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Acko eyes $300-$500 million IPO, valued at $2.5 billion

Acko eyes $300-$500 million IPO, valued at $2.5 billion

by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 27, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Regulation, Technology

Founded in 2016, Acko has focused on digitising insurance purchase and has relied on partnerships with online platforms and mobility companies to scale. MUMBAI: India’s Acko Insurance is targeting a valuation of between $2 billion and $2.5 billion in its planned...
Ajay Shah succeeds Anuaj Gulati as MD&CEO of Care Health insurance

Ajay Shah succeeds Anuaj Gulati as MD&CEO of Care Health insurance

by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 27, 2026 | Briefs, Health, Non-Life, Regulation

Ajay Kumar Shah, head of retail Business at Care Health Insurance, has been appointed as the MD &CEO of the company for a term of five years effective from April 26, 2026. Shah, with the approval from the IRDAI, succeeds Anuj Gulati, whose has ended with effect...
Aon UK creates programme to support displaced professionals entering the workforce

Aon UK creates programme to support displaced professionals entering the workforce

by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 27, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Intermediaries, International News, Workplace/Employee Benefits

People who have been displaced and have professional qualifications face unemployment rates up to three times the UK national average. The new programme, modelled on Aon’s award-winning UK Work Insights Programme, is delivered in collaboration with the Refugee...
WGC proposes physically-backed common infrastructure to scale digital gold

WGC proposes physically-backed common infrastructure to scale digital gold

by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 26, 2026 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Wealth Management/ Philanthropy

“The idea behind this initiative is to provide a shared infrastructure which could help gold to play a greater role in the digital economy. This will be backed by physical gold this will be accredited, inspected regularly, with processes in place to make sure...
US-Iran peace hopes fade as Trump scraps talks

US-Iran peace hopes fade as Trump scraps talks

by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 26, 2026 | International News, Risk Management

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif by phone that Tehran would not enter “imposed negotiations” under threats or blockade, according to a statement from the Iranian government. He said the United States should...
Parrots are ‘wild animals’, rules HC; orders Maharashtra govt to compensate farmer for crop damage

Parrots are ‘wild animals’, rules HC; orders Maharashtra govt to compensate farmer for crop damage

by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 26, 2026 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Policy

The court passed the order on a petition filed by Mahadeo Dekate , a farmer from Hingi village in Wardha district, who claimed that his pomegranate trees were damaged by wild parrots from the nearby wildlife sanctuary in May 2016, and sought compensation for the same....
Finmin asks PSBs to complete wage revision process in next 12 months

Finmin asks PSBs to complete wage revision process in next 12 months

by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 26, 2026 | Banking & Bancassurance, Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Policy

Public sector banks (PSBs) and financial institutions, including insurance companies revise wages of their employees every five years. As part of the settlement, the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) is expected to engage in dialogues with the employees’...
Swiss airplane catches fire during takeoff, Delhi airport declares emergency; 4 injured say sources

Swiss airplane catches fire during takeoff, Delhi airport declares emergency; 4 injured say sources

by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 26, 2026 | Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance

Assessing the situation, the crew members immediately declared an emergency. Subsequently, passengers were evacuated via emergency slides, resulting in minor injuries to four passengers. New Delhi: A major aviation emergency unfolded late Sunday night at Terminal 3 of...
India,Middle East,and Africa see declining P&C rates in Q12026, says Marsh

India,Middle East,and Africa see declining P&C rates in Q12026, says Marsh

by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 25, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Intermediaries, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance

Property rate declines were generally driven by stable capacity and high levels of competition.The Middle East and Africa saw rate declines ranging from 5% to 20%; India experienced decreases up to 45%, though typically lower.Casualty insurance rates decreased 7%,...
Quitting tobacco could give economic boost to over 20.5 mn households in India: Analysis

Quitting tobacco could give economic boost to over 20.5 mn households in India: Analysis

by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 25, 2026 | Workplace/Employee Benefits

“Tobacco cessation could uplift 20.49 million households (10.6 per cent) to higher economic classes, with (a) greater impact in rural areas (11.64 per cent; 17 million) against urban regions (7.26 per cent; 3.5 million),” the authors wrote. NEW DELHI: An...
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