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Demand for such insurance has risen following recent shootings, including the murder of 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school last month, the United States' worst school shooting in nearly a decade Active shooter insurance typically covers victim...
NITI Aayog report forecasts 100 pc electric 2-wheelers penetration by FY27
The sale of electric two-wheelers may cross 220 lakh units by FY2028-29, it said. Based on the analysis, the report said that India is at a crossroads and a shift to electric mobility, particularly, in the two-wheelers segment, may happen faster than anticipated A...
India’s urban population to stand at 675 mn in 2035, behind China’s 1 bn: UN
By 2035, the percentage of the population in India at mid-year residing in an urban area will be 43.2 percent, said the United Nations-Habitat's World Cities Report 2022 China's urban population in 2035 is projected at 1.05 billion while the urban population in Asia...
LIC may unveil its new embedded value by July 15
Further to its earlier announcement on May 30th 2022, the corporation has informed that the exercise of determining the IEV as on March 31, 2022, may take some more time to get completed. Once completed and after requisite approvals, the required public disclosures of...
Antoine Bavandi appointed as Gallagher Re’s Global Head of Public Sector, Parametric & Climate Resilience Solutions
Antoine will lead Gallagher Re’s newly established Public Sector & Climate Resilience Solutions global practice, with responsibility for developing Gallagher Re’s core offering globally and driving profitability as well as developmental impact London: Gallagher...
Swiss Re signs MoU with IIRM to enhance capability building programs in India’s insurance industry
(Lto R) Amit Kalra, Swiss Re's Head GBS Centres India and Suresh Mathur, MD,IIRM at the MOU signing event in Hyderabad Hyderabad: Swiss Re signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Institute of Insurance and Risk Management (IIRM), an organisation dedicated...
Populous Chinese province kicks off disaster insurance trials
The cities are encouraged to boost insurance coverage as much as their financial resources allow, the Henan government said China’s third-most populous province Henan will launch pilot programs for catastrophe insurance in six cities that were the hardest hit by...
Acrisure Re partners with Mahindra Insurance Brokers in preferred broker agreement
Matthew Harvey, head of broking at Acrisure Re fac, said: “India is an important and growing market with significant demand for facultative solutions. This agreement is further evidence of our commitment to expanding our footprint and capabilities partnering with a...
Cyber pirates can now penetrate modern ships’ key operations
Hapag-Lloyd AG, Germany’s largest shipping line, announced in April that it’ll become the first carrier to equip its entire fleet of containers with real-time tracking devices. Most of the large container lines use remote sensors for functions like monitoring engine...
Bajaj Allianz Gen launches product to provide global health insurance coverage
Tapan Singhel, MD and CEO at Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Global Health Care product offers one of the widest sum insured ranges available in the Indian market which starts from Rs 37.50 lakh to Rs 3.75 crore (USD 1,00,000 to USD 10,00,000) Mumbai: Bajaj Allianz...
Digital ads dominate FY22, ASCI takes help of AI-based tracking system
In this, the education sector remains the single largest violative sector, followed by health care and personal care The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) on Tuesday said it has set up a digital tracking system and is using Artificial Intelligence-based...
Employees in India feel showing more emotions at work boosts productivity: LinkedIn report
Globally, Indian and Italian workers come out on top as the funniest workers globally, with over a third (38 per cent) cracking a joke at least once a day Mumbai: Majority of employees feel that showing more emotions at work makes them more productive and boosts their...
Vulnerability driving emerging-world climate policy commitments: WTW analysis
Of 62 nations and territories assessed in the WTW Political Risk Index, the governments of Bangladesh, Malaysia, the Philippines, Chile, and Senegal are most strongly committed to prioritising climate when making public policy. Understanding a country’s vulnerability...
ONGC chopper falls into sea 6 out of 9 rescued so far
The chopper was attempting to land at the rig, located some 50 nautical miles from the Mumbai coast, when the incident took place. About 1.5 km from the landing zone on the rig, the chopper fell into the sea, the official said. The circumstances that led to the...
UK aims for quick reform of complex insurer solvency rules, says Sunak
Rishi Sunak, finance minister,UK Britain inherited Solvency II rules from the European Union, and reforming them is seen by the 2.2 trillion pound ($2.70 trillion) insurance industry and government as important for keeping the country's financial sector globally...
Make cancer notifiable disease, waive GST on drugs, check radiation therapy cost: Par panel to govt
According to various health organisations, including the World Health Organization, cancer cases are gradually rising in India and it is one of the leading causes of death, with 7.84 lakh fatalities recorded in 2018, and 13.92 lakh cases reported in 2020 At the...
At flooded cancer hospital in northeast India, chemotherapy given on the road outside
Located in the Barak valley in Assam state, the 150-bed Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre has been inundated by for days, and the situation has become so dire that its administrators have requested life-jackets and an inflatable raft to transport patients and...
European fund managers set to go all in on ESG, survey says
“As regional regulations become increasingly stringent and as efforts towards the development of global ESG standards intensify, managers – especially those willing to compete at a global level – will be pushed towards an all-encompassing alignment of their products...