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The lawsuit comes after an Australian Securities and Investments Commission report criticized leadership across the A$4.1 trillion pensions industry for fostering a culture of poor customer service, outlining 34 recommendations for reform. The regulator has also taken...
Liberty Mutual to pay $4.7 million for settling U.S. criminal bribery probe against its Indian subsidiary
In a letter made public on Monday, the Justice Department said the subsidiary, Liberty General Insurance, paid $1.47 million in bribes to six state-owned banks, which in exchange referred customers to its insurance products. Washington: US insurer Liberty Mutual will...
After 18 yrs S&P upgrades India’s sovereign rating on economic resilience, infra spending, inflation control
"India is prioritising fiscal consolidation, demonstrating the government's political commitment to deliver sustainable public finances, while maintaining its strong infrastructure drive," S&P said in a statement New Delhi: In a landmark development, after 18...
Massive cloudburst in J-K’s Kishtwar,46 dead
“A massive Cloud burst in Chositi area, which could result in substantial casualty. Administration has immediately swung into action, rescue team has left for the site”, said Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on X. JAMMU: At least 46 persons are feared dead and over...
Industry must follow ethical practices in labelling advertising food products: Govt
"Food labelling should not just be a marketing tool, but it should also be treated as the most essential factor of trust between a manufacturer and a consumer. We want truthful and honest declaration of whatever is contained in the food product, and the consumer...
Govt appoints IDBI Capital, and Motilal Oswal for LIC’s OFS
The OFS , which could be between 2.5% and 3% of government's equity in LIC, could mobilise between Rs14,000 crore and Rs 17,000 crore New Delhi: The government is firming up further stake sale of between 2.5% and 3% of its equity in Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)...
Lockton hires Darshan Parikh from Marsh
Lockton, has announced the appointment of Darshan Parikh as senior director, corporate solutions group (CSG).He was with Marsh Insurance Brokers, where he led the Marine, Aviation, and Facultative Reinsurance businesses. With over 15 years of experience in global and...
Typhoon Podul blows through southern Taiwan leaving one person missing
All domestic flights were canceled on Wednesday – 252 in total – while 155 international flights were also called off, the transport ministry said Typhoon Podul blew through southern Taiwan on Wednesday packing winds of up to 191 kph (118 mph) and leaving one person...
Shadow tanker fleet grows more slowly as Western sanctions target Russian oil
Together with U.S. restrictions, they mean more than 440 shadow fleet tankers face sanctions, including tankers Moscow needs to ship oil to its biggest buyers, China and India Dozens of tankers have joined the shadow fleet this year compared with hundreds in previous...
Advent International to acquire Israeli software provider Sapiens International for $2.5 billion in cash
“Insurers are increasingly turning to technology to help unlock growth and profitability… We will work with the company (Sapiens) to accelerate investment into technology innovation, AI, and customer centricity,” Douglas Hallstrom, a director at Advent, said in a...
RBI panel recommends AI framework for finance sector
"The report envisions a financial ecosystem where encouraging innovation is in harmony, and not at odds, with mitigation of risk," the RBI said in a statement MUMBAI: An RBI panel has recommended that banks and other financial institutions formulate a policy to...
Banks to clear cheques within few hours from Oct 4: RBI
To improve the efficiency of cheque clearing and reduce settlement risk for participants, and to enhance customer experience, the RBI has decided to transition CTS from the current approach of batch processing to continuous clearing with 'on-realisation-settlement'....
AI’s Ahmedabad Disaster: Crash victim’s son moves US Federal Court against Boeing
"We have hired Mike Andrews. We expect the raw details of information from the black-box to come before us at the earliest so that we can make further decisions regarding the next course of steps, along with our lawyer. In India, trials get dragged out for years. We...
African lender weighs claiming Lloyd’s payout on Zambia debt
TDB — together with the African Export Import Bank — has found itself at the center of an increasingly contentious debate about including the lenders’ facilities in sovereign-debt restructuring on the continent. While Afreximbank is adamant it won’t participate, TDB...
Swiss Re tackles longevity drug impact with life policy advice
Metformin, traditionally used to manage type 2 diabetes, and rapamycin, an immunosuppressant developed for organ transplant recipients, are part of a growing list of substances being explored for anti-aging purposes, Swiss Re said. In some cases, the medications are...
Govt finalising legislation to protect power systems from cyber attacks: MoS Shripad Naik
These regulations will ensure that the control and operation of power system elements including solar inverters, as well as the exchange of related information, including real-time data, will remain within national boundaries, the Minister of State (MoS) for Power...
Severe weather, non-timely action in re-routing plane probable causes for IndiGo incident in May: DGCA Severe weather and non-timely action in re-routing the aircraft clear of weather were the probable causes that led to IndiGo's Delhi-Srinagar flight incident where...
UK’s UIB group exits Indian re/insurance broking market, merges local JV with Edme
The exact details of the deal has not been disclosed by either parties. UIB Group had a miniority stake in the Indian insurance broker with Indorama SPL Group and Lucas & Mayo Group as majority shareholders Mumbai: UK based UIB Group, one of the largest...