive license, change in investment regulations, one-time registration for intermediaries and allowing insurers...
Modi 3.0: Govt drops privatisation plans
Among other plans, the government intends to introduce succession planning in majority-owned companies alongside a proposal to train 230,000 managers across firms to prepare them for senior roles, the officials said. The government is likely to implement a plan that...
Domestic PV wholesales up 3 pc at 3,37,757 units in June: SIAM
As per the data issued by Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), two-wheeler wholesales rose 21 per cent to 16,14,154 units last month, as compared with 13,30,826 units in June 2023. New Delhi: Passenger vehicle wholesales in India rose 3 per cent...
Rush to prevent oil spill from grounded ship off South African coast
The Panama-flagged "Ultra Galaxy" ran aground close to Doring Bay, some 300 km north of Cape Town, late on Tuesday after it started listing badly. The ship was abandoned by its 18-strong Filipino crew while still at sea and concerns have since risen over the potential...
CMA CGM says its ship lost 44 containers in tough weather
“No injury to the crew has been reported, no pollution, no strong damage to the vessel which remains fully seaworthy,” the company said, adding that 33 additional containers had been damaged French shipping and logistics company CMA CGM said on Thursday that its ship...
US insurers may take a hit of about $2.7 billion from damage caused by Hurricane Beryl
Triggered a record $44 million payout to the nation of Grenada from a regional catastrophe insurance fund Insurers in the United States may take a hit of about $2.7 billion from damage caused by Hurricane Beryl, catastrophe modeling company Karen Clark & Co (KCC)...
Flooding In Northern Bangladesh displaces 40,000 people
“Heavy rains in the Indian upstream region mean that the suffering is far from over. We have taken measures to cope with the situation,” said Rezwanul Rahman, the head of Bangladesh’s disaster management department. Flooding in Bangladesh has swept away homes and shut...
HDFC ERGO starts processing its health claims through National Health Claims Exchange (NHCX) platform
Developed by the National Health Authority (NHA), the NHCX platform is a single window interface which provides secure and efficient exchange of health insurance claims data. The platform is poised to revolutionise India's health insurance landscape by setting a new...