by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 9, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Regulation
Girija Subramanian,member, Distribution, IRDAI The effective dates under consideration are Jan. 1 and April 1, said Girija Subramanian,member, Distribution, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India(IRDAI). Mumbai:India’s insurance regulator may...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 9, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Policy
V D Satheesan,Chief Minister, Keralam “We are preparing legislation to provide a legal guarantee to senior citizens that they will be protected and that somebody will be there to take care of them,” Satheesan said, ahead of the commencement of the Assembly...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 9, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life, Non-Life
Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said microfinance institutions need to move beyond lending and focus on building sustainable livelihoods and financial security for low-income households. New Delhi: India’s microfinance sector must prioritise savings...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 8, 2026 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management, Technology
Adam Meyers, senior vice president of counter adversary operations at CrowdStrike, told reporters on a call on Thursday that this was an example of a human adversary leveraging AI agents to conduct widespread attacks. The suspect behind recent cyberattacks at South...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 8, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Regulation
The regulator further said that the claims printed on the pack regarding muscle strength, immunity support and energy metabolism were found to be presented in a way that could mislead consumers about the health benefit of the product. Mumbai: Food regulator Food...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 8, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Regulation
The move addresses excessive trade mark-ups and aims to improve affordability while ensuring continued availability of these life-saving medicines.The measure is expected to reduce medicine prices by up to 70% and help cancer patients save ₹2,500 crore annually,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 8, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Regulation, Risk Management
The guidelines prohibit registered medical practitioners and hospitals from using AI-generated content for advertising their services, soliciting patients or disseminating unverifiable information relating to diagnoses, treatments and outcomes. New Delhi:The National...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 8, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Policy
Nirmala Sitharaman,Union Finance Minister Currently, an 18 per cent GST is levied on all such group insurance policies. Almost every organised employer provides cover for its workforce, so the cost of providing the coverage comes down, which should assist the spread...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 8, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Regulation, Risk Management, Technology
Narendra Modi,Prime Minister Modi flagged the growing challenge posed by deepfakes and said countries need to work together on a global framework to address such emerging threats. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for a global framework to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 8, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
According to a new analysis from Allianz Commercial, the average total value of a business interruption claim now exceeds €850,000. This is around 70% higher than the corresponding average property damage claim of close to €500,000, demonstrating that the financial...
