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AB-PMJAY: 2.02 crore claims amounting to Rs 28,732 crore settled in FY25, says govt
The scheme was also expanded to cover 6 crore senior citizens of...
FSIB gets ready to interview pvt sector professionals along with PSU officials for selecting GIC Re CMD
Some of the names who are belived to have applied for the post of...
Half- day holiday declared for PSU insurers on Jan 22
Public sector banks, insurance companies, financial institutions and regional rural banks will remain closed for half day on January 22 due to the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya. Earlier in the day, the Department of Personnel and Training issued an order...
ACKO appoints Mallesh Bommanahal as Chief Data Scientist
ACKO has announced the appointment of Dr Mallesh Bommanahal as a chief data scientist. An expert in the world of artificial intelligence, Mallesh has 16 years exposure in the insurance and healthcare industries. He is also the founder of i3systems.ai, widely known for...
Insurance cover under Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme likely to be doubled
The increase in coverage to Rs 10 lakh per family per year and increase in beneficiary base to 100 crore individuals will involve an additional allocation of Rs 12,076 crore per annum.The AB PMJAY crossed the milestone of generating 30 crore Ayushman cards on January...
Climate change may claim 14.5 mn lives by 2050: WEF
Flooding alone is estimated to cause 8.5 million deaths by 2050, posing "the highest acute risk of climate-induced mortality", according to the study. Droughts, as the second leading cause of climate-related mortality, are forecast to claim 3.2 million lives. Heat...
Insurers seek to exclude US, UK Ships From Red Sea Coverage
“Underwriters are adding clauses saying no US, UK or Israeli involvement,” he said. “Just about everybody is putting something like that in, and many include the words ‘ownership’ or ‘interest’” War risk rates have gone into a frenzy in recent days following the US...
ICICI Lombard General Insurance net rises 22.4% to Rs 431 cr in Q3
The insurer's combined ratio, an important profitability metric for an insurance firm's underwriting business, improved to 103.6 per cent from 104.4 per cent a year ago Mumbai: ICICI Lombard General Insurance, the country's second largest general insurer, on Tuesday...
India’s insurance sector to be fastest growing among G-20, may scale $450 bn of prm in next decade: Swiss Re
Swiss Re officials(L to R) Mahesh H Puttaiah, Head Group Economics & Sigma Research, Hadi Riachi, Market Head (India),Vineet Kumar, Head Cat Perils (APAC) at a press conference in Mumbai to release reinsurer's report ``India's Economy & Insurance Outlook...
Red Sea war insurance rises with more ships in firing line
Insurance industry sources said that war risk premiums had risen to around 1% of the value of a ship, from around 0.7% last week with various discounts applied by underwriters. They added that rates were expected to move higher War risk insurance premiums for...
Red Sea crisis: Exporters holding consignments as shipping costs rise
Around 80 per cent of India's merchandise trade with Europe passes through the Red Sea and substantial trade with the US also takes this route. Both these geographies account for 34 per cent of the country's total exports New Delhi: Indian exporters are holding their...
Indian exporters face rising costs after Houthi Red Sea attacks
Exporters said 95% of vessels had rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip of Africa, adding 4,000 to 6,000 nautical miles and 14-20 days to journeys from India since Houthi militants began attacking shipping in November. The cost of a 24-foot...