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ICICI General’s net profit remains flat at Rs 239 cr in Q3FY 2018-19
Bonding with Banks
There is tremendous scope for innovation given the large number of banking customers. With banks selling insurance products of more than one insurance company, options are also in abundance with the scope for customised product offerings. For instance, loan secure products which give the customer the protection to from paying financial liabilitiesin case something unfortunate happens
US Regulators disagree over giving Fintechs Federal Charter to skirt State Rules
Companies such as PayPal and LendingClub Corp. have attracted millions of customers by offering greater convenience or better prices than traditional banks. The OCC and the FDIC say such firms can broaden access to financial services because their low-cost models allow them to reach poorly served areas and offer small loans that are uneconomical for bigger banks.
Pension Trustees seek corporate disclosure of Sexual Harassment Costs, Policies
“We don’t see how it could possibly be accretive to corporate value to have a culture that allows for sexual harassment in the workplace,” said Priya Mathur, the departing president of the $345 billion California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the largest U.S. pension fund.Companies are losing customers, paying settlements and higher insurance costs and being distracted “from their core strategies because they have to deal with this.”
Bill Gates congratulates Indian government for Ayushman Bharat scheme
Govt to conduct economic census, to create a national business register
“We propose to build a business enterprise register which can be regularly updated and utilised by all stakeholders– state and central government,” Pravin Srivastava, Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), said at a joint workshop with CSC e-Governance Services India
Major farm measures likely in coming weeks: Agriculture Minister
Headlights are passé: Luxury cars of the future will be illuminated with lasers
World Bank Gr announces $50 bn over five yrs for Climate Adaptation & Resilience
Our new plan will put climate resilience on an equal footing with our investment in a low carbon future for the first time. We do this because, simply put, the climate is changing so we must mitigate and adapt at the same time,” said World Bank Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva. “We will ramp up our funding to help people build a more resilient future, especially the poorest and most vulnerable who are most affecte
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance launches a Health Policy against Vector Borne Diseases
It covers seven major vector borne diseases namely Dengue, Malaria, Chikungunya, Kala Azar, Japanese Encephalitis, Filariasis and Zika Virus. Designed to be a benefit policy, it offers various coverage options that range between Rs10,000 to Rs 1,00,000 at nominal price that vary from Rs 160 to Rs 3,000.
Max Life Insurance to pay death claims up to Rs 50 Lakhs in just 1 day
Cyber joins Business Interruption as leading Global Risk for first time: Allianz
“Companies need to plan for a wide range of disruptive scenarios and triggers, as this is where their big exposure lies in today’s networked society,” says Chris Fischer Hirs, CEO of AGCS.
“Disruptive risks can be physical, such as fire or storms, or virtual, such as an IT outage, which can occur through malicious and accidental means. They can stem from their own operations but also from a company’s suppliers, customers or IT service providers. Whatever the trigger, the financial loss for companies following a standstill can be enormous.
TATA AIG General launches ‘Medicare’ for health contigencies
There may be no tax on income up to ₹500,000
Tax return will soon be processed in one day
The processing time at present for ITR is 63 days and it will come down to one day after implementation of the project.will ensure transparency and accountability besides faster processing of returns and issue of refunds to the taxpayers’ bank account directly without any interface with the Income Tax Department
Turtlemint’s $25 million funding by Sequoia
“Turtlemint has pioneered a new model that is not only bringing new agents into the insurance domain but is also helping them become more productive & effective with their customers by making them digitally savvy”, said Harshjit Sethi, Principal, Sequoia Capital India Advisors. “Sequoia India is excited to partner with them from the early stages – the company is growing at a very fast clip and is well on its way to transforming insurance distribution in the country”, he added.
“Rising geopolitical and geo-economic tensions are the most urgent risk in 2019”
The report released on Wednesday said environmental degradation is the long-term risk that defines the current era, with four of the top five most impactful global risks in 2019 related to climate Rapidly evolving cyber and technological threats are the most significant potential blind spots; and the vulnerability of networked societies still not fully appreciated, said the report.