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Policybazaar partners with Ophthalmologist Society of India to provide cover for litigation risks
Policybazaar for Business (PBFB) has partnered with the Young...
Magma HDI General Insurance ties up with Mahindra Finance
Magma HDI General Insurance Company has entered into a corporate...
Number of people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 surpasses those partially vaccinated
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Eligible people across India with a special focus on districts where less than 50 per cent of the eligible population has been vaccinated, the statement said New Delhi: The number of fully vaccinated individuals against COVID-19...
IRDA rejects 2nd broking license of India Infoline Group
The IRDAI has rejected 5Paisa Insurance Brokers(owned by India Infoline Group(IIG) ), application for an insurance broking license, as IIFL Insurance Brokers,another company owned IIG, has already got a license and one group under the existing regulations can’t be...
State of play of India’s healthcare sector exposed by COVID-19
More than 60% of all healthcare spending in India is out of pocket, much higher than Brazil's about 27% and about 11% for the United States New Delhi: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced India to urgently try and revitalise its health infrastructure, especially after a...
Shriram General Insurance plans aggressive rural push
''We are targetting a gross written premium of Rs 550 crore or 16 per cent of the total premium income from rural markets by FY25. Rural sales were only Rs 90 crore in FY21 and is likely to touch Rs 175 crore this fiscal,'' Anil Aggarwal, managing director and chief...
Swiss Re remains positive on global insurance premiums and profitability,expects higher inflation
Jerome Haegeli, group chief economist, Swiss Re Market conditions suggest that positive pricing momentum will continue across all lines and regions. Inflation-driven higher claims development in all lines of business, continued social inflation in the US and...
AXA XL Partners with Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies to Launch Online Disaster Recovery Hub
The Report highlights that the global annual average loss from natural disasters has risen from $27 billion during 1970-80 to nearly $200 billion during 2010-2019, driven mostly by global economic development and the rising value of assets in hazardous areas,...
Fauci says boosters for all key to U.S. reaching COVID-19 endemic level
Dr. Anthony Fauci "To me, if you want to get to endemic, you have got to get the level of infection so low that it does not have an impact on society, on your life, on your economy,People will still get infected. People might still get hospitalized, but the level...
WHO and partners unite for Day of Action for Cervical Cancer Elimination
Last year, just 13 per cent of girls aged nine to 14 globally were inoculated against HPV, while some 80 countries – representing around two-thirds of the global cervical cancer burden – have yet to introduce vaccination. UN: With more than 300,000 women dying from...
Dengue cases spike in Delhi: 20-25 patients being admitted daily at LNJP Hospital
As many as nine people have died this year due to the vector-borne disease, stated the report by Anti Malaria Operations (HQ), South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC). Delhi has recorded the highest number of dengue cases this year as compared to the previous years...
Delta dominates the world, but scientists watch for worrisome offspring
People infected with Delta carry around 1,200 times more virus in their noses compared with the original version of the coronavirus. The amount of virus in vaccinated individuals who become infected with Delta is on par with those who are unvaccinated, and both can...