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Aon UK creates programme to support displaced professionals entering the workforce
People who have been displaced and have professional qualifications...
Quitting tobacco could give economic boost to over 20.5 mn households in India: Analysis
"Tobacco cessation could uplift 20.49 million households (10.6 per...
Sitharman meets trade unions for pre-budgetary consultations
The unions demanded that the government must withdraw the proposal permitting 100% FDI in the insurance sector and stop the privatisation of Life Insurance Corporation and the four PSU general insurance companies New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has met...
Decoding New Labour Laws:Enhancing worker welfare & ease of doing business
The labour codes establish distinct definitions for 'employee' and 'worker,' with specific benefits and provisions applicable only to 'workers.' The definition of 'worker' closely aligns with the term 'workman' under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, encompassing...
Industry must invest in consent, embed data protection, say experts on DPDP Act
According to industry executives and legal experts, the law signals the end of unchecked bulk collection of personal data and ushers in an era where precision, accountability and user rights are central to every digital interaction. New Delhi: The industry must now...
Kolkata: India's life insurance sector continued its double digit growth for the second month in a row, with new business premium up by 12.1 per cent year-on-year touching Rs 34007 crore in October, 2025, CareEdge Ratings said on Tuesday, quoting data provided by Life...
HDFC Life”s ”Ready for Life” Report Highlights a Gap of 26 Points Between Perceived and Actual Financial Readiness
The study explores urban India’s perception of financial readiness across four key pillars — financial planning, emergency preparedness, health & well-being, and retirement strategy – and compares it to their readiness in reality Mumbai, Maharashtra, India As per...
SCOR Investment Partners reaches USD 5 billion in AUM for its ILS strategy
Sidney Rostan, Head of Insurance-Linked Securities at SCOR Investment Partners, commented: "Reaching USD 5 billion in assets under management for our ILS investment platform is above all a collective achievement. This milestone validates our approach of building...
Pilot not to be blamed for AI plane crash: SC
Pushkaraj Sabharwal, the father of deceased pilot Captain Sumeet Sabharwal and the Federation of Indian Pilots have moved the Supreme Court for a court-monitored inquiry headed by a former apex court judge into the crash of Air India flight AI171 in Ahmedabad New...
UNDP, BMZ, Generali and ICMIF Foundation deliver world’s largest inclusive insurance innovation programme across 30 countries
Marcos Neto, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director, UNDP The global protection gap (the difference between financial losses and what is covered by insurance) leaves 9 out of 10 people in developing countries without insurance coverage when shocks such as...
Starr to acquire IQUW group, set to become ninth-largest agency operating at Lloyd’s
Outside of the Lloyd’s market, Starr writes commercial non-life insurance globally, with coverage in over 170 countries across 6 continents. Following completion of the transaction, Peter Bilsby, IQUW Group’s chief executive officer, will lead Starr’s international...
Study estimates 900 square kilometres of land across five Indian megacities subsiding
Land subsidence can compound threats from flooding and earthquakes. When the ground beneath a city sinks unevenly, it can weaken foundations, damage utility lines, and amplify structural vulnerability, said researchers , including those from the US' Virginia...