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Dismantling DEI- Many businesses in Europe and Asia stand firm on diversity initiatives
US President Donald Trump In jurisdictions from the UK and the EU...
Optimism on financial performance declines; Industrial sector witnesses largest drop since Q3 2023, Dun & Bradstreet Survey
Arun Singh, global chief Economist, Dun & Bradstreet, said,...
Too much insulin can be as dangerous as too little: Research
While our body finely tunes insulin production, patients who are treated with insulin or drugs that stimulate insulin secretion often experience hypoglycemia, a condition that if gone unrecognized and untreated can result in seizures, coma and even death, which...
Gallagher launches new brokerage in Japan
Speaking on Gallagher’s expansion plans in Asia, Thomas Wang,CEO North Asia, said,`` “Gallagher has grown in Asia over the last few years and with a number of the emerging economic global powerhouses based in the region it is an area of expansion for us. Having a team...
Global Nat Cat economic losses reach $77 Billion in Q1 2023, the highest Q1 total in 12 years, Gallagher Re
Public and private insurance entities covered at least an estimated $22B of that total, resulting in a 72% or $55B protection gap, the portion of the economic loss not covered by insurance The February earthquake sequence in Turkey and Syria accounted for an estimated...
Heat is surging across India, Risking blackouts and even deaths
A majority of India’s 1.4 billion population work outdoors, often without protection. Many construction workers, hawkers and rickshaw pullers die each year during the summer as they don’t have the means to beat the heat. India suffers from the most pronounced...
FinMin sets up Somanathan panel to review pension system for govt employees
TV Somnathan,finance secretary, ministry of finance The announcement came in the backdrop of several non-BJP states deciding to revert to the DA-linked Old Pension Scheme (OPS) and also employee organisations in some other states raising demand for the same The state...
Centre reviews public health preparedness for management of Covid-19
States and UTs were briefed that India has been witnessing an increase in COVID-19 cases with average daily cases rising to 966 in the week ending March 23 2023 from 313 average daily cases in the week ending March 3 2023; and weekly positivity going up to 1.08 per...
Inclusion, diversity top driver of benefit strategies offered by companies: Survey
The survey further revealed that an increasing number of companies are now moving towards offering programmes under lifestyle risk management and target specific conditions. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes are the major social wellbeing initiatives...
Women having their own source of income are more likely to own insurance:ICICI Lombard Report
Sanjeev Mantri, executive director, ICICI Lombard General Insurance said, “As data shows only a small percentage of women in India consider general insurance a priority. This highlights the need for more awareness and education on general insurance among women in...
Family ID next big thing for robust delivery of schemes, services in UP: Social Welfare Minister Asim Arun
Family ID is a 12-digit unique identification number carrying details of a family, serving as a central repository of family attributes to automatically determine their eligibility for government schemes and extend benefits to the missing beneficiariesThe database...
Gigs, scams, ghost work: India tech sector’s dark side
In his job, Saurav - who asked to go by one name to protect his identity - called people in the United States, enticed them to sign up for loans and insurance policies, then told them they needed to improve their credit score by paying $50-$100. Only, he did not work...