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Star Health insures 30 lakh sr citizens, settles over Rs 11,500 cr worth of claims in past 18 yrs
Star Health company has insured 30 lakh active senior citizens and...
Nayara turns to dark-fleet tankers and Russian oil for survival
The refiner, part-owned by Russian oil major Rosneft PJSC, is an...
Zurich Insurance CEO criticizes climate clubs after exodus
Mario Greco, who led his firm out of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance earlier this year amid a wider exodus from the group, said the decision followed a realization that, as things stand now, the goal of limiting temperature rises to 1.5C as enshrined in the Paris...
Lloyd’s of London leads insurers tightening Taiwan cover as conflict risks rise
“Availability of cover for Taiwan has got tighter,” said Crispin Hodges, head of trade and political risk with insurer Canopius, “We’ve been tightening up the wording to ensure that the policies reflect the underlying risk that we want to insure and there aren’t any...
IRDAI launches impact study on Risk Based Capital framework
This study holds paramount significance, as it provides the opportunity to comprehensively evaluate the potential impact on the capital and overall solvency of the insurers This framework would serve as a pivotal mechanism which would enable insurers to maintain an...
Two wheeler sales in India decline 7.2 pc in July: SIAM
Commenting on sales data of July 2023, Vinod Aggarwal, President, SIAM said, “Though the Passenger Vehicle and Three-Wheeler segments are performing well, there has been a de-growth of Two-Wheelers in July 2023, compared to July 2022. Overall, we expect that the...
ICICI Lombard General Insurance to be lead insurer for Tripura
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company has been nominated by the IRDAI as a lead insurer in the non-life segment in the state of Tripura. The insurer aims to implement the state insurance plan,ensuring access insurance services to uninsured population. The recently...
US business owners seek increased insurance protection amid mounting risks – study
“The devastation caused by natural disasters has heightened urgency for adequate protection,” CEO Patrick Gallagher told Reuters, adding that there is ongoing demand for insurance coverage to secure properties, homes and businesses from potential damages and losses...
Bermuda considers introducing corporate income tax
The Bermudan government said in a statement the proposal would end the island nation’s long-standing 0% corporate income tax and would apply to Bermudan units of multinational corporations with 750 million euros ($820 million) or more in annual revenue. The proposal,...
After attacking Ukraine wheat exports, Russia faces own shipping challenge
Insurance for ships heading to Russia’s Black Sea ports currently costs tens of thousands of dollars in additional premiums daily, the three sources said, with rates ticking higher following Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s other waterways through the Danube in recent...
WHO classifies EG.5 as COVID-19 ‘variant of interest’
"We don't detect a change in severity of EG.5 compared to other sublineages of Omicron that have been in circulation since late 2021.Collectively, available evidence does not suggest that EG.5 has additional public health risks relative to the other currently...
Govt doubles down on safeguarding Indians from rising cyber crimes: MoS IT
Rajeev Chandrasekhar,Minister of State for Electronics and IT “On being notified by the customer, the bank shall credit (shadow reversal) the amount involved in the unauthorised electronic transaction to the customer’s account within 10 working days from the date of...