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Mapfre Re appoints Swiss Re’s Chaturbhuj Bansal to head its GIFT-IFSC branch
This appointment represents a key milestone in Mapfre Re’s...
CEOs quitting general insurance companies to pursue entrepreneurial ventures
"Private equity firms recognise that capital alone cannot unlock...
Firms turn to AI as cyber threats accelerate
"Attackers are moving faster and at greater scale than ever before. This report is a call to action for organizations to match that pace, with AI as a force multiplier for cyber defence," said Laurent Gobbi, Partner, Global Head of Cyber & Tech Risk, KPMG....
Swasth Bharat Portal:Powering digital health transformation by unifying fragmented health systems
The SBP has brought multiple national health programmes onto a single interface, eliminating the need for multiple logins and repetitive data entry, and significantly reducing the administrative burden on healthcare providers while enhancing efficiency at all levels....
NHA to host grand finale and showcase of AB PM-JAY auto-adjudication Hackathon on May 8–9
The two-day event is envisaged as a dynamic platform to showcase cutting-edge innovations that can shape the next phase of health claims management under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). New Delhi:The National Health Authority (NHA),...
DFS Secretary Nagaraju reviews functioning of PSU general insurers
M Nagaraju,secretary,DFS Nagaraju emphasized that PSICs should focus on increasing investment opportunities and devise strategies to reduce loss ratios, while maintaining market share and consistently strengthening their retail portfolios and presence across rural and...
Affluent India shifts to experience-led spending, travel accounts for 58% of discretionary wallet: Report
Affluence is no longer restricted to metro cities, with emerging centres such as Ahmedabad, Surat, Jaipur and Lucknow showing consumption patterns similar to established urban markets like Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru. New Delhi: India's affluent consumers are...
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EIP partners with Nexacore, launches end-to-end device protection to Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is expected to remain a high-growth market for device protection and warranty solutions, as rising usage and demand for protection products drive momentum across the wider region. As a result, the Asia-Pacific electronic gadget insurance market is...
Aon UK creates programme to support displaced professionals entering the workforce
People who have been displaced and have professional qualifications face unemployment rates up to three times the UK national average. The new programme, modelled on Aon’s award-winning UK Work Insights Programme, is delivered in collaboration with the Refugee...
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 cent) to higher economic classes, with (a) greater impact in rural areas (11.64 per cent; 17 million) against urban regions (7.26 per cent; 3.5 million)," the authors wrote. NEW DELHI: An analysis has...
Second maternity leave can’t be denied merely because sought within 2 years of first: Allahabad HC
Referring to earlier rulings, the high court said that the Maternity Benefit Act, being a law enacted by Parliament, would prevail over any executive instructions or provisions in the financial handbook. In case of inconsistency, the provisions of the Act would have...