by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 22, 2022 | Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Madhulika Bhaskar Unlike the old practice, where normally two general managers of a PSU general insurance company, where the vacancy is occurring, are given charge as an interim arrangement till a regular CMD is appointed, this is for the first time, a general manager...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 22, 2022 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life
The Star Health Premier Insurance Policy offers benefits such as Home Care Treatment for specified conditions (up to 10% of the sum insured subject to a maximum of Rs.5 lakhs), cover for inpatient hospitalization expenses and day care treatments under Ayush Treatment,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 22, 2022 | Briefs, Intermediaries, Life
Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance (SUD Life) will tap customers living in smaller towns and rural areas through a partnership with Vakrangee.SUD Life is a joint venture between Bank of India, Union Bank of India, and Dai-ichi Life Japan. ”With the help of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 22, 2022 | Briefs, Non-Life
GKB Opticals, India’s oldest and largest retailer of optical products, has partnered with Toffee Insurance to provide innovative vision and eyewear-related insurance solutions for its customers. Insurance solutions will include eyewear theft and damage, and also...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 22, 2022 | Health, Indian News, Pandemic, Policy, Regulation
”The Committee recommend that all medical devices critical to COVID-19 treatment like ventilators, oxygen concentrators etc. should be covered under the National List of Essential Medicines for effective price control,” the report said New Delhi:...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 22, 2022 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Policy, Reinsurance
The Bill’s name – Natural Hazards Insurance Bill – recognises the fact that EQC’s mandate extends further than just helping people recover from earthquakes. In fact, its insurance scheme also covers landslips, volcanoes, tsunami and hydrothermal activity....
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 22, 2022 | Facts, Technology
From 1.93 billion daily users in Q3 2021, the number of users further fell to 1.929 billion in Q4, the report said. Several advertisers have moved away from Facebook, and TikTok is becoming extremely popular since it’s more affordable from a cost-per 1,000...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 22, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
India’s overall pollution levels worsened in 2021 and New Delhi remained the world’s most polluted capital, the data showed. Bangladesh was the most polluted country, also unchanged from the previous year, while Chad ranked second after the African...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 22, 2022 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Life, Pandemic
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 79,775,780 and 972,603, according to the CSSE The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India (43,009,390 infections and 516,510 deaths), followed by...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 22, 2022 | Facts, Health, Life, Non-Life, Technology
A total 2 million people are under home care for COVID in the country. While there are two doctors per 1,000 people on average in South Korea, only six of 17 cities and provinces meet the average, showing how health care is thinner in many parts This gap in...