by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 20, 2017 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Zurich: Preliminary estimates by the Swiss Re's Sigma for insured global losses resulting from natural and man-made disasters in 2017 are around USD 136 billion, well-above the annual average of the previous 10 years, and the third highest since sigma...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 20, 2017 | Articles, Technology
Organisations globally are heavily investing in innovation centres and while the US remains the market leader, innovation centres are rapidly coming up in India and Singapore, says a Capgemini report. According to Capgemini's Digital Transformation...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 20, 2017 | Indian News, Technology
New Delhi: The government would support manufacturing and selling of electric vehicles (EVs) by giving incentives such as lower road taxes so that the automobile sector continues to play a major role in India's GDP and job creation, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 17, 2017 | Indian News
Mumbai: A committee constituted by the Irdai has suggested host of changes in the life insurance sector, including in the investment norms to improve the returns generated by the funds. The insurance regulator had notified the IRDAI (Non- Linked Insurance...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
Mumbai: Foreign investors are flocking to the Indian capital markets in a big way with a net inflow of over USD 30 billion (more than Rs 2 lakh crore) of so-called 'hot money' in 2017, with equities alone getting over USD 8 billion — an amount bigger...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 17, 2017 | Health, Indian News
NEW DELHI: A right to health under which people are entitled to avail health protection services free of cost should be in place on the lines of the right to education, according to a private member bill introduced in the Rajya Sabha. YSR Congress MP V...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 17, 2017 | Indian News
Mumbai: Non-life insurance companies' gross premium increased by 9 per cent to Rs 10,012.41 crore in November, according to data from Irdai. They had collected gross premium of Rs 9,179.84 crore during the same month of 2016-17. There are a total of 30 non-life...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 16, 2017 | International News
JAKARTA: A strong earthquake shook Indonesia's densely populated Java island on Friday night, killing two people and severely damaging dozens of homes near the epicenter. The magnitude 6.5 quake struck at 11:47 p.m. and was felt across the island, including...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 16, 2017 | Health, Indian News
BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court today struck down the 2014 amendment rules that mandated pictorial health warnings to cover 85 per cent of tobacco product packaging space, holding that they violated Constitutional norms. However, the court made it clear...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 16, 2017 | Indian News
New Delhi: Government to bear MDR charges on digital transactions up to Rs 2,000 The government will bear the MDR charges on transactions up to Rs 2,000 made through debit cards, BHIM UPI or Aadhaar-enabled payment systems to promote digital transactions, IT...
