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India eyes turning 3-wheelers into EVs

Mahua Acharya, MD and CEO,Convergence Energy Services Ltd said there are 5.5 lakh electric three-wheelers (E3W) on the road.

”After accounting for central government subsidy, the price of E2W comes to Rs 55,000 to Rs 1.3 lakh. If states give subsidies, the prices will come down further. At this, price is very competitive (compared to fossil-fuel-based two-wheelers),” she said.

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HDI Global first partnership on autonomous vehicle segment

Meryem Seyyar, Head of Digital Solutions commented: “This is the perfect time for HDI Global to take a lead and increase its support for the development of the Autonomous Vehicle & Systems ecosystem. AV’s will undoubtedly be a significant part of everyone’s future and the sooner we can establish our expertise and process within the space, the better we will be able to serve our partners moving forward.”

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Cannot order door-to-door COVID vaccination in this diverse country, or just scrap policy: SC

A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud, Vikram Nath, and Hima Kohli refused to entertain a plea of a lawyers’ body seeking door-to-door COVID-19 jab for the disabled and people belonging to weaker sections of society, said the vaccination drive is already in progress and over 60 percent of the population has been administered the first dose.

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Reinsurance price rise slowing due to strong capital supply and recovering profitability: Fitch

Fitch expects the sector’s combined ratio, normalised for large losses, to improve by 2pp–3pp in 2021 and another 1pp–2pp in 2022 as price increases gradually feed into underwriting margins.

However, price rises are slowing due to strong capital supply and recovering profitability, and we expect risk-adjusted prices to remain largely unchanged in 2022.

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New India’s credit ratings affirmed, with $ 5.1 billion of capital co can insure large overseas risks: AM Best

NIA’s balance sheet strength assessment is underpinned by its risk-adjusted capitalisation, which remained at the strongest level in fiscal year 2021, as measured by Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio (BCAR).Its underwriting portfolio is considered to be well-diversified by line of business, distribution channels and geographically. In addition, the company is the only direct insurer in India with considerable overseas operations, which provide a level of diversification to its domestic portfolio. While the domestic market continues to present significant growth opportunities for New India, intense competition in the largest lines of motor and health business continue to drive premium rate inadequacies and pressure underwriting margins, said AM Best.

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