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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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’...
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...
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%,...
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...
