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86 pc of Indians see jewellery as core wealth asset, Gen Z accelerates shift
About 56 per cent of consumers now view jewellery as both an...
BIS develops over 600 new standards in 2025, 9,700 new licences granted
Sanjay Garg, Director General, BIS noted that Indian Standards...
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...
Global banks and US insurer, not LIC, led recent Adani investments
In June 2025, a month after $570 million (Rs 5,000 crore) investment by Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) in Adani Ports & SEZ, US-based Athene Insurance led a Rs 6,650 crore ($750 million) debt investment in Adani's Mumbai International Airport, joined by several...
World Bank approves $280 million program for Kerala’s 11 million elderly and vulnerable people
According to a statement from the multilateral institution on Friday, the USD 280 million Kerala Health System Improvement Program will build a more comprehensive health system resistant to climate shocks. It will also strengthen Kerala's digital health systems...
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AIC’s women leaders recognised at Indian PSU Nari Shakti Samman Awards 2025
L to R- Bhaskar Chatterjee (Retd. IAS), Lavanya R. Mandayur, CMD, Agriculture Insurance Company and Ritu Khanduri Bhusan, the first woman Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, at the Indian PSU Nari Shakti Samman Awards 2025 ceremony on Wednesday in New...
Financial dignity must be core to growth, pension planning a necessity: FM Sitharaman
L to-R M. Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Nirmala Sitharaman ,Finance Minister,S. Ramann, Chairperson, PFRDA at an event to celebrate NPS Diwas 2025 in New Delhi The Finance Minister urged to train women as 'Pension Sakhis' and incentivise them...
9 in 10 businesses show interest in insurance cover for Gen AI risks, Geneva Association report
Insurers have a unique role to play in ensuring that Gen AI adoption is safe and sustainable' ZURICH: Businesses worldwide are rapidly embedding Generative AI (Gen AI) into products, services and internal operations. While this brings significant opportunities for...