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Former IRDA member Rakesh Joshi made chairman of Bima Sugam India Federation
Rakesh Joshi, chairman, Bima Sugam India Federation Joshi as a...
Zurich Insurance to buy Canadian cyber risk management firm BOXX Insurance
“BOXX’s digital-first, service-led approach will help us further...
Covid helpline received 6.62 lakh calls related to viral disease between Sept 2021 and August this year
The helpline was also used for helping citizens with Co-WIN registration and vaccine appointment booking since December 2020 New Delhi: More than 6.62 lakh calls were made to the government's COVID-19 helpline number -- 1075 -- with queries related to the disease...
WTW and University of Cambridge launch first ever Airport Risk Index
Ultimately, with the Airport Risk Index framework, airports will be able to reassure governments, regulators, investors, insurers and business partners that they have a renewed understanding of their risks and the necessary mitigation strategies LONDON: WTW and the...
Marine cargo insurance premium rises 8% to $18.9 billion in 2021,improvement in overall loss ratios: IUMI
Cargo premiums increased in most markets, with China leading the growth in 2021. China now accounts for 14% of the cargo market, with the UK (Lloyd’s of London and the International Underwriting Association) having a 12.2% market share. With 2021 claims starting at a...
Piramal, Zurich Insurance mull joint bid for Reliance General Insurance
Zurich confirmed that it has made a separate offer to acquire a stake in Reliance General Insurance Company as part of the resolution process under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). ''The terms of any transaction are subject to negotiations and there can be no...
Aon names senior leader for APAC Cyber Solutions, furthering investment in cyber capabilities
Adam Peckman, senior leader for APAC Cyber Solutions,Aon “Only two in five businesses are ready to navigate new exposures arising from the rapid digital evolution we’ve witnessed across all industries in the past 24 months. Cyber risk cannot remain an IT risk or...
MACT awards Rs 8.1 lakh compensation to boy injured in road accident
The total compensation of Rs 8.10 lakh, included Rs 3 lakh towards compensation on account of permanent disability, Rs 2.80 lakh towards hospital expenses, Rs 1 lakh towards medical expenses, Rs 50,000 each towards loss of enjoyment of life and pain and suffering, Rs...
Cashless treatment facility by AB-PMJAY substantially reduced out-of-pocket expenditure of poor: Mandaviya
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya So far, more than 19 crore AB-PMJAY cards have been created and more than 3.8 crore beneficiaries have availed of free treatment under the scheme New Delhi: The cashless treatment facility provided by Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY...
COVID pandemic created immunisation gaps in Africa, Over half a million children are at risk
The continent's health systems have to manage on average 150 cases of disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies every year. These range from armed conflicts to climate-related disasters (including flooding, drought, and famine) and disease outbreaks....
COVID-19 infection increases risk of long-term brain problems: Study
Those who had COVID were 80% more likely to have seizures, 43% more likely to have mental health issues, such as anxiety or depression, 35% more likely to have headaches and 42% more likely to suffer movement disorders, such as tremors, compared with the control...
Sense of an ending: Scientists say worst of Covid could be over
''We have spent two-and-a-half years in a long, dark tunnel, and we are just beginning to glimpse the light at the end of that tunnel,” WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Tedros said on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Thursday. Globally, as of...