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Universal Sompo General Insurance achieves ISO 27001:2022 & ISO 22301:2019 certifications
Universal Sompo has achieved two illustrious international...
Japan’s NEXI signs reinsurance agreement with ECGC
Under this agreement, NEXI will underwrite reinsurance for export...
III collaborates with Mumbai University to launch PG Diploma course in Insurance Marketing
The classes will commence from 19th August and on successful completion of the course the Diploma will be awarded jointly by the Insurance Institute of India and Mumbai School of Economics and Public Policy (Autonomous), University of Mumbai Mumbai: Mumbai based...
CAG report reveals beneficiaries paid money for treatment under AB-PMJAY
The CAG’s audit report on AB-PMJAY which was presented in Parliament recently, said: "The agreement signed by the SHA (State Health Agency) and the private EHCPS (Empanelled Health Care Providers) states that the treatment/interventions to PMJAY beneficiaries should...
AI with 95% accuracy can steal passwords by ‘listening’ to keystrokes: Study
"The ubiquity of keyboard acoustic emanations makes them not only a readily available attack vector but also prompts victims to underestimate (and therefore not try to hide) their output," the study said "For example, when typing a password, people will regularly hide...
CAG flags deficiencies in implementation of IEC plan in AB-PMJAY
"The NHA did not provide any details and records about a comprehensive Information, Education and Communication(IEC) plan and its implementation status at the Central level. In the absence of these details and records, audit could not verify whether IEC activities...
What are China’s ‘sponge cities’ and why aren’t they stopping the floods?
Breakneck urbanization has encased vast stretches of land in impermeable concrete, often along banks of major rivers that traditionally served as flood plains. With wetlands paved over and nowhere for surplus water to settle, waterlogging and flooding was commonplace...
Ships backed up in Black Sea lanes as Russia warning shots raise tensions
Insurance industry sources said rates for additional war risk premiums remained stable on Monday, although there was a possibility of a rise if a ship was damaged or sunk The cost of a Black Sea war risk premium, which is typically renewed every seven days and is in...
Maui wildfire is deadliest for US in 105 yrs, with 89 killed
“This is the largest natural disaster we’ve ever experienced,” Hawaii Governor Josh Green said The death toll makes the wildfire the deadliest since 1918, when 453 people were killed in Minnesota and Wisconsin by the Cloquet & Moose Lake Fires, according to the...
Shippers warned to stay away from Iranian waters over seizure threat as US-Iran tensions high
A U.S.-backed maritime group called the International Maritime Security Construct “is notifying regional mariners of appropriate precautions to minimize the risk of seizure based on current regional tensions, which we seek to de- escalate. Vessels are being advised to...
Japan braces for another typhoon with trains and flights canceled
Toyota Motor Corp., Mitsubishi Motors Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Suzuki Motor Corp. said operations won’t be affected by the typhoon because their manufacturing plants are closed during the annual break Tokyo: Typhoons are becoming more frequent and severe, causing...
Australia’s climate risks are making home insurance unaffordable
Median home insurance premiums surged 28% to A$1,894 ($1,240) in the year to March 31, according to a report released Monday by the Actuaries Institute. Premiums in the highest-risk properties — such as those in flood or bushfire-prone areas — shot up 50%, it said...