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Cut costs, fix mis-selling to make insurance products affordable: IRDAI member to insurers
"The high cost of acquisition and high expenses of management (EoM)...
Guj HC issues notices to Central and state govts on PIL flagging AI misuse for deepfake content
The petitioner requested the high court’s directions to authorities...
Global natural disasters cause overall losses of around $ 131bn,insured losses at $ 80bn in H1 2025, says Munich Re
Thomas Blunck, Member of the Board of Management After the record year of 2024, the current year is again on its way to ranking among the warmest since the beginning of systematic record-keeping. Based on NOAA data, the annual average global temperatures in the first...
Amazon faces two mass lawsuits from retailers and consumers worth up to $5.4 billion
Amazon argued that the Competition Appeal Tribunal should certify the cases to proceed, an early step in the proceedings, including because the economic methodology for proving the cases was flawed Amazon faces two mass lawsuits from retailers and consumers worth up...
Centre conducts over 9,700 cybersecurity audits of critical sectors like banking, insurance
Jitin Prasada,Minister of State for Electronics and IT “The policies of government of India are aimed at ensuring a safe, trusted, and accountable cyberspace for all users. Multiple initiatives have been undertaken to secure critical infrastructure sectors such as...
IRDAI imposes a stiff penalty of Rs 3.39 crore on Star Health for violating cyber security laws
A significant data leak from Star Health Insurance was reported in Aug, 2024, affecting approximately 3.1 crore customer records. The data, including mobile numbers, PAN details, addresses, and medical information, was allegedly accessible through a website created by...
UN’s top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law
The case is led by the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu and backed by more than 130 countries The court also said a "clean, healthy and sustainable environment" is a human right. Enshrining a sustainable environment as a human right paves the way for other legal...
Indian cities need $2.4 trillion for climate infrastructure by 2050, World Bank says
The number of Indians living in cities is projected to nearly double to 951 million by 2050 from 480 million in 2020. But erratic rainfall, heatwaves, and rising sea levels are leaving urban areas in the world's most populous nation increasingly vulnerable, the bank...
Natural disasters like floods emerge as top reason for buying home insurance in India: Survey
The survey highlighted that 41 per cent of the respondents in last 6 months consider natural calamities such as floods, earthquakes, and storms as the primary reason to purchase home insurance. These events have made people realise the importance of securing their...
TRAI convenes joint committee of regulators on issues of spam and cyber fraud
Key outcomes were urgent transition to 1600-Series for Commercial Calls, regulators, discussed setting up timelines for migration to the dedicated 1600-number series for transactional and service calls in the banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) sectors....
Deadly Flash Floods in Asia and U.S: Urgent need for early warnings
“Flash floods are not new, but their frequency and intensity are increasing in many regions due to rapid urbanization, land-use change, and a changing climate. Rising temperatures play a role because each additional degree Celsius of temperature increase allows the...
Singapore says cyber espionage group targeting critical infrastructure
“UNC3886 poses a serious threat to us, and has the potential to undermine our national security,” Coordinating Minister for National Security K. Shanmugam said in a speech. Google-owned cybersecurity firm Mandiant has described UNC3886 as a “China-nexus espionage...