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Per capita income growth may fall 8.3% to Rs 1,11,782 in FY18

by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 5, 2018 | Data

New Delhi: India's per capita income, a gauge for measuring living standard, is likely to witness a slower growth of 8.3 per cent at Rs 1,11,782 in FY 2017-18.In 2016-17, per capita income of Indians had grown by 9.7 per cent  to Rs 1,03,219.   ...

Global debt hits record $233 trillion but debt-to-GDP is falling 

by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 5, 2018 | Data

Global debt rose to a record $233 trillion in the third quarter of 2017, more than $16 trillion higher from end-2016, according to an analysis by the Institute of International Finance. Private non-financial sector debt hit all-time highs in Canada, France, Hong Kong,...

Life insurance industry witneses 12 pc jump in  surrenders/withdrawals of policies in 2016-17

by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 5, 2018 | Indian News

  Hydearbad: Reflecting an unsteady trend, the Indian life insurance, which has grown its fresh premium by 14 per cent in 2016-17, has witnessed an increase of more than12 per cent  in surrenders/withdrawals of policies during the year....

Indian insurance penetration remains flat at 3.14 pc in 2016

by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 5, 2018 | Indian News

Hyderabad: After falling consistently between 2010-1013, there has been a slight increase in the Indian insurance penetration at 3.44 per cent in 2015 and 3.49 per cent in 2016.According to the insurance regulator IRDAI, during the year 2016, the insurance density was...

The wait for the self-driving future is coming to an end

by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 5, 2018 | Articles, Technology

The wait for the self-driving future is coming to an end. The earliest real-world applications of autonomous vehicles will arrive in 2018.  Starting in Phoenix this year, a small number of commuters will be riding in driverless Chrysler Pacifica minivans as part...

Android banking Trojan may target Indian banks’ mobile apps: Quick Heal

by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 5, 2018 | Indian News, Risk Management

Pune: Global IT security firm Quick Heal's Security Labs on Thursday announced it has spotted an Android Banking Trojan that imitates more than 232 mobile apps, including those offered by Indian banks like SBI, HDFC, ICICI, IDBI and...

Hurricanes turn 2017 as worst year for insurers as they lose $135 bn:Munich Re

by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 4, 2018 | International News

Munich: The hurricane trio of Harvey, Irma and Maria will cost the global insurance industry a record amount in 2017: the final insurance bill for those and other natural catastrophes, including a severe earthquake in Mexico, is expected to come to US$ 135bn –...

General Insurers cut premiums for private cars & CVs

by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 4, 2018 | Indian News

Mumbai: Pushed by the new regulations by the insurance regulator IRDAI, the domestic general insurers have decided to reduce their premiums in the `own damage’ segment by 5-20 per cent for the existing and new customers of private and commercial vehicles.  ...

Digital economy: Parliamentary panel suggests govt to form law on data privacy

by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 4, 2018 | Indian News, Risk Management

New Delhi: A parliamentary committee today suggested that the government should come out with a legislation on data privacy at the earliest, as the country moves towards digitalisation of economy.  The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, headed by senior...

SCOR completes acquisition of MutRé

by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 3, 2018 | International News, Reinsurance

Paris:  SCOR has completed the increase of its stake in MutRé S.A. to 100%. The finalisation of this transaction took place as indicated in the Group's press release of 17 July 2017.   The acquisition of MutRé, which will have an accretive...
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