by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 9, 2026 | Workplace/Employee Benefits
Ships that transport energy make up a large part of the fleet that’s stuck inside the gulf, data from intelligence firm Kpler show. There are currently 426 tankers hauling crude oil and clean fuels, plus 34 liquefied petroleum gas carriers and 19 liquefied natural gas...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 9, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
The Strait of Hormuz remained largely blocked as shipowners try to understand if they can safely transit the vital waterway following a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran that was announced overnight Shipowners are placing “huge volume requests” for insurance...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 9, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
The Bharat Marine Pool will be managed by GIC Re which along with New India Assurance will be contributing the maximum capacity to the pool. Other insurers ,who are interested, can participate in the new Marine Pool.The General Insurance Council will soon write to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 9, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
The collaboration comes at a juncture where India’s digital payment ecosystem has undergone a tremendous transformation requiring guardrails that safeguard citizens from cybercrime and fraud New Delhi: In a step towards strengthening India’s fight against...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 9, 2026 | Indian News, Non-Life
Kasturi Sengupta, Secretary General, General Insurance Council Sengupata had started her career at PSU general insurer National Insurance Company in 1989 and has managed multidimensional responsibilities over the years Mumbai:Kasturi Sengupta, 60, has assumed her new...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 9, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Reinsurance
One of the noteworthy features of the industry, in FY26, is the growth story of seven Standalone Health Insurers(SAHI), which have, led by Start Health Insurance,grown their total premium by 19.40 per cent to Rs 45,865 crore and have expanded their market shares to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 8, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Intermediaries, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
President Donald Trump The eleventh-hour deal was subject to Iran’s agreement to pause its blockade of oil and gas supplies through the strait, Trump said. The waterway typically handles about one-fifth of global oil shipments. WASHINGTON/DUBAI/CAIRO:The United...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 8, 2026 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Workplace/Employee Benefits
“When we think about mobility strategies, the focus should not only be on business outcomes but on how well we prepare people, and their loved ones, for change.” says Ellen Hughes, Chief People Officer, AXA Health Business. New research from AXA Global...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 8, 2026 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Regulation, Risk Management, Wealth Management/ Philanthropy
“Higher input costs associated with an increase in energy prices and international freight and insurance costs, along with supply-chain disruptions that would constrain availability of key inputs for downstream sectors, would impair growth,” RBI Governor Sanjay...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 7, 2026 | Briefs, Eco/Invest/Demography
India is expected to receive below-normal monsoon rainfall in 2026, private weather forecaster Skymet said on Tuesday, as the El Nino weather pattern is set to reduce precipitation in the second half of the June–September rainy season.Monsoon rainfall is...
