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“We are hoping for positive tax benefits in the home insurance area as in the last year we have seen some major calamities and home insurance has certainly gained importance. We are also hoping for some regulatory framework in the healthcare/pharma industries to make insurance a reality for all in India”Rikhil Shah, Chief Financial Officer, SBI General Insurance
Rahul Gandhi promises minimum income guarantee to poor if Congress returns to power
Interim Budget 2019-20: Focussing on Health Insurance & Wearable Technology
The Union Budget of 2019 can provide an instant fillip to health insurance by incentivising manufacture and sale of health wearable technology devices and biosensors. Similar to the boost provided to the education sector through distribution of laptops to students and the revolution in the communication sector through enhanced mobile connectivity, tax breaks on wearable health devices can stimulate the economic growth rate through social wellbeing.
PolicyBazaar aims to collect Rs 3,500 crore premium in FY19
Boeing sees flying cars revolutionizing urban transportation, package delivery
Boeing is working with startup SparkCognition Inc and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to develop a traffic-management system for three-dimensional highways, as well as the regulatory framework that will allow waves of autonomous vehicles to zip safely around buildings, the company has said.
Why many Americans will never be able to retire
Some see this as a positive trend, because it adds to the economy. But others rightfully view it with trepidation, because there’s the distinct possibility that many of these elderly people just can’t afford to retire. Whether their nest eggs were wiped out in the housing crash, or they just didn’t save enough, or whether their kids don’t make enough money to support them, the decline of retirement seems like an ominous development.
Budget may provide Rs 4,000-4.500 cr capital infusion for 3 ailing PSU general insurers
FPIs pull nearly Rs 6,000 cr in Jan on global headwinds, upcoming elections
Pilot of US-Bangla airline smoked inside cockpit: Reports
Swiss Re makes digital side-bet as premiums languish
M&A and PE deals scale record $110 bn mark in 2018: Report
PIMCO launches new Insurance-Linked Securities business in partnership with Allianz
PIMCO will work in partnership with its parent, Allianz, to source global catastrophe risk in the form of collateralized reinsurance and other structured investments, while maintaining independent underwriting and portfolio construction procedures. This differentiated approach will also give PIMCO the flexibility to source risk from the open market in an effort to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns for clients.
SBI Gen profit at Rs 89 cr, up 53%, records u/w profit of Rs 49 cr in Q3 FY 2018-19
IRDA to issue new norms on the use of Aadhaar Card for eKYC
LIC can continue its ownership of IDBI Federal Life Insurance for the time being:IRDAI
Govt may target disinvestment in the merged PSU insurer in 2019-20
Music team joins Miller to grow music and entertainment offering
“We are really pleased that Martin, Holly, Rose and Pam are now on board. Bringing a team of this calibre to Miller can only be of great benefit to our clients. Their knowledge of the music industry and insurance market will enable us to hit all the right notes with our offering to parties in the music and entertainment sector,”