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South Africa’s state-owned insurer sets up $1.1 billion riot buffer, to safeguard anticipated future unrest
“All the ingredients for a protest are in place — someone just...
A bank’s reputation, once established, becomes one of its most...
Warburg Pincus, Temasek buy insurance services firm SRG in £1 Billion Deal
The deal also comes amid increasing consolidation in the insurance space. Insurance giant Aviva Plc said this year that it would buy specialist insurer Probitas for £242 million. Over the past decade, larger insurers such as Catlin, Amlin and Novae have also been...
AI-intensive sectors are showing a productivity surge, PwC
The data suggested that the rise of artificial intelligence could help countries to break out of a rut of low productivity growth which would boost economic growth, wages and living standards, PwC said in a report published on Tuesday The types of business which are...
Delhi’s outdoor workers, low-income households bear brunt of deadly heat
Anna Walnycki, a principal researcher on IIED's human settlements team, said the alarming rise in extreme heat events in India due to climate change is significantly impacting health, wellbeing and productivity of all, especially those living in low-income and...
April Heatwave: Calls for comprehensive heat action plans
Extreme temperatures can also impact economies. People are less productive during hot weather, even if they work indoors, while children struggle to learn in extreme heat Annu Mishra kept her modest food stall shut as temperatures in Odisha's Bhubaneswar remained...
Asia’s extreme April heat worsened by climate change, scientists say
"Heatwaves have always happened. But the additional heat, driven by emissions from oil, gas and coal, is resulting in death for many people." In the Philippines, one of the worst-hit countries, authorities issued health warnings, shut down schools and rationed...
Bombay HC allows maternity benefits for third child
"The right to reproduction and childrearing has been recognised as an important facet of a person's right to privacy, dignity and bodily integrity under Article 21. Article 42 enjoins the State to make provisions for securing just and humane work conditions and...
The General Insurance Council (GI Council), guided by the Insurance Regulatory and DevelopmentAuthority of India (IRDAI), strives to ensure that health insurance serves as a crucial aspect offinancial security for individuals and families across India. Through...
Oral cancer costs India $5.6 Billion in lost productivity in 2022: Tata Memorial Centre
India contributes two-thirds of the global mortality due to oral cancer and has a younger population at risk, said the study, which analysed how the disease affected 100 patients treated between 2019 and 2020 with a follow-up of 36 months Mumbai: A study by the Tata...
Docs warn gym goers as sudden heart attacks return, killing at least 4 in 24 hrs
Dr Manish Aggarwal, Senior Consultant and head of interventional cardiology at PSRI Hospital, noted that a doctor's assessment can warn of any risk factor for coronary artery disease, diabetes, hypertension, strong family history of heart disease, which can help avert...
Breast cancer screening should begin at age 40, US panel says
U.S. insurers are already required by law to fully cover mammograms for women over age 40 who want them, but the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force ( USPSTF's) recommendation will now ensure the continuity of that coverage under the Affordable Care Act beyond next...