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In September, foreign investors sold Rs 7,624 crore worth of equities in India, data from National Securities Depository Limited showed. So far in 2022, they sold Rs 170,375 crore worth of stocks on a cumulative basis New Delhi: Foreign portfolio investors have...
Odisha to prepare disaster management warriors to face calamities: Patnaik
Naveen Patnaik,Chief Minister,Odisha For better impact-based forecasting, the government will set up a telemetric rain gauge in all gram panchayats, the automatic weather stations at block headquarters, and sensors in our river systems. These steps will help us to get...
47 dead, dozens feared missing as storm lashes Philippines
About 20 typhoons and storms batter the Philippine archipelago each year. It is located on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," a region along most of the Pacific Ocean rim where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur, making the nation one of the world's most...
Ransomware remains a top cyber risk for businesses globally, but new threats emerging: Allianz report
Ransomware is forecast to cause $30bn in damages to organizations globally by 2023 Around the world, the frequency of ransomware attacks remains high, as do related claims costs. There was a record 623 million attacks in 2021, double that of 2020 Although frequency...
“India to witness 80 per cent increase in investment of digital healthcare tools in the next 5 years”: Jitendra Singh
Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office "India has all the essential ingredients for the exponential growth in this sector, including a large population, a robust pharma and medical supply chain, smartphone users, and technical manpower. As...
EU approves effective ban on new fossil fuel cars from 2035
"This deal is good news for car drivers… new zero-emission cars will become cheaper, making them more affordable and more accessible to everyone," Parliament's lead negotiator Jan Huitema said BRUSSELS: The European Union struck a deal on Thursday on a law to...
Swiss Re plunges into losses of $442 million in Q3 2022
Swiss Re's Group Chief Executive Officer Christian Mumenthaler said: "The first nine months of this year were marked by a confluence of events affecting Swiss Re's financial performance: from turbulence in the financial markets, to an increase in natural catastrophe...
Govt-appointed appellate panels to be set up in 3 months for resolving social media users’ grievances
The IT rules changes have been in the works for months, though, ever since users red-flagged instances of digital platforms acting arbitrarily. The latest move will arm the users with a grievance appeal mechanism in the form of appellate committees that will look into...
21.4 lakh new TB cases reported in India in 2021; 18% higher than previous year
While the COVID-19 pandemic impacted TB programmes across the world, India was able to successfully offset the disruptions through the introduction of critical interventions in 2020 and 2021, which led to the National TB Elimination Programme notifying over 21.4 lakh...
LIC plans to create a $22bn fund to pay bonus and dividend boosting its battered stock: Report
The transfer, if concluded, would boost LIC's net worth by about 18 times from its current value of about 105 billion rupees and top the net worth chart among insurers, including SBI Life and HDFC Life, both the officials said. New Delhi: State owned Life Insurance...
Cyber insurance remained challenging in Asia, average rate rises by 25% or more: Marsh
“The global business environment remains tough for clients. Ongoing inflation and geopolitical instability are affecting all sectors and we expect even more challenging conditions in the already strained property catastrophe market following Hurricane Ian,” commented...
APAC reinsurers face single digit growth rate, declining investment income, higher claims: S&P Global Ratings
"We expect most of the rated regional reinsurers to revise asset allocations amid rate hikes in certain countries, capital market volatility, and inflationary pressures on hedging costs. Regional reinsurers continue to have relatively higher allocation to risky assets...
Dubai Aerospace, with 19 jets stuck in Russia, sues 11 insurers in London
The High Court claim also names Fidelis Insurance Ireland, HDI Global Speciality, Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company , Great Lakes Insurance, Global Aerospace Underwriting Managers, Starr Europe Insurance and Axis Speciality Europe Aircraft leasing firm Dubai...
Moody’s cuts Fosun International’s credit rating, raises concerns over asset sales
Fosun’s insurance shareholdings include AmeriTrust Group, Peak Re, Fosun Insurance Portugal, and Pramerica Fosun Life Insurance. Global credit rating agency Moody’s downgraded Fosun International Ltd. by one notch on Tuesday and revised its outlook to “negative” from...
China’s Fosun weighs options for Hong Kong-based Peak Re: Sources
Fosun is working with a financial adviser as it considers options including the potential sale of its majority stake or a minority interest in the reinsurer, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private. A transaction could value Peak Re...
Singapore says crypto ban not feasible, proposes risk mitigation measures
While putting out the regulatory measures in the public domain, the Singaporean central bank said though trading in cryptocurrencies is "highly risky" and not suitable for the general public such digital assets play a supporting role in the broader digital asset...
PSU General insurers to clear five-yr wage arrears without govt extra support on Nov 10
``Yes, we have now got instruction from the government to clear the arrears of our employees at one shot on 10th November with or without any financial supports from it. If the government is not giving any additional funds, we will have our own internal source of...
IRDA forms Rakesh Joshi panel to suggest measures to expand health insurance
The panel will arrive at ways and means to increase the penetration of health insurance in India including identifying issues and challenges in the entire value chain and making recommendations to overcome them Hyderabad: In a bid to achieve the goal of...