by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 12, 2026 | Briefs, Regulation
Dinesh Pant, former managing director, Life Insurance Corporation, has joined the IRDAI as Whole-time Member (Actuary) on 12th October. The post had fallen vacant after PK Arora retired a few months back. Pant has been appointed as a member, Actuary, IRDAI, for five...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 12, 2026 | Briefs, Intermediaries, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Howden, the global insurance intermediary group, today announces the appointment of Elliot Richardson as Chief Commercial Officer for the Group, with immediate effect. The appointment is central to Howden’s new commercial strategy, designed to make full use of the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 12, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Technology
Nick Leppard,Head of Property Direct & Facultative at Atrium, says: “Semiconductor companies have a huge amount of capital tied up in highly specialised facilities, so any damage to these facilities can result in dramatic financial losses.There have been several...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 12, 2026 | Indian News, Non-Life
Dr Manu Kalia, member secretary, Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority said more than two lakh cases are pending before motor accident claims tribunals across Uttar Pradesh. The figure does not include appeals and special leave petitions. Since insurance...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 12, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Intermediaries, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
The projected medical trend rate remains substantially above the forecast for APAC general inflation rate of 2.5%. After accounting for inflation, the net medical trend rate is expected to decline from 8.9% in 2026 to 7.2% in 2027. The decline in the regional trend...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 12, 2026 | Health, Indian News
The bench, stressed the need to examine whether existing pricing mechanisms adequately protected patients from excessive markups, particularly where large differences existed between procurement prices and MRPs. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday called for a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 12, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Policy
Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava, in a letter to the chief Secretaries of all states and UTs, has called for a review of compliance with applicable regulatory provisions and appropriate measures to ensure...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 12, 2026 | Workplace/Employee Benefits
The Supreme Court directed the Centre and states to complete the integration “within four weeks from today positively” and file compliance reports, along with details sought in its previous orders, through affidavits.The directions came as the top court...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 12, 2026 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Life, Pension & Social Security, Technology
James Finucane, Head of Life & Health Economic Research at Swiss Re Institute, said: “As people take greater responsibility for their retirement, trusted advice becomes more valuable. This is changing the economics of how consumers purchase life insurance...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 11, 2026 | Workplace/Employee Benefits
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