by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 26, 2025 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management
In Kangra district, around 15-20 workers stationed at a labour colony near the Indira Priyadarshini Hydroelectric project site were feared swept away following a surge in water level in Manuni Khad in Khaniyara village. Two people died due to the flash flood at the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 26, 2025 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Life
-Rural India’s Protection Quotient rises to 16, up from 12 in IPQ 5.0 – but urban-rural gap stands at 32 points,-Life insurance ownership remains significantly lower, despite awareness gains,-Rural women lag rural men in all protection indices – Protection Quotient at...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 26, 2025 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Non-Life
Saurabh Vijayvergia, founder & CEO, CoverSure, said, “This survey shows that focusing on insurance penetration alone isn’t enough. What people need is insurance that they can understand and use effectively. If policyholders don’t know what’s covered or how to use...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 25, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life
Top 10 Indian brands post strong double-digit growth led by Tata, Infosys, LIC, HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries.LIC’s 2025 brand value stood at $ 13.6 billion up 35.1% from 2024 brand value of $ 10.07 billion, the report noted Mumbai: State owned life insurance...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 25, 2025 | International News, Policy, Regulation
Investigators at the finance ministry’s Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control office said the automaker had engaged in deceptive commercial practices over the fully autonomous driving capabilities of its cars, had issued sales contracts with no date, time or...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 25, 2025 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
Roughly 46% of Europe’s total renewable generation capacity will be at “critical risk” from the fallout of climate change unless owners do more to protect existing and planned assets, according to a report by Zurich Resilience Solutions, a unit of Zurich Insurance...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 25, 2025 | Indian News, Policy, Risk Management
“Since it is a hilly area, the air traffic management is challenging as there is no signal there. That is why we are looking for innovative solutions so that we can have better air traffic control,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the Helicopters...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 24, 2025 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Demand for lithium-ion batteries, including in EVs, is bringing a new risk to the global shipping industry, particularly given the value of the vehicles on board the largest car-carrying vessels, according to a report last month by insurance giant Allianz. .A ship...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 24, 2025 | Intermediaries, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Beat Strebel,CEO, China, Swiss Re These lesser understood risks are increasingly becoming a source of insurance payouts as extreme weather events lead to billions in economic losses. Traditionally, reinsurers — which provide coverage to insurance companies — haven’t...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 24, 2025 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
The report’s authors flagged that SDG progress has stalled at the global level, with only 17 per cent of the 17 targets projected to be achieved by 2030. New Delhi: India has for the first time secured a place among the top 100 out of 167 countries ranked for...
