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Stuart McMurdo to succeed Michel Blanc as SCOR’s CEO of Reinsurance
Catherine Fassi will replace Stuart McMurdo as Regional CEO of EMEA and Canada for P&C, effective July 1st, 2022 Paris: After 31 years with SCOR, Michel Blanc will retire in January 2023. He will be succeeded as CEO of Reinsurance by Stuart McMurdo. Michel and...
40 pc elderly want to be employed for as long as possible, 13 pc experience physical abuse: study
The insurance sector and schemes - both government and private - needs to better address the health insurance needs of elderly, and it's time for employers to take off their ageist glasses and give elderly a chance to prove their mettle,'' said Anupama Datta, head...
Ukraine grain can be shipped and insurers after removal of Black Sea mines
“It’s not safe for ships to get in or get out at the moment. Until the mines are swept, that situation is not going to change,” said Guy Platten, secretary general of the International Chamber of Shipping, which is also working on opening up maritime channels As the...
India would become USD 5-trillion economy by 2026-27: CEA
''We are now USD 3.3 trillion, it is not such a difficult target to reach. Then if you simply assume 10 per cent nominal GDP growth in dollar terms, then you get to USD 10 trillion by 2033-34 and another doubling with the same rate, said Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) V...
LIC to focus on non-par products, launches non-participatory, savings product Dhan Sanchay
(L to R) MR Kumar, chairman, Siddhartha Mohanty, managing director, Bishnu Patanaik,MD at the LIC's launching ceremony of Dhan Sanchay Dhan Sanchay provides guaranteed income benefit(GIB) during the payout period from the date of maturity, and guaranteed terminal...
Businesses need to prepare for a rise in social unrest incidents: Allianz
Strikes, riots and violent protest movements pose risks to companies because in addition to buildings or assets suffering costly material damage, business operations can also be severely disrupted with premises unable to be accessed, resulting in loss of income. In...
With current level of pollution, over 50 cr north Indians to lose 7.6 years of life: Study
As per Air Quality Life Index's (AQLI) new analysis, air pollution shortens average Indian life expectancy by five years, and in the Indo-Gangetic plains of northern India, 510 million residents, nearly 40 percent of the country's population, are on track to lose 7.6...
Paritosh Tripathi to succeed Kandpal as new MD & CEO of SBI General Insurance
Paritosh Tripathi, MD & CEO,(Designate), SBI General Insurance With a solvency ratio of 1.85 during the year, SBI General had recorded a total gross written premium (GWP) of Rs 9260 crore, up 11 %, in FY 2021-22 and has maintained its market...
Health scheme to be converted into DBT in Andhra Pradesh
Upon availing of treatment under Aarogya Sri, the cost (as fixed by the government) would be paid into the patient's account and thereafter credited into the hospital account in auto-debit mode, a release from the Chief Minister's Office said. "A consent form will be...
Sensex sinks 1404 points on global selloff; investors lose Rs 6 lakh crore, LIC shares fall further
Falling for the tenth straight session on Monday, shares of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India dropped 4 per cent to hit an all-time low of Rs 681.70 on BSE while its market capitalisation (m-cap) slipped to Rs 4,34,052 crore. The selloff has led to erosion of...
Report casts doubt on net-zero emissions pledges by big global companies
Roughly half of the Forbes 2000 largest companies have yet to announce plans to reach net-zero — the point at which greenhouse gas emissions are negated by deep cuts in output as well as methods to absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide. Of the 702 companies with a...
Gadkari summons IRDA and CEOs of general insurance cos to take stock of Surety Bonds
Nitin Gadkari, union minister for Road Transport & Highways Though, the government and the IRDA have allowed the general insurers to launch Surety bonds since April 1, no insurers have been able to do it as there are lot of technical and legal gaps needs to be...
AirAsia India’s 2 planes operating on Delhi-Srinagar route face technical snags mid-air, return
When asked about this incident, AirAsia India spokesperson said, ''AirAsia India confirms that flight i5-712 from Delhi to Srinagar had to return back to Delhi on account of a technical snag. The aircraft is being operated after rectification of the snag to recover...
From security to uncertainty: Post Covid, many elderly return to workforce
The reasons for seeking financial independence are varied as is the income bracket. It could be somebody whose son lost his job, another whose savings dwindled in the long months of lockdown or an elderly person who may have seen an earning child die of Covid and is...
Fire at hospital in Delhi’s Rohini, patient dies after losing oxygen support
A case under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 285 (negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter), 287 (negligent conduct with respect to machinery), and 304A (causing death by negligence) is being registered in this regard at Vijay Vihar police...
IRDAI’s new norms to prompt insurers to launch innovative policies swiftly: Experts
The relaxed norms for launching insurance products, experts feel, will also make insurers more responsible as they would be held accountable for the products which are offered in the marketplace without prior approval of IRDAI Mumbai; IRDAI's decision to permit 'use...
SBI chief says loan demand is bouncing back
Dinesh Kumar Khara, chairman of State Bank of India Companies are steadily drawing down from a $71 billion loan pipeline, said Dinesh Kumar Khara, chairman of State Bank of India That broadly mirrors a trend where loan growth in India's Rs 120 trillion ($1.5 trillion)...
Gen Z, millennials and Gen X all basically agree on work from home
A recent study by consultants McKinsey & Co. found that workers aged 18 to 34 were 59% more likely to leave than 55- to 64-year-olds if their employer didn’t offer a hybrid work arrangement During the early days of the pandemic, the narrative was that...