by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Policy, Workplace/Employee Benefits
The $4.1 trillion tab for 2020 represents an increase of about $365 billion from national health spending in 2019. It works out to $12,530 per person Washington:U.S. health care spending rocketed to $4.1 trillion last year as Congress opened the spigot of federal...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Policy, Regulation, Risk Management, Technology, Wealth Management/ Philanthropy
Gita Gopinath,Chief Economist,International Monetary Fund ”I think cryptocurrencies are a particular challenge for emerging markets. It seems to be more attractive to adopt cryptocurrencies and assets in emerging economies than in advanced economies,” she...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 16, 2021 | Briefs
Aon plc today announced that it has appointed Angela James as Chief Broking Officer for Commercial Risk in the UK. James will join the business in June 2022 and report to James Baum, Head of Commercial Risk, UK. In the newly created role, which will cover Commercial...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 16, 2021 | Briefs
ICICI Lombard General Insurance has settled the personal accident claim of Lt. Colonel Harjinder Singh who died in Mi-17 V5 helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu’s Coonoor. He had a salary account with ICICI bank which has a tie up with ICICI Lombard General Insurance for...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 16, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
Currently, 15 Indian states have either approved or notified EV policies, with six more states in the draft stage. States like Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Meghalaya are focusing on demand incentives, whereas southern states and Uttar Pradesh are focusing on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy, Technology
“99.7 per cent adult population has been enrolled in Aadhaar. We have enrolled a 131 crore population and now our effort is to enrol newborn babies,” Garg said. “Every year 2-2.5 crore babies take birth. We are in the process of enrolling them in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 16, 2021 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
AIBOC General Secretary Soumya Dutta said about 7 lakh bank staffers across the country are participating in the two-day strike. It is unfortunate that operations of over 1 lakh branches of banks and regional rural banks have been impacted due to the strike because of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 16, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
Chennai faces tremendous infrastructure deficits and low service quality in core urban sectors such as water resource management, water supply and sanitation, urban mobility, solid waste management and public health Beijing: AIIB has approved the USD150-million...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Policy
After the Union cabinet’s approval, the government will amend the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, Special Marriage Act, and the Hindu Marriage Act to implement the new decision to increase the legal age of marriage of women,” sources said. New Delhi:The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 16, 2021 | International News, Reinsurance, Technology
Pravina Ladva, Group Chief Digital & Technology Officer, Swiss Re All technology-related responsibilities of Swiss Re will be bundled under the leadership of Pravina Ladva Zurich: Swiss Re announced today the appointment of Pravina Ladva as Group Chief Digital...
