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IRDAI asks insurers to design innovative, tailor-made Cyber products for policyholders

The main objectives of new the guidance document on product structure for Cyber Insurance are;to enable insurers to evaluate new technologies posing heightened cyber risk, identify protection gaps in the existing products and address the changing needs of market,to facilitate insurers in developing stand-alone cyber insurance products, specifically designed to address the evolving cyber risks,to provide a set of recommendations on maximum possible coverages that could be included in the cyber insurance products, to encourage insurers to adopt best practices and provide additional covers in response to customer needs, to improve the development of the cyber insurance market with new products and enhance benefits for policyholders, explained the IRDAI.

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‘Everyone is scared’: Govt’s criticism of Infosys, Tata worries India Inc

In India, safeguarding domestic businesses has been Modi’s priority. While government or RSS criticism of foreign businesses like Amazon and Monsanto is common, local businesses are rarely caught in the crossfire.

But the latest events have raised concerns among business leaders about whether Modi is now taking a hardline approach towards domestic giants as well, five industry sources said.

One venture-capital executive said the criticism was akin to “harassment” of businesses and risks souring investor sentiment.

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Reinsurance outlook changes to stable as sector raises prices amid economic recovery:Moody’s

Price increases will drive stronger earnings for reinsurers through 2022 amid the post-pandemic economic recovery
Capitalization remains solid with solvency ratios well above regulatory thresholds
Uncertainty over Covid liabilities has diminished although pandemic-related claims continue to affect earnings for some large multiline reinsurers in 2021, driven by higher than expected mortality claims. The pandemic has caused reinsurers to take a more prudent stance towards systemic risk management, including communicable disease, cyber events and climate change.

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Global bodies join hands to launch 500 actions to reduce environmental health burden

Environmental pollution and other environmental risks cause 24 per cent of deaths through, for example, heart disease, stroke, poisonings, traffic accidents, and others, all of which could at least be substantially reduced, if not eliminated, through bold preventive action at national, regional, local and sector-specific levels.

Air pollution alone leads to 7 million deaths each year, while climate change is expected to contribute increasingly to a broad range of health impacts, both directly and indirectly through effects on biodiversity.

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Global re/insurance market to grow by 3% by 2023, Cyber, data analytics & AI key growth areas: Munich Re

“The digitalisation megatrend will radically change traditional insurance. It will give rise to new fields of risk in need of insurance solutions. With its numerous digital and innovation projects, Munich Re has laid the foundations for profitable growth going forward”, says Munich Re’s Board member Torsten Jeworrek.
Munich Re has kept the rising ransomware losses in its book of business readily manageable. In addition, price increases in a hardening market environment are producing a stabilising effect. Munich Re is adhering to its plan to grow profitably based on a current market share of roughly 10%. 

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Cos can incorporate rewards, incentives to achieve ESG goals

According to Willis Towers Watson’s Global Executive Compensation Trends, ESG has become a critical business consideration, impacting companies’ cost of, and access to, capital. ESG goals and outcomes directly impact the company’s reputation with the public and employees, and often play a role in attracting and retaining a new generation of talent.

Companies with strong ESG practices have been found to deliver more sustainable returns, including higher levels of value creation and risk mitigation.

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FSDC asks regulators to keep constant vigil on financial sector

It also discussed issues relating to management of stressed assets, strengthening institutional mechanism for financial stability analysis, framework for resolution of financial institutions and issues related to IBC, banks’ exposure to various sectors and government, data sharing mechanisms of government authorities, internationalisation of Indian rupee and pension sector related issues.

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Maruti to recall over 180,000 vehicles to replace faulty electrical part

As a responsible corporate, keeping in mind customer safety, the company has announced to proactively undertake a recall of some petrol variants of Ciaz, Ertiga, Vitara Brezza, S-Cross and XL6, MSI said in a regulatory filing.This is to inspect for a possible defect in 181,754 units of these models manufactured between May 4, 2018 to October 27, 2020. In the interest of customers, Maruti Suzuki has decided to voluntarily recall the affected vehicles for inspection/replacement of Motor Generator Unit, free of cost,” said the company.

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