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Re/insurance industry needs to push boundaries of risk taking in a fragmenting world: Experts
“While the universe of risks is expanding, the world is...
Beyond Balance Sheet: Strategic role of CFOs in insurance industry
True leadership in finance is not just about preserving value, it...
Festive demand steers passenger vehicle wholesales to record high in Sept
"This is the highest ever September of course, in any year in the Indian passenger vehicle history. It is also the highest ever in any month so far," said Maruti Suzuki India Senior Executive Officer (Marketing and Sales) Shashank Srivastava New Delhi: Passenger...
Pension-related concerns, healthcare among top queries of senior citizens on govt helpline
About 65 per cent of senior citizens are facing financial problems due to limited income, increased financial needs in old age, dependent younger family members, etc while 63 per cent elderly are facing social problems like age and gender discrimination, social...
Electric car gutted in fire in B’luru, narrow escape for two occupants
The video of the incident went viral on social media raising concerns among the owners of electric vehicles. Police said that two friends were travelling in the car and all of a sudden, the vehicle started to develop technical snag and smoke started emanating...
Monsoon 2023 ends with ‘below-normal’ rains with 6% shortfall, says IMD
IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said with positive factors countering the effect of El Nino, the 2023 monsoon ended with 94.4 per cent cumulative rainfall, which is “near normal” New Delhi: The four-month monsoon season has ended with India receiving “near...
Bupa to buy 20% in Indian health JV Niva Bupa from True North for Rs 2700 crore
True North is set to sell around 20 per cent of its stake in the Indian health insurance joint venture to its overseas partner Bupa, increasing latter's shareholding to approximately 63 per cent Mumbai: Indian private equity firm True North has agreed to sell 20 per...
HC asks Centre and AAP govt to streamline process of availing facilities under health welfare schemes
“The procedure required for availing free medical treatment must be streamlined, including various surgeries, as well as surgeries for implants/devices and to put in place a single-window mechanism with designated nodal officers at each hospital in Delhi,” a bench of...
If new cars are safer, why are fatalities on the rise?
Roadway deaths in the U.S. are mounting despite government test data showing vehicles have been getting safer. While the number of all car-related fatalities has trended upward over the last decade, pedestrians and cyclists have seen the sharpest rise: over 60%...
Of 90 medicines for cancer, India gives out 42 at cheapest rates: Health Minister Mandaviya
'We are increasing (the number of) cancer hospitals and tertiary care facilities. Our approach towards the health sector is holistic. We have increased (the number of) MBBS and post-graduate medical seats and colleges, and created medical educational resources. The...
Tax Troubles: General insurers get Rs18,000 crore of demand notices from GST authorities on reinsurance & coinsurance deals
``The alleged demand and the impugned Show Cause Cum Demand Notice pertains to non-payment of GST on the Co-insurance premium accepted as follower in case of coinsurance transactions and non-payment of GST on re-insurance commission accepted on the reinsurance premium...
About 70 pc of premature cancer deaths in 2020 preventable, 30 pc treatable: Lancet study
Tobacco, alcohol, obesity, and infections accounted for roughly 1.3 million deaths in women across all age groups in 2020, the study reported, acknowledging that the burden of cancer in women due to these risk factors was widely under-recognised. New Delhi: About 70...