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Except West Bengal, all states and UTs have been onboarded for Ayushman Bharat scheme: Nadda
More than 8.9 crore hospital admissions worth Rs 1.26 lakh were...
82 pc PwDs lack insurance 42 pc unaware of AB-PMJAY: Survey
"Health insurance isn't a privilege for persons with disabilities,...
UK water supplier hit by ‘Extremely Concerning’ cyber attack, vulnerabilities of critical infra exposed
Cybersecurity experts said the breach was alarming but cautioned that it wasn’t clear how deeply the hackers had penetrated the system and whether there may have been controls in place that could have prevented unauthorized tampering with water supplies A company that...
Govt restores lifetime free health cover for GMDs affected by Delhi HC verdict on BBB
The GIPSA, the coordinating agency for four PSU general insurers and GIC Re, on Tuesday has informed that the department of financial services has agreed to revive the free health cover facilities for GMDs who were affected by the Delhi HC judgment in ``Ravi Vs Union...
Odisha flood situation grim; 2 lakh people affected
Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) P K Jena said that as per preliminary data, two lakh people have been affected due to the flood while around 24,000 hectares of farmland have been hit. Of them, 1.20 lakh people in 237 villages were marooned and over 26,000 people...
Civil aviation sector’s safety, security ‘paramount’: Jyotiraditya Scindia
Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. "We make sure that every occurrence is reported, whether it is a very minor issue or any other thing. The safety and security for us as a civil aviation ministry is paramount. It is the primary responsibility of airlines. For both...
Reliance Gen launches its official jingle
Reliance General Insurance, launched its official jingle to celebrate #FreedomToCustomise in insurance on the occasion of the Country’s 75th Independence Day on 15th August. Anand Singhi, chief distribution officer, Reliance General Insurance, said,`` We felt it would...
Andrew Hare appointed as managing director, APAC at RMS
Hare said, “Climate change and natural catastrophes, such as flood, fire, earthquake, and typhoon, continue to wreak havoc on the Asia-Pacific region. Following the devastating effects of the Covid-19 outbreak as well as chronic supply-chain disruptions, heightened...
Global reinsurers shift their business mix into casualty & specialty primary lines for price comfort
Even with rate increases, most reinsurers view current pricing on property catastrophe risks still not high enough to compensate for the ongoing level of uncertainty, whereas casualty and specialty primary lines are more attractive as they comparatively generate more...
Scope of EU ban on Russian coal and fertilizers jolts insurers
“The prohibition relating to coal and to certain fertilizers refers both to the “purchase” and the “transfer” of these goods, irrespective of final destination,” Arianna Podesta, a European Commission spokeswoman, told Bloomberg in an email. Those sanctions extend to...
Fairfax-backed 5-yr old Go Digit General Insurance files DRHP with Sebi for IPO
Prem Watsa, CEO, Fairfax The proceeds from its fresh issuance are worth Rs 1250 crore and will be utilised for the augmentation of the company’s capital base and maintenance of solvency levels and general corporate purposes Fairfax owned by Indian born Canadian...
Caste in California: Tech giants confront ancient Indian hierarchy
The update came after the tech sector - which counts India as its top source of skilled foreign workers - received a wake-up call in June 2020 when California's employment regulator sued Cisco Systems on behalf of a low-caste engineer who accused two higher-caste...