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Miller, a specialist (re)insurance broker, has appointed Chris Board to its reinsurance team. He will initially be based in Bermuda and report to Charlie Simpson, Head of Bermuda. Chris’ appointment is part of Miller’s strategic reinsurance build out and follows a...
Lloyd’s of London extends lease on iconic building until 2035
The deal with landlord Ping An Insurance Group, which came together on Friday, not only grants Lloyd’s an option to stay in the Richard Rogers-designed high-rise until 2040, but also involves a commitment to invest in reducing the Grade I-listed building’s energy...
Rising Covid cases: Health Ministry asks states to maintain ‘constant vigil’
Looking at the upcoming festive season, the Union Health Secretary advised the states to put in place requisite public health measures and other arrangements to minimise risk of increase in transmission of the disease by adherence to maintenance of respiratory hygiene...
Britain’s National Grid drops China-based supplier over cyber security fears – FT
The decision came in April after the utility sought advice from the National Cyber Security Centre, a branch of the nation’s signals intelligence agency GCHQ, the newspaper quoted a Whitehall official as saying Britain’s National Grid has started removing components...
London marine insurers widen high risk zone in Red Sea as attacks surge
Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen have stepped up attacks on vessels in the Red Sea to show their support for Palestinian Islamist group Hamas fighting Israel in Gaza London: London’s marine insurance market has widened the area in the Red Sea it deems as high...
LIC ropes in Kellton as its strategic HRMS partner
Kellton takes the helm in LIC's digital revolution by spearheading the implementation of state-of-the-art HR tech across an extensive network of more than 4,000 locations Gurgaon: Kellton, a global tech services player, has secured a groundbreaking multi-year project...
Generative AI can add cumulative USD 1.2-1.5 trillion to India’s GDP by FY30: EY
The two primary challenges faced by organisations currently are skills-gap (52 per cent) and the availability of unclear use cases (47 per cent), while only 36 per cent organisations see data privacy as the risk of Gen AI Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI)...
Bima Sugam: Insurers select E&Y as a consultant, new company and CEO soon to implement the project
Going by the earlier plans, Bima Sugam, built with a budget of Rs 200 crore,will be a centralised marketplace and a one-stop-shop for all insurance-related queries, including policy purchase, claim settlement, insurance advice and grievance redressal New...
LIC to play key role in achieving ‘Insurance For All by 2047, to launch a product for rural areas: Chairman
Siddhartha Mohanty,Chairman,LIC ''The focus would be how to cover maximum rural masses who actually need insurance. In coming days, rural share will also go up to our total business kitty.'Customers need not come to the office. Sitting at home on his mobile he can...
Reliance biggest wealth creator, Adani Ent top all-round creator: Study
The study, based on stock market performance of companies, said for the fifth time in succession, Reliance emerged as the largest wealth creator, adding Rs 9,63,800 crore wealth over 2018-23 It was followed by Tata Consultancy Services (Rs 6,77,400 crore wealth...
FPIs flood Indian equity markets, infuse Rs 1.5 lakh crore in 2023 despite global uncertainty
Going forward, as the general elections approach next year, political stability and economic growth will become focal points for foreign investors. Besides, global cues on the inflation and interest rate scenario would dictate the flow of foreign money into Indian...
US news publisher sues Google for ‘siphoning off’ ad revenue via AI tech
The lawsuit claimed that Google's recent advances in AI-based search were implemented with "the goal of discouraging end-users from visiting the websites of Class members who are part of the digital news and publishing line of commerce." A US-based news publisher has...
Small cities to play key role in achieving resolve of developed India by 2047: PM Modi
The government is committed to saving money for urban families, be it exemption in income tax or low-cost treatment. The inclusion of crores of urban poor in the Ayushman Bharat initiative has helped them save Rs 1 lakh crore on medical expenses. Medicines were made...
By 2047, India to remain a lower middle country if growth remains 6%: Rajan
"We will start the process of aging at some point around that time, which leads to the alarming question if we don't grow faster, we will grow old before we grow rich, which means we all have all the burdens of an aging population to deal with also at that point,"...
A large number of employees feel short nap breaks essential in today’s work culture: Survey
The report further said that 82 per cent of respondents believe short nap breaks in the office can lead to an increase in overall work efficiency A large number of employees believe that short nap breaks during office hours help battle fatigue and also increase...
Assam to introduce bill to ban polygamy in Feb 2024
“The bill to ban polygamy will be placed on the Assam assembly floor, which will commence from February 4,” Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told reporters in the national capital on Friday New Delhi: At the upcoming session of the Assam Assembly in February 2024, a...
Covid subvariant JN.1 case detected in Kerala, raises concerns, Health Ministry initiates preparedness measures
"JN.1 is a severely immune-evasive and fast-spreading variant, markedly different from XBB and all other prior versions of this virus. This enables it to infect people who had previous Covid infections and also people who were vaccinated," Rajeev Jayadevan, the...
Andhra hikes free medical treatment scheme limit to Rs 25L , monthly social pension to Rs 3K
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy,Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh "Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has approved the proposal to launch the second phase of Jagananna Arogya Suraksha from January 1 and enhance the free medical treatment limit under YSR Aarogyasri to Rs. 25 lakhs and make it...