by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 3, 2019 | Indian News, Non-Life, Regulation
Hyderabad: The IRDAI om Thursday has constituted a working group under TR Alamelu, member, IRDAI, to revisit the product structure of Title Insurance. The feedback received from the Government of India reveals that the stakeholders, especially the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 3, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management, Technology
London: A U.K. lawsuit filed against Google by millions of iPhone users over data-collection claims was given the go-ahead by London appeals judges who overturned an earlier ruling that had thrown out the case. The group, known as Google You Owe Us, were...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 3, 2019 | Indian News, Intermediaries, Life, Regulation
Hydearbad: The insurance regulator, IRDAI has slapped a penalty of Rs. 15 lakhs against Shriram Transport Finance Company, a corporate agent(CA) of Shriram Life, for violating the corporate agency norms. It was observed that 983 policies were solicited...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 3, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
NEW DELHI: With a strong policy driven government at the Centre, favourable conditions exist in India to achieve the target of USD 5 trillion economy by 2024, a top government official said on Thursday. "We in India are in cusp of a great...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 3, 2019 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could, over the span of less than a week, kill 50-125 million people—more than the death toll during all six years of World War II, according to new research. A new study conducted by researchers from the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 3, 2019 | Banking & Bancassurance, Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Facts
Despite pressure from activists, investors and governments, the majority of world's 50 largest banks have not made sustainable finance commitments to respond to the risks of climate change and continue to finance fossil fuels, according to new findings by the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 2, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
The cost of family health coverage in the U.S. now tops $20,000, an annual survey of employers found, a record high that has pushed an increasing number of American workers into plans that cover less or cost more, or force them out of the insurance market...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 2, 2019 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: As the four-month rainfall season ended with "above normal" monsoon, initial predictions by the India Meteorological Department and the private forecaster Skymet Weather were found to be contrary to the outcome. While IMD in April had said...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 2, 2019 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management
New Delhi; India has held off imposing a blanket ban on single-use plastics to combat pollution, officials said on Tuesday, a measure seen as too disruptive for industry at a time when it is coping with an economic slowdown and job losses.he plan was for Prime...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 2, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: E-commerce marketplace Snapdeal is witnessing strong demand from tier II and III cities, with nearly 92 percent of its orders coming from non-metro locations. The trend is in sync with other larger platforms like Amazon.in and Walmart-owned Flipkart that...
