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Punjab to roll out Rs 10 lakh universal healthcare cover for 65 lakh families,UII to provide Rs 1lakh health insurance
Mathew George,executive director, United Indian Insurance and...
Labour Ministry proposes 90-day annual work threshold for gig worker social security
It explained that a gig worker, or a platform worker, will be...
UK-India investment treaty lets companies sue government
The Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism is aimed at protecting companies against possible unfair treatment under local laws, and will be included in an investment treaty that is expected to be struck alongside a free trade agreement shortly LONDON: An...
Employee doesn’t have right to promotion but consideration if not disqualified: SC
"It is trite that the employee has no right to be promoted but has a right to be considered, when selections for promotions are carried out, unless disqualified; which right has been impinged, unjustly, in the above case," it said New Delhi: The Supreme Court on...
Denmark plans $1 billion war insurance for its merchant fleet
Denmark plans to set aside almost $1 billion to insure its merchant fleet in the event of a war or major crisis. The government proposed the new legislation as a “timely precaution,” according to a statement on Thursday. The funding would establish a state-backed war...
FSIB selects United India’s Sanjay Joshi as new CMD of Oriental Insurance
Sanjay Joshi, selected CMD of Oriental Insurance Company The FSIB, the head hunting agency for selecting executive directors and CMDs and CEO and MDs of state owned financial institutions, had interviewed five candidates, -Joshi, Rekha Solanki, ED, National Insurance...
Allahabad HC seeks details after UP says 82 bridges in state ‘unsafe’
"A detailed chart regarding the location and life of the bridges shall also be placed on record so that effective monitoring of bridge safety is considered and implemented in a planned manner by the State Government," the order said Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the...
ESG Review-Course-correction underway among financial firms
The upshot is a broad-based retreat from the environmental and social principles that initially led financial firms to look for hires outside their usual stomping grounds. As a result, many of the climate scientists and campaigners from nonprofits who were hand-picked...
FSIB to select a new CMD for OIC on Friday
Government appoints Amit Misra as acting CMD of OIC for three months The five shortlisted senior officials who will be interviewed are-Rekha Solanki, ED, National Insurance Company, Anjana Saxena, National Insurance Company, Chandra Iyer, GM, New India...
SC says digital access intrinsic to right to life, directs changes in KYC guidelines for disabled
A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan said the changes in digital KYC guidelines for people with disability, including blindness, and acid attack survivors are necessary as they are unable to complete the KYC process and avail facilities like opening bank...
U.S. insurers face higher loss costs and market risks from trade war: Fitch
Property casualty (PC) insurers face cost inflation in personal auto and homeowners’ lines from tariffs. Other watch items include increased severity of claims pressuring margins, and the effect of market volatility and potential losses on equity portfolios New...
Climate change may lead to increased probability of defaults: RBI DG Rao
M Rajeshwar Rao,deputy governor, Reserve Bank of India "Climate change would lead to additional operational costs for the borrowers with an increased possibility of loss of their assets, leading to increased probability of default by the borrowers," he said at Credit...