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India’s Junk Food Label Battle: Big food fights back
``The threat that warning labels pose to profits means the industry...
SEBI launches Cyber Suraksha Portal for cyber alerts, vulnerability warning
"Through this portal, market participants can directly access the...
World’s biggest domain seller fears India’s fake site crackdown could damage internet
Starting in 2019, lawsuits were brought by dozens of Indian and global firms - Amazon against fake shopping sites trading on its name and McDonald's complaining against bogus sites offering franchises. In December, an Indian court blocked more than 1,100 such...
IRDAI plans commission overhaul to curb insurance mis-selling
There have been concerns that hefty upfront commissions encourage distributors to prioritise sales volumes over customer suitability, resulting in mis-selling and customers being pushed into purchasing policies frequently. MUMBAI: India's insurance regulator is...
RBI tells Par panel that virtual digital assets like cryptocurrency a threat to economy
The RBI also told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, headed by BJP member Bhartruhari Mahtab, that China and Qatar are among the countries that have banned such financial activities, while Europe has allowed virtual digital assets in a very stringent,...
RBI flags AI-Powered cyberattacks as biggest threat to banks, NBFCs
"AI-enabled cyber attacks emerged as the most important near-term challenge," it said in the comments that come amid heightened commentary around the capabilities of systems like Mythos. Mumbai:Artificial intelligence-enabled cyberattacks were classified as the "most...
Australian consumer regulator sues Amazon over Prime Video advertising
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission said Tuesday it has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court alleging Amazon breached consumer law by including unfair contract terms in its Prime subscription contracts. It also alleges Amazon later relied on...
Stop miscommunicating, build trust, not fear, to achieve insurance for All: Seth urges life insurers
R Doraiswamy, MD&CEO, Life Insurance Corporation and Ajay Seth, Chairman, IRDAI at an event on Tuesday in Mumbai , Seth raised concerns over selling long-term products without considering customer needs, questioning the rationale for selling term insurance to an...
PIL in SC seeks national fire and life safety framework for public premises
The plea sought a direction that the Centre and other concerned authorities, in consultation with all states and Union territories, "frame within a time-bound period a national minimum fire and life safety compliance, audit, disclosure and accountability framework for...
IRDAI launches Rs 800 cr Policyholders’ Education and Protection Fund, set to widen policyholder services
The consequences of this lack of awareness are significant. At the beginning of FY2025, insurers were holding more than ₹9,305 crore in unclaimed amounts, including maturity proceeds, death claims and surrender values. In a move aimed at enhancing policyholder...
Repo Deals, G-Sec Lending: IRDAI recasts insurers’ investment playbook
In a significant change, insurers would be allowed to invest a portion of their shareholders' funds in private limited companies. Such investments, however, will be capped at 5 per cent of the shareholders' funds available beyond the solvency margin and will be...
Insurance intermediaries must report big commission payments, Publish details online: IRDAI
In a move aimed at strengthening oversight of sales practices, IRDAI has proposed that every branch of a Corporate Agent designate at least one Specified Person (SP) responsible for supervising solicitation activities at that location. The regulator has also proposed...