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  IRDAI chief cautions India Inc on Cyber Risks, 14 general insurers issue 38,000 individual cyber covers

Khuntia was addressing “ The Global Cyber Insurance Summit 2021”,the first -ever such international event organised virtually, on Friday,by GIC Re, Data Security Council of India and City of London Corporation, to identify and discuss leading cyber risks faced by corporates

According to a senior Marsh India official , not more than 400 to 500 Indian corporates that have bought cyber policies 

The average policy size of a cyber insurance policy, in the BFSI segment, ranges from $ 1-50 million while a few have taken covers for $ 300 million and the largest policy size in this segment is at $ 400 million. 

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IRDAI rejects insurance brokers’ demand for life time licenses

IRDAI rejects insurance brokers’ demand for life time licenses

`One of the demands of the brokers was to have their licenses in  perpetuity. We can’t accept it.                                      The current system, where each broker has to renew his license in every three years, is perfectly fine. Even,in some countries, the insurance brokers need to renew their licenses in every two years.’’said Subhash Chandra Khuntia, chairman,IRDA  whiile  addressing the 17th Annual Insurance  Insurance Brokers’ Summit organized by Insurance Brokers Association of India (IBAI)

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India needs a healthcare regulator, will facilitate premium reduction:Economic Survey

The mitigation of information asymmetry, that will be ensured by the proposed healthcare regulator,would also help lower insurance premiums, enable the offering of better products and help increase the insurance penetration in the country,said the pre-Budget document tabled in Parliament on Friday.

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Indians feel ordering in food is safe, but online dating is the least-secured activity

McAfee Corp. on Wednesday announced findings from its’2021 Consumer Security Mindset Report’, revealing that while the shift to a digital-first life was brought on by the global pandemic, Indian consumers have shown an increased online footprint.

Activities like online banking(68 per cent), financial planning (55), and personal shopping (63) were at the top of the list.

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Mark Zuckerberg defends WhatsApp privacy policy amid India backlash

The WhatsApp policy has now been put on hold till May 15. It aims to share commercial user data with parent Facebook. The Indian government has also written a letter to WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart to withdraw the policy.
“All of these messages are end-to-end encrypted, which means we can’t see or hear what you say and we never will, unless the person that you message chooses to share it and business messages will only be hosted on our infrastructure if the business chooses to do so,” Zuckerberg said.

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Insurers face ‘mind-blowingly’ large loss if Olympics cancelled

The IOC and Japanese organizers have been adamant that another postponement isn’t an option. So it appears more likely the Games would have to be canceled, rather than postponed again, if they weren’t able to go ahead in Tokyo this summer.

Analysts at Jefferies have estimated the Tokyo Olympics is insured for around $2 billion, plus a further $600 million for hospitality.

The IOC takes out around $800 million of protection for each Summer Games, which covers most of the roughly $1 billion investment it makes in each host city.

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Investors sue AstraZeneca over share price drop on covid-19 vaccine testingprice drop on covid-19 vaccine testing

In the three days after the release of the test results in late November, AstraZeneca’s stock price dropped 5%, according to the lawsuit filed Tuesday by the public employees’ retirement system in Monroe County, Michigan.

Alleging “wrongful acts and omissions” by the company and its chief officers, the pension fund is asking to be allowed to sue on behalf of a class of all investors injured by the share price decline.

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