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Now, for example, the service and transactional calls originating from financial entities like the RBI, SEBI, PFRDA, IRDA, etc shall start from 1601 New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has introduced a new numbering series, 160xxxxxxx for making...
India’s key monsoon rains arrive early, promising respite from heat, boost crop and rural demand
Nearly half of India's farmland, without irrigation, depends on the annual June-September rains. Regular rains during the monsoon season will also bring relief from the searing heat wave that has seen maximum temperatures cross 50 degrees Celsius (122°F) in some parts...
MS Amlin forecasts “substantially above average” hurricane activity
“The insurance industry can help people and businesses to absorb climate blows, but only if pricing adequately reflects the escalating risks of stronger, more destructive hurricanes in a warming world. Investing in sophisticated catastrophe modelling and research will...
S&P Global to observe India’s fiscal glidepath for possible rating upgrade
''Within the next 2 years we will be closely observing whether the government's depiction of fiscal consolidation path will carry on… We will be observing for the next 1-2 years to see how this fiscal numbers will come to pass and if so, this will lead to a rating...
RBI shifts 100 tonnes of gold from vaults in UK to India to save storage cost
The central bank held 822.10 tonnes of gold as part of its foreign exchange reserves as of March 31, 2024, an increase from the 794.63 tonnes held at the same time last year, according to the annual data released by the RBI New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)...
Tata AIA ties up with Federal bank, ICICI Lombard with Capital Small Finance Bank
Capital Small Finance Bank has announced a bancassurance corporate agency tie-up with ICICI Lombard General Insurance. Anand Singhi, chief- retail and government, ICICI Lombard, said, “Our alliance with Capital Small Finance Bank is a strategic move to further expand...
Online payment frauds jump over 400% in India:RBI data
"Fraudsters are getting sophisticated by the day, while financial institutions and fintechs, jostling for market share and growth, have loosened controls." Mumbai: Digital payment frauds in India saw a more than fivefold jump to Rs 14.57 billion ($175 million) in the...
Ambani’s financial services App to take on Google and Amazon
The company announced the test version of its platform, named JioFinance, for UPI transactions, bill settlements as well as insurance related services Mumbai: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Jio Financial Services has introduced a new super-app for digital banking and...
EU may sanction Russia’s Ingosstrakh Insurance
The G-7 price cap on Russian crude oil and petroleum products bans western shipowners, insurers and intermediaries from providing vessels and services for cargoes priced above the thresholds. The restrictions prompted a pivot away from western insurance and a need for...
China poised to impose a record fine on PwC
PwC faces a fine of at least 1 billion yuan ($138 million), the people said. That would exceed the previous record fine for an accounting firm, the 212 million yuan handed out to Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd. in 2023 China is poised to impose a record fine on...
Sandeep Batra to be chairman of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance from June 30
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has approved the appointment Sandeep Batra, current an executive director, ICICI Bank as the next chairman of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance. The appointment will be effective from June 30, 2024. Batra, who...
Ayushman Bharat: Govt spends Rs 89,000 crore for treating 7 crore people, says Health Secy Apurva Chandra
Apurva Chandra,Union health secretary Union health secretary Apurva Chandra stated that "e-Sanjeevani, the world's largest telemedicine initiative, serving 241 million patients, including 57 per cent women and 12 per cent senior citizens has led to savings of USD 2.15...
New India and GIC Re to launch India’s first Digital Identity Monitoring and Insurance Solution
“As more of the Indian population moves online and shares sensitive identity information on various platforms, it’s vital that individuals have access to the right protection should their data be breached. We are pleased to introduce our latest innovation in...
Provide compensation to families of those killed in heatwave: Rajasthan HC to govt
The court said there was a need to declare heatwaves and cold waves "national calamities" and looking at the fact that a large number of people have lost their lives due to extreme heatwaves and heatstrokes during summers and chilling cold during winters, it was high...
1st June Renewals: Moderated risk-adjusted property-catastrophe reinsurance pricing, says Howden Re
Risk-adjusted property-catastrophe rate-on-line 5% lower on averageDedicated sector capital now exceeds 2021 levelsA notable increase in insurance-linked securities (ILS) market activity with over USD 3 billion of issuance covering Florida perils year-to-date LONDON:...
LGBTQIA+ community: 9 in 10 in India secure their financial future, says Max Life’s study
With a population estimated to be around 135 million people, or around 10% of India's 1.4 billion population, the LGBTQIA+ community represents a significant segment whose financial preferences and challenges cannot be overlooked The flagship study of Max Life...
Back in the black: Oriental Insurance posts a profit of Rs 37.66 cr in FY 24, improves key financials
RR Singh, CMD, Oriental Insurance Company ``We have been implementing a well placed strategy to achieve profitability in Fy 24. We dropped many big loss making accounts including group medical coverages ( GMC). We had the courage to leave one health account of Rs...
Delhi sizzles at 52.3 degrees Celsius as city records season’s highest-ever temperature
Notably, a severe heatwave has been prevailing in most parts of north India, including Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and many parts of Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh for quite some days New Delhi: The national capital on Wednesday recorded its highest-ever...