by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 30, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy, Risk Management
The government said India remained a relative bright spot, with the International Monetary Fund raising its 2026-27 growth forecast for the country to 6.5% from 6.4%.However, it warned that risks were tilted toward higher inflation, wider fiscal and external...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 30, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
President Donald Trump The blockade lies at the heart of the impasse between the US and Iran, with the Islamic Republic insisting it won’t restart negotiations or reopen the strait as long as the naval restrictions stay in place. President Donald Trump told Axios he...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 29, 2026 | Indian News, Non-Life, Policy, Workplace/Employee Benefits
M Nagaraju,secretary,DFS Nagaraju emphasized that PSICs should focus on increasing investment opportunities and devise strategies to reduce loss ratios, while maintaining market share and consistently strengthening their retail portfolios and presence across rural and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 29, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Pension & Social Security, Technology
Mansukh Mandaviya,Labour & Employment Minister The portal, E-PRAAPTI, will provide a streamlined Aadhaar-based authentication mechanism that will enable a member to access an old EPF account, which may not have a UAN (universal account number), and update their...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 29, 2026 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Among key proposals, the draft raises the vehicle weight limit from 3,000 kg to 3,500 kg, bringing regulation in sync with global standards for light commercial vehicles. This means more vans, pickups, and small trucks will now fall under the same emission testing...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 29, 2026 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Non-Life, Policy
The median out-of-pocket medical expenditure per hospitalisation case in 2025 was ₹11,285, indicating that over half of the country’s hospitalisations involve relatively low expenditure. The report stated that only a small number of high-cost cases push up the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 29, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
Aditya Samag, Private Equity and M&A Leader, Marsh India, mentioned a clear shift in India to larger, more complex transactions, particularly in high-growth sectors such as technology, healthcare, and infrastructure.In this environment, transactional risk...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 29, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Pension & Social Security, Policy
Mansukh Mandaviya,Union minister, Ministry of Labour and Employment The minister also stressed the nearly three-fold expansion in India’s social security coverage in the last ten years, from 19 per cent in 2015 to over 64.3 per cent in 2025, reflecting the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 28, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Wealth Management/ Philanthropy
Major state-owned insurers with significant stakes in the NSE as of March 2025 include Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) with 10.72%, and public sector general insurers like GIC, New India Assurance, National Insurance, and Oriental Insurance, each holding...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 28, 2026 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy
It is not clear how the order of the J&K Government will be implemented as the Reliance General Insurance, which at that time was owned by Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group, has now changed hands and changed its name also. It is now owned Hinduja Group and new...
