by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 14, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Workplace/Employee Benefits
A majority of office-goers in India want commuting time to be included in their working hours, according to IWG Global Workspace survey. Over 80 per cent of the companies in India are introducing flexible working to help attract and retain employees, it said....
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 14, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi: India is still very far away from being a less-cash economy and security issues around digital payments system needed to be addressed to make the mode more acceptable, Nandan Nilekani said Wednesday. Nikelani — who is the chairman of RBI...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 14, 2019 | International News, Risk Management
The United States grounded Boeing Co's money-spinning 737 MAX aircraft on March 13 over safety fears after an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash that killed 157 people, leaving the world's largest planemaker facing its worst crisis in years. ...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 13, 2019 | Indian News, Life
New Delhi: The centre has finally appointed MR Kumar, 57, Zonal Manager(ZM), Delhi, as the chairman of the Life Insurance Corporation. In a late evening announcement, the Department of Personnel and Training( DOPT), along with Kumar's...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 13, 2019 | Indian News, Non-Life, Technology
Bengaluru: Tech based general insurer Acko has raised $65 million in its Series C financing round, from Binny Bansal, co-founder of Flipkart; RPS Ventures, led by KabirMisra, ex-managing partner at Softbank; and Intact Ventures Inc. – corporate venture...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 13, 2019 | Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management
New DelhI: The Civil Aviation Ministry will hold a meeting with airlines at 4 pm on Wednesday to prepare a contingency plan as a number of flights have been cancelled following the grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, a senior government official said. ...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 13, 2019 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Workplace/Employee Benefits
As girls, we were raised with the belief that we could accomplish anything, and that no barrier was insurmountable. Yet, for so many women, the reality doesn’t quite meet their aspirations. Things weren’t exactly equal in the relatively conservative...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 12, 2019 | Indian News, Intermediaries
Mumbai: Marsh, a global leader in insurance broking and innovative risk management solutions and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, today announced that it has increased its shareholding in Marsh India from 26% to 49%, the maximum...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 12, 2019 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Technology
London: China Re Corporation (“China Re”) today announces the launch of a renewable energy consortium at Lloyd’s, focused on project specific reinsurance for the construction and operation of offshore wind farms in mainland China. China...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 12, 2019 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
London: Boeing Co’s insurers face big claims from families of the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines crash, coming less than six months after the crash of the same type of Boeing aircraft in Indonesia, insurance and aviation sources said. An...